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Xu C, Diemant T, Liu X, Passerini S. Locally Concentrated Deep Eutectic Liquids Electrolytes for Low-Polarization Aluminum Metal Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2400263. [PMID: 38412289 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
Abstract
Low-cost and nontoxic deep eutectic liquid electrolytes (DELEs), such as [AlCl3]1.3[Urea] (AU), are promising for rechargeable non-aqueous aluminum metal batteries (AMBs). However, their high viscosity and sluggish ion transport at room temperature lead to high cell polarization and low specific capacity, limiting their practical application. Herein, non-solvating 1,2-difluorobenzene (dFBn) is proposed as a co-solvent of DELEs using AU as model to construct a locally concentrated deep eutectic liquid electrolyte (LC-DELE). dFBn effectively improves the fluidity and ion transport without affecting the ionic dynamics in the electrolyte. Moreover, dFBn also modifies the solid electrolyte interphase growing on the aluminum metal anodes and reduces the interfacial resistance. As a result, the lifespan of Al/Al cells is improved from 210 to 2000 h, and the cell polarization is reduced from 0.36 to 0.14 V at 1.0 mA cm-2. The rate performance of Al-graphite cells is greatly improved with a polarization reduction of 0.15 and 0.74 V at 0.1 and 1 A g-1, respectively. The initial discharge capacity of Al-sulfur cells is improved from 94 to 1640 mAh g-1. This work provides a feasible solution to the high polarization of AMBs employing DELEs and a new path to high-performance low-cost AMBs.
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- Cheng Xu
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, D-76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, D-76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, D-76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, D-89081, Ulm, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, D-76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Chemistry Department, Sapienza University, Piazzale A. Moro 5, Rome, I-00185, Italy
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Lv A, Wang M, Shi H, Lu S, Zhang J, Jiao S. A Carbon Aerogel Lightweight Al Battery for Fast Storage of Fluctuating Energy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303943. [PMID: 37402138 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Al batteries have great potential for renewable energy storage owing to their low cost, high capacity, and safety. High energy density and adaptability to fluctuating electricity are major challenges. Here, a lightweight Al battery for fast storage of fluctuating energy is constructed based on a novel hierarchical porous dendrite-free carbon aerogel film (CAF) anode and an integrated graphite composite carbon aerogel film (GCAF) cathode. A new induced mechanism by the O-containing functional groups on the CAF anode is con-firmed for uniform Al deposition. The GCAF cathode possesses a higher mass utilization ratio due to the extremely high loading mass (9.5-10.0 mg cm-2 ) of graphite materials compared to conventional coated cathodes. Meanwhile, the volume expansion of the GCAF cathode is almost negligible, resulting in better cycling stability. The lightweight CAF‖GCAF full battery can adapt well to large and fluctuating current densities owing to its hierarchical porous structure. A large discharge capacity (115.6 mAh g-1 ) after 2000 cycles and a short charge time (7.0 min) at a high current density are obtained. The construction strategy of lightweight Al batteries based on carbon aerogel electrodes can promote the breakthrough of high-energy-density Al batteries adapted to the fast storage of fluctuating renewable energy.
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- Aijing Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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Pan Z, Yu S, Wang L, Li C, Meng F, Wang N, Zhou S, Xiong Y, Wang Z, Wu Y, Liu X, Fang B, Zhang Y. Recent Advances in Porous Carbon Materials as Electrodes for Supercapacitors. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13111744. [PMID: 37299646 DOI: 10.3390/nano13111744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Porous carbon materials have demonstrated exceptional performance in various energy and environment-related applications. Recently, research on supercapacitors has been steadily increasing, and porous carbon materials have emerged as the most significant electrode material for supercapacitors. Nonetheless, the high cost and potential for environmental pollution associated with the preparation process of porous carbon materials remain significant issues. This paper presents an overview of common methods for preparing porous carbon materials, including the carbon-activation method, hard-templating method, soft-templating method, sacrificial-templating method, and self-templating method. Additionally, we also review several emerging methods for the preparation of porous carbon materials, such as copolymer pyrolysis, carbohydrate self-activation, and laser scribing. We then categorise porous carbons based on their pore sizes and the presence or absence of heteroatom doping. Finally, we provide an overview of recent applications of porous carbon materials as electrodes for supercapacitors.
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- Zhengdao Pan
- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, DC 99164, USA
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Kucap Smart Technology (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., Nanjing 211106, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Department of Energy Storage Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Zhang B, Zhang W, Jin H, Wan J. Research Progress of Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries in AlCl
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/[EMIm]Cl and Other Electrolyte Systems. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202204575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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- Boya Zhang
- College of Materials Science & Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao 266042, Shandong P. R. China
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- Kagami Memorial Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology Waseda University 2-8-26 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 169-0051 Japan
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250061 PR China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao 266042, Shandong P. R. China
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Zhou N, Luo G, Qin W, Wu C, Jia C. One-pot synthesis of boron-doped cobalt oxide nanorod coupled with reduced graphene oxide for sodium ion batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:710-718. [PMID: 36898177 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.028] [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: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Heteroatom doping is one of the feasible strategies to improve electrode efficiency. Meanwhile, graphene helps to optimize structure and improve conductivity of the electrode. Here, we synthesized a composite of boron-doped cobalt oxide nanorods coupled with reduced graphene oxide by a one-step hydrothermal method and investigated its electrochemical performance for sodium ion storage. Because of the activated boron and conductive graphene, the assembled sodium-ion battery shows excellent cycling stability with a high initial reversible capacity of 424.8 mAh g-1, which is maintained as high as 444.2 mAh g-1 after 50 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g-1. The electrodes also exhibit excellent rate performance with 270.5 mAh g-1 at 2000 mA g-1, and retain 96% of the reversible capacity upon recovery from 100 mA g-1. This study shows that boron doping can increase the capacity of cobalt oxides and graphene can stabilize structure and improve conductivity of the active electrode material, which are essential for achieving satisfactory electrochemical performance. Therefore, the doping of boron and introduction of graphene may be one of the promising means to optimize the electrochemical performance of anode materials.
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- Ningfang Zhou
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China; Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341119, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.
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Liu X, Liu X, Li C, Yang B, Wang L. Defect engineering of electrocatalysts for metal-based battery. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64168-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Tu J, Wang W, Lei H, Wang M, Chang C, Jiao S. Design Strategies of High-Performance Positive Materials for Nonaqueous Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries: From Crystal Control to Battery Configuration. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201362. [PMID: 35620966 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Rechargeable aluminum batteries (RABs) have been paid considerable attention in the field of electrochemical energy storage batteries due to their advantages of low cost, good safety, high capacity, long cycle life, and good wide-temperature performance. Unlike traditional single-ion rocking chair batteries, more than two kinds of active ions are electrochemically participated in the reaction processes on the positive and negative electrodes for nonaqueous RABs, so the reaction kinetics and battery electrochemistries need to be given more comprehensive assessments. In addition, although nonaqueous RABs have made significant breakthroughs in recent years, they are still facing great challenges in insufficient reaction kinetics, low energy density, and serious capacity attenuation. Here, the research progresses of positive materials are comprehensively summarized, including carbonaceous materials, oxides, elemental S/Se/Te and chalcogenides, as well as organic materials. Later, different modification strategies are discussed to improve the reaction kinetics and battery performance, including crystal structure control, morphology and architecture regulation, as well as flexible design. Finally, in view of the current research challenges faced by nonaqueous RABs, the future development trend is proposed. More importantly, it is expected to gain key insights into the development of high-performance positive materials for nonaqueous RABs to meet practical energy storage requirements.
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- Jiguo Tu
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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Zhou W, Du Y, Kang R, Sun X, Zhang W, Wan J, Chen G, Zhang J. Constructing NiCo 2Se 4/NiCoS 4 heterostructures for high-performance rechargeable aluminum battery cathodes. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00959e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An aluminum battery based on the NiCo2Se4/NiCoS4 cathode delivers a capacity of 112 mA h g−1 after 195 cycles. The charge–discharge principle of the NiCo2Se4/NiCoS4 cathode is the Al3+ intercalation and valence state transition of the Ni, Co, and S elements.
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- Wei Zhou
- Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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