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Li J, Zhang K, Wang B, Peng H. Light-Assisted Metal-Air Batteries: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213026. [PMID: 36196996 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Metal-air batteries are considered one of the most promising next-generation energy storage devices owing to their ultrahigh theoretical specific energy. However, sluggish cathode kinetics (O2 and CO2 reduction/evolution) result in large overpotentials and low round-trip efficiencies which seriously hinder their practical applications. Utilizing light to drive slow cathode processes has increasingly becoming a promising solution to this issue. Considering the rapid development and emerging issues of this field, this Review summarizes the current understanding of light-assisted metal-air batteries in terms of configurations and mechanisms, provides general design strategies and specific examples of photocathodes, systematically discusses the influence of light on batteries, and finally identifies existing gaps and future priorities for the development of practical light-assisted metal-air batteries.
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- Jiaxin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China.,Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, P. R. China
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Yu X, Liu G, Wang T, Gong H, Qu H, Meng X, He J, Ye J. Recent Advances in the Research of Photo‐Assisted Lithium‐Based Rechargeable Batteries. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202104. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xingyu Yu
- Centre for Hydrogenergy College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 210016 P. R. China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering North China University of Science and Technology Tangshan Hebei 063210 P. R. China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 210016 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science College of Science Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing Jiangsu 210037 P. R. China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 210016 P. R. China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering North China University of Science and Technology Tangshan Hebei 063210 P. R. China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 210016 P. R. China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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Xu Y, Xia Y, Xue H, Gong H, Chang K, He J, Wang T, Ma R. Aprotic Lithium-Carbon Dioxide Batteries: Reaction Mechanism and Catalyst Design. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200109. [PMID: 35785427 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In recent years, the combustion of fossil fuels leads to the release of a large amount of CO2 gas, which induces the greenhouse effect and the energy crisis. To solve these problems, researchers have turned their focus to a novel Li-CO2 battery (LCB). LCB has received much attention because of its high theoretical energy density and reversible CO2 reduction/evolution process. So far, the emerging LCB still faces many challenges derived from the slow reaction kinetics of discharge products. In this review, the latest status and progress of LCB, especially the influence of the structure design of cathode catalysts on the battery performance, are systematically elaborated. This review summarizes in detail the existing issues and possible solutions of LCB, which is of high research value for further promoting the development of Li-Air battery.
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- Yunyun Xu
- Centre for Hydrogenergy, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, P. R. China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R China
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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Liu W, Yang Y, Hu X, Zhang Q, Wang C, Wei J, Xie Z, Zhou Z. Light-Assisted Li-O 2 Batteries with Lowered Bias Voltages by Redox Mediators. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2200334. [PMID: 35678600 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The enormous overpotential caused by sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction prevents the practical application of Li-O2 batteries. The recently proposed light-assisted strategy is an effective way to improve round-trip efficiency; however, the high-potential photogenerated holes during the charge would degrade the electrolyte with side reactions and poor cycling performance. Herein, a synergistic interaction between a polyterthiophene photocatalyst and a redox mediator is employed in Li-O2 batteries. During the discharge, the voltage can be compensated by the photovoltage generated on the photoelectrode. Upon the charge with illumination, the photogenerated holes can be consumed by the oxidization of iodide ions, and thus the external circuit voltage is compensated by photogenerated electrons. Accordingly, a smaller bias voltage is needed for the semiconductor to decompose Li2 O2 , and the potential of photogenerated holes decreases. Finally, the round-trip efficiency of the battery reaches 97% with a discharge voltage of 3.10 V and a charge voltage of 3.19 V. The batteries show stable operation up to 150 cycles without increased polarization. This work provides new routes for light-assisted Li-O2 batteries with reduced overpotential and boosted efficiency.
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- Weiwei Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Functional Material Manufacturing of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, China
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Lv J, Xie J, Mohamed AGA, Zhang X, Wang Y. Photoelectrochemical energy storage materials: design principles and functional devices towards direct solar to electrochemical energy storage. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1511-1528. [PMID: 35137737 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00859e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Advanced solar energy utilization technologies have been booming for carbon-neutral and renewable society development. Photovoltaic cells now hold the highest potential for widespread sustainable electricity production and photo(electro)catalytic cells could supply various chemicals. However, both of them require the connection of energy storage devices or matter to compensate for intermittent sunlight, suffering from complicated structures and external energy loss. Newly developed photoelectrochemical energy storage (PES) devices can effectively convert and store solar energy in one two-electrode battery, simplifying the configuration and decreasing the external energy loss. Based on PES materials, the PES devices could realize direct solar-to-electrochemical energy storage, which is fundamentally different from photo(electro)catalytic cells (solar-to-chemical energy conversion) and photovoltaic cells (solar-to-electricity energy conversion). This review summarizes a critically selected overview of advanced PES materials, the key to direct solar to electrochemical energy storage technology, with the focus on the research progress in PES processes and design principles. Based on the specific discussions of the performance metrics, the bottlenecks of PES devices, including low efficiency and deteriorative stability, are also discussed. Finally, several perspectives of potential strategies to overcome the bottlenecks and realize practical photoelectrochemical energy storage devices are presented.
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- Jiangquan Lv
- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China. .,Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China. .,Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, China
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