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Song Z, Li W, Gao Z, Chen Y, Wang D, Chen S. Bio-Inspired Electrodes with Rational Spatiotemporal Management for Lithium-Ion Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2400405. [PMID: 38682479 PMCID: PMC11267303 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the predominant energy storage power source. However, the urgent issues of enhancing electrochemical performance, prolonging lifetime, preventing thermal runaway-caused fires, and intelligent application are obstacles to their applications. Herein, bio-inspired electrodes owning spatiotemporal management of self-healing, fast ion transport, fire-extinguishing, thermoresponsive switching, recycling, and flexibility are overviewed comprehensively, showing great promising potentials in practical application due to the significantly enhanced durability and thermal safety of LIBs. Taking advantage of the self-healing core-shell structures, binders, capsules, or liquid metal alloys, these electrodes can maintain the mechanical integrity during the lithiation-delithiation cycling. After the incorporation of fire-extinguishing binders, current collectors, or capsules, flame retardants can be released spatiotemporally during thermal runaway to ensure safety. Thermoresponsive switching electrodes are also constructed though adding thermally responsive components, which can rapidly switch LIB off under abnormal conditions and resume their functions quickly when normal operating conditions return. Finally, the challenges of bio-inspired electrode designs are presented to optimize the spatiotemporal management of LIBs. It is anticipated that the proposed electrodes with spatiotemporal management will not only promote industrial application, but also strengthen the fundamental research of bionics in energy storage.
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- Zelai Song
- College of Automotive EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchun130022China
- National Key Laboratory of Automotive Chassis Integration and BionicJilin UniversityChangchun130022China
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- College of Automotive EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchun130022China
- National Key Laboratory of Automotive Chassis Integration and BionicJilin UniversityChangchun130022China
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- College of Automotive EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchun130022China
- National Key Laboratory of Automotive Chassis Integration and BionicJilin UniversityChangchun130022China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and NanosafetyNational Center for Nanoscience and TechnologyBeijing100190China
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- General Research and Development InstituteChina FAW Corporation LimitedChangchun130013China
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- College of Automotive EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchun130022China
- National Key Laboratory of Automotive Chassis Integration and BionicJilin UniversityChangchun130022China
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Kalem S. Investigation of physical and electrical properties of a suboxide layer at Si/Si-hexafluoride interface. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12730. [PMID: 38830980 PMCID: PMC11148023 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63377-1] [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: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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The silicon suboxide SiOx (x < 2.0) offers promising industrial application possibilities ranging from electrodes in lithium-ion batteries, which are used widely in electrical vehicles and portable devices to sensing applications. Therefore, a low cost, environmental friendly and high performance silicon oxide materials are required for an appropriate operation of any electronic gadget. In this work, we report on the physical and electrical properties of a suboxide layer of up to 1 μm, which was grown on silicon during the formation of a dielectric layer, namely the ammonium silicon hexafluoride. It is a stable oxide exhibiting light emission from 400 to 1700 nm offering scalable and cost-effective large area processing capability. The measurement results reveal interesting properties, which are required to be understood clearly before proceeding with any suitable application. The results have been analyzed using state-of-the-art physical and electrical characterization techniques such as ellipsometry, AFM, SEM, FTIR, photoluminescence lifetime and resistive switching measurements to determine structural, optical and electrical properties. At 300 K the carrier lifetime measurements reveal the lifetime values ranging from about few tens of picosecond up to 4500 picoseconds. Scanning probe analysis indicate a surface roughness of about 30 Å. Resistive memory forming was observed also in these layers at relatively low power thresholds. We provide a comprehensive description of the physical and electrical properties in order to clarify the origin of the observed features. The wavelength dependent realε 1 ( ω ) and the imaginaryε 2 ω dielectric functions provided useful insights on optical properties. A lookout is given for the possible applications of this special SiOx dielectric oxide layer.
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- Seref Kalem
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Bahcesehir University, 34353, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Kim HN, Kim SY, Ahn J, Yim T. Simultaneous Realization of Multilayer Interphases on a Ni-Rich NCM Cathode and a SiO x Anode by the Combination of Vinylene Carbonate with Lithium Difluoro(oxalato)borate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38489840 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Ni-rich NCM and SiOx electrode materials have garnered the most attention for advanced lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); however, severe parasitic reactions occurring at their interfaces are critical bottlenecks in their widespread application. In this study, an effective additive combination (VL) composed of vinylene carbonate (VC) and lithium difluoro(oxalato)borate (LiDFOB) is proposed for both Ni-rich NCM and SiOx electrode materials. The LiDFOB additive individually delivers inorganic-rich cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) and solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layers in anodic and cathodic polarizations before the VC additive. Subsequently, the VC additive is capable of the formation of additional CEI and SEI layers composed of relatively organic-rich components through an electrochemical reaction; thus, inorganic-organic hybridized CEI and SEI layers are simultaneously formed at the Ni-rich NCM and SiOx electrodes. Accordingly, the VL-assisted electrolyte exhibits remarkably prolonged cycling retention for the Ni-rich NCM cathode (86.5%) and SiOx anode (72.7%), whereas the standard electrolyte shows a substantial decrease in cycling retention for the Ni-rich NCM cathode (59.2%) and SiOx anode (18.1%). Further systematic analyses prove that VL-assisted electrolytes form effective interphases for Ni-rich NCM and SiOx electrodes simultaneously, thereby leading to stable and prolonged cycling behaviors of LIBs that offer high energy densities.
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- Ha Neul Kim
- Advanced Batteries Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, College of Natural Science, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Batteries Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, College of Natural Science, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Batteries Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, College of Natural Science, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Batteries Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, College of Natural Science, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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Elomari G, Hdidou L, Larhlimi H, Aqil M, Makha M, Alami J, Dahbi M. Sputtered Silicon-Coated Graphite Electrodes as High Cycling Stability and Improved Kinetics Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:2193-2203. [PMID: 38166365 PMCID: PMC10798260 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Amorphous Si thin films with different thicknesses were deposited on synthetic graphite electrodes by using a simple and scalable one-step physical vapor deposition (PVD) method. The specific capacities and rate capabilities of the produced electrodes were investigated. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, profilometry, cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic techniques, and in situ Raman spectroscopy were used to investigate their physicochemical and electrochemical properties. Our results demonstrated that the produced Si films covered the bare graphite electrodes completely and uniformly. Si-coated graphite, Si@G, with an optimal thickness of 1 μm exhibited good stability, with an initial discharge capacity of 628.7 mAhg-1, a capacity retention of 96.2%, and a columbic efficiency (CE) higher than 99% at C/3. A discharge capacity of 250 mAh g-1 was attained at a high current rate of 3C, which was over 2.5 times that of a bare graphite electrode, thanks to the high activated surface area (1.5 times that of pristine graphite) and reduced resistance during cycling.
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- Ghizlane Elomari
- Materials Science, Energy
and Nano-engineering Department, Mohammed
VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Materials Science, Energy
and Nano-engineering Department, Mohammed
VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Materials Science, Energy
and Nano-engineering Department, Mohammed
VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Materials Science, Energy
and Nano-engineering Department, Mohammed
VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Materials Science, Energy
and Nano-engineering Department, Mohammed
VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Materials Science, Energy
and Nano-engineering Department, Mohammed
VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Materials Science, Energy
and Nano-engineering Department, Mohammed
VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660-Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150 Ben Guerir, Morocco
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Chen J, Chen R, Yang W, Zou H, Chen S. Effective disproportionation of SiO induced by Na 2CO 3 and improved cycling stability via PDA-based carbon coating as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:14416-14422. [PMID: 37768004 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02841k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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In order to improve the initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) and cycle performance of SiO, in this study, the disproportionation reaction of commercial SiO is performed with the assistance of Na2CO3 under high temperatures. A polydopamine-based carbon is then in situ formed on the surface of the mixture (d-SiO-G) of disproportionated-SiO and graphite. It is found that an appropriate amount of Na2CO3 can effectively enhance the ICE of the commercial SiO due to the formation of Si, SiO2, and silicate; the mass ratio of d-SiO-G to the dopamine monomer is the important factor in influencing the cycling stability of the d-SiO-G@C composite. Due to the synergistic effect of graphite and the polydopamine-based carbon layer, the ICE for the d-SiO-G@C composite is 72.6%, and its capacity retention reaches 86.2% after 300 cycles, which is 11% higher than that of d-SiO-G. The modification method is an effective strategy for SiO materials in commercial applications.
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- Jialiang Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
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Borawski A, Mieczkowski G, Szpica D. Composites in Vehicles Brake Systems-Selected Issues and Areas of Development. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:2264. [PMID: 36984144 PMCID: PMC10051426 DOI: 10.3390/ma16062264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Modern composite materials, thanks to their excellent properties, are widely used [...].
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- Andrzej Borawski
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, 45C Wiejska Str., 15-351 Bialystok, Poland
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