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Xu C, Dong Y, Shen Y, Zhao H, Li L, Shao G, Lei Y. Fundamental Understanding of Nonaqueous and Hybrid Na-CO 2 Batteries: Challenges and Perspectives. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206445. [PMID: 36609796 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Alkali metal-CO2 batteries, which combine CO2 recycling with energy conversion and storage, are a promising way to address the energy crisis and global warming. Unfortunately, the limited cycle life, poor reversibility, and low energy efficiency of these batteries have hindered their commercialization. Li-CO2 battery systems have been intensively researched in these aspects over the past few years, however, the exploration of Na-CO2 batteries is still in its infancy. To improve the development of Na-CO2 batteries, one must have a full picture of the chemistry and electrochemistry controlling the operation of Na-CO2 batteries and a full understanding of the correlation between cell configurations and functionality therein. Here, recent advances in CO2 chemical and electrochemical mechanisms on nonaqueous Na-CO2 batteries and hybrid Na-CO2 batteries (including O2 -involved Na-O2 /CO2 batteries) are reviewed in-depth and comprehensively. Following this, the primary issues and challenges in various battery components are identified, and the design strategies for the interfacial structure of Na anodes, electrolyte properties, and cathode materials are explored, along with the correlations between cell configurations, functional materials, and comprehensive performances are established. Finally, the prospects and directions for rationally constructing Na-CO2 battery materials are foreseen.
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- Changfan Xu
- Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Fachgebiet Angewandte Nanophysik, Institut für Physik & IMN MacroNano, Technische Universität Ilmenau, 98693, Ilmenau, Germany
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Li Y, Wang B, Wang HF, Tang C. Kinetic-enhanced carbon fiber for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:041101. [PMID: 36725517 DOI: 10.1063/5.0135513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Metal-free catalysts are made by the elements with infinite reserve in nature and, therefore, show the potential for large-scale applications in energy devices including metal-air batteries. The construction of metal-air batteries prefers using self-supporting catalysts with favorable activity as well as fast kinetics. However, it is challenging due to the limited electropositivity of metal-free catalysts for O-O bond formation in oxygen evolution reaction (OER), scaling relationship restrictions between OER and oxygen reduction reaction, and difficulty in porosity construction on the monolith electrode surface. In this contribution, through developing a facile methodology of quenching high-temperature carbon clothes in liquid nitrogen, a self-supported carbon cloth with bifunctional active graphene skin and fast kinetics is well constructed to serve as the air cathode in metal-air batteries. Regulated oxygen species and three-dimensionally hierarchical porosity are well constructed on the carbon fiber surfaces, contributing high intrinsic activity and prominently enhanced kinetics, which leads to favorable performances in aqueous as well as flexible rechargeable zinc-air batteries. The work proposed a promising strategy in the rational design and smart synthesis of fast-kinetic monolith electrodes, which refreshes concepts and strategies of advanced material fabrication, and also bridges material science and practical energy devices.
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- Yang Li
- Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Sun Q, Dai L, Tang Y, Sun J, Meng W, Luo T, Wang L, Liu S. Designing a Novel Electrolyte Na 3.2 Hf 2 Si 2.2 P 0.8 O 11.85 F 0.3 for All-Solid-State Na-O 2 Batteries. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200345. [PMID: 35490410 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sodium-air battery has great development potential due to its high energy density and high safety. However, most previous works are based on liquid electrolyte or polymer electrolyte, which will inevitably result in safety hazards such as electrolyte leakage and sodium dendrite growth. Herein, an all-solid-state Na-O2 battery based on a well-designed NASICON-type electrolyte Na3.2 Hf2 Si2.2 P0.8 O11.85 F0.3 , which has high ionic conductivity (2.39 × 10-3 S cm-1 ) and excellent chemical stability, is developed. Collaborating with the reasonable humidity of the atmosphere, the battery shows good cycle stability. This research demonstrates that NASICON-type electrolyte Na3.2 Hf2 Si2.2 P0.8 O11.85 F0.3 has good application potential for all-solid-state Na-O2 batteries and lays a solid foundation on the material preparation and optimization for developing high-energy sodium-air batteries.
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- Qi Sun
- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, P. R. China
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Gurmesa GS, Benti NE, Chaka MD, Tiruye GA, Zhang Q, Mekonnen YS, Geffe CA. Fast 3D-lithium-ion diffusion and high electronic conductivity of Li 2MnSiO 4 surfaces for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. RSC Adv 2021; 11:9721-9730. [PMID: 35423412 PMCID: PMC8695453 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00642h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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High theoretical capacity, high thermal stability, the low cost of production, abundance, and environmental friendliness are among the potential attractiveness of Li2MnSiO4 as a positive electrode (cathode) material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. However, the experimental results indicated poor electrochemical performance in its bulk phase due to high intrinsic charge transfer resistance and capacity fading during cycling, which limit its large-scale commercial applications. Herein, we explore the surface stability and various lithium-ion diffusion pathways of Li2MnSiO4 surfaces using the density functional theory (DFT) framework. Results revealed that the stability of selected surfaces is in the following order: (210) > (001) > (010) > (100). Moreover, the Wulff-constructed equilibrium shape revealed that the Li2MnSiO4 (001) surface is the most predominant facet, and thus, preferentially exposed to electrochemical activities. The Hubbard-corrected DFT (DFT + U, with U = 3 eV) results indicated that the bulk insulator with a wide band gap (E g = 3.42 eV) changed into narrow electronic (E g = 0.6 eV) when it comes to the Li2MnSiO4 (001) surface. Moreover, the nudged elastic band analysis shows that surface diffusion along the (001) channel was found to be unlimited and fast in all three dimensions with more than 12-order-of-magnitude enhancements compared with the bulk system. These findings suggest that the capacity limitation and poor electrochemical performance that arise from limited electronic and ionic conductivity in the bulk system could be remarkably improved on the surfaces of the Li2MnSiO4 cathode material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
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- Gamachis Sakata Gurmesa
- Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng 224051 China
- Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Mettu University P. O. Box 318, Mettu Ethiopia
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- Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Wolaita Sodo University P. O. Box 138, Wolaita Sodo Ethiopia
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- Computational Data Science Program, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- Materials Science Program/Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng 224051 China
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- Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University P. O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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Benti NE, Tiruye GA, Mekonnen YS. Boron and pyridinic nitrogen-doped graphene as potential catalysts for rechargeable non-aqueous sodium–air batteries. RSC Adv 2020; 10:21387-21398. [PMID: 35518781 PMCID: PMC9054368 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03126g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In this work, we performed density functional theory (DFT) analysis of nitrogen (N)- and boron (B)-doped graphene, and N,B-co-doped graphene as potential catalysts for rechargeable non-aqueous sodium–air batteries. Four steps of an NaO2 growth and depletion mechanism model were implemented to study the effects of B- and N-doped and co-doped graphene on the reaction pathways, overpotentials, and equilibrium potentials. The DFT results revealed that two-boron- and three-nitrogen (pyridinic)-doped graphene exhibited plausible reaction pathways at the lowest overpotentials, especially during the charging process (approximately 200 mV), thus, significantly improving the oxygen reduction and oxidation reactions of pristine graphene. In addition, pyridinic nitrogen-doped graphene meaningfully increased the equilibrium potential by approximately 0.30 eV compared to the other graphene-based materials considered in this study. This detailed DFT study provides valuable data that can be used for the successful development of low-cost and efficient graphene-based catalysts for sodium–air battery systems operating with non-aqueous electrolyte. We performed density functional theory analysis of heteroatom doped graphene as potential catalysts for rechargeable non-aqueous sodium–air batteries. Pyridinic nitrogen and boron doped graphene exhibited too low overpotential reaction pathways.![]()
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- Natei Ermias Benti
- Center for Environmental Science
- College of Natural and Computational Sciences
- Addis Ababa University
- Addis Ababa
- Ethiopia
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- Materials Science Program/Department of Chemistry
- College of Natural and Computational Sciences
- Addis Ababa University
- Addis Ababa
- Ethiopia
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- Center for Environmental Science
- College of Natural and Computational Sciences
- Addis Ababa University
- Addis Ababa
- Ethiopia
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