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Wang Y, Li T, Chen B, Jin H, Qiao S, Zhou Q, Ma M, Wu Y, Chong S. Ultra-stable dendrite-free Na and Li metal anodes enabled by tin selenide host material. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 660:885-895. [PMID: 38277844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Lithium/sodium metal anodes are considered promising candidates to realize high-energy-density batteries because of their high theoretical specific capacity and low potential. However, their cycling stability are hindered by uncontrolled dendrites growth. Herein, SnSe nanoparticles are tightly anchored on the fiber of carbon cloth (CC) to construct SnSe@CC host material in order to control Li/Na nucleation behavior and restrain dendrites growth. It is demonstrated that the alloying product of Li15Sn4/Na15Sn4 with strong metal affinity can provide abundant active nucleation sites, and three-dimensional structure of CC host can significantly decrease the local electric current, thereby guiding homogeneous metal deposition without Li and Na dendrites. Meanwhile, the conversion product of Li2Se/Na2Se will uniformly cover on the surface of metal to serve as ultra-stable solid state interface film. As a result, high-capacity Li metal anode (20 mAh·cm-2) and Na metal anode (10 mAh·cm-2) can work steadily with ultra-long lifespans over 5000 and 6000 h with low overpotentials of 7 mV and 141 mV, respectively. Moreover, the assembled Li and Na metal full batteries exhibit superior electrochemical performances, confirming the practicability of metal anode confined in composite host. Such a strategy of conversion-alloying-type materials as hosts opens up a new path for dendrite-free metal anode electrode.
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- Yikun Wang
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Northwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research, Xi'an 710016, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China; Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518063, China.
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Bai W, Zhu J, Wang Y, Xu M, Jiang J. Achieving highly stable sodium metal batteries with self-adapting and high-ionic-mobility ceramic fiber membranes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 660:393-400. [PMID: 38244505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Tough issues like sodium (Na) dendrite growth and poor anode reversibility hinder the practical application of sodium metal batteries (SMBs) with moderate liquid electrolytes. To settle these problems, using a smart self-adapting Al2SiO5 ceramic fiber (CF) membrane is demonstrated to enable homogeneous Na depositions and inhibit the dendritic growth. This inorganic membrane itself has superb thermal stability, high ionic mobility (Na+ transference number: 0.65) and electrolyte wettability over traditional glass fiber (GF) or polymeric ones, guaranteeing the low voltage polarization (14 mV) and long-cyclic lifetime (over 600 h) in symmetric cells testing. Notably, aluminous components in CF membranes would interact with F-based molecules in the electrolyte phase, thereby releasing some Al3+ species that can be electrochemically deposited onto the anodic interface. The packed (+)Na3V2(PO4)3|CF|Na(-) full SMBs exhibit far superior cyclic stability (capacity retention over 78.7 % after 600 cycles at 1C) than other counterparts. The in-situ detection/postmortem analysis reveal that Al/F-based inorganics formed in as-built SEI layers play a vital role in Na metal anode protection. This work may provide a viable strategy to overcome the constraints of high-energy SMBs in practical applications.
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- Weijing Bai
- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Lasers, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, PR China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, BeiBei District, Chongqing 400715, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Optoelectronic Functional Materials of Hainan Province, and Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Photoelectrochemistry of Haikou, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, PR China.
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Sun Z, Li L, Sun C, Ni Q, Zhao Y, Wu H, Jin H. Active Control of Interface Dynamics in NASICON-Based Rechargeable Solid-State Sodium Batteries. Nano Lett 2022; 22:7187-7194. [PMID: 36018614 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Severe challenges are restraining the practical application of solid-state batteries, such as the dendrite growth and unsatisfactory compatibility between solid electrolyte and electrode. Here, we propose an interface dynamic control (IDC) strategy to ensure the stable operation of NASICON-based solid-state sodium batteries. First, we introduce intergranular phase (CuO) to effectively promote the densification of Na3Zr2Si2PO12 with an optimized ionic conductivity of 1.74 × 10-3 S cm-1 at 25 °C. Moreover, the kinetically formed Na-Cu-O interlayer reveals outstanding conductive capability. The dramatically reduced interfacial area-specific resistance (70 ohm cm-2) boosts the resistance to Na dendrite growth, ensuring the excellent cycling stability of symmetric Na cells at a current density of 0.4 mA cm-2 and room temperature. All-solid-state sodium metal batteries with Na3V1.5Cr0.5(PO4)3 cathode and modified Na3Zr2Si2PO12 ceramic electrolyte reveal a high retention of 87.4% at 100 mA g-1 over 300 cycles. This work opens up a new route for the rational interface design of NASICON-structure solid electrolyte toward the application in the high energy-density and high safety electrochemical energy storage devices.
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- Zheng Sun
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
- Yangtze Delta Region, Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology, Jiaxing 314000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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Shi H, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Yuan C. Metallic Sodium Anodes for Advanced Sodium Metal Batteries: Progress, Challenges and Perspective. CHEM REC 2022; 22:e202200112. [PMID: 35675943 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Sodium (Na)-based batteries, as the ideal choice of large-scale and low-cost energy storage, have attracted much attention. Na metal anodes with high theoretical specific capacity and low potential are considered to be one of the most promising anodes for next-generation Na-based batteries. However, the high reactivity of Na metal anodes makes the electrode/electrolyte phase unstable, resulting in formation of Na dendrites, short cycle life and safety problems. Herein, the contribution outlines the latest development of Na metal anodes for Na metal batteries. The design strategies for high efficiency utilization of Na metal anodes are elucidated, including sophisticated electrode construction, liquid electrolyte optimization, electrode/electrolyte interface stabilization, and solid electrolyte adaptation. Finally, the future research direction and existing problems are proposed.
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- Huan Shi
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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Huang Z, Li Z, Zhu M, Wang G, Yu F, Wu M, Xu G, Dou SX, Liu HK, Wu C. Highly Stable Lithium/ Sodium Metal Batteries with High Utilization Enabled by a Holey Two-Dimensional N-Doped TiNb 2O 7 Host. Nano Lett 2021; 21:10453-10461. [PMID: 34846156 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Lithium/sodium metal batteries have attracted enormous attention as promising candidates for high-energy storage devices. However, their practical applications are impeded by the growth of dendrites upon Li/Na plating. Here, we report that holey 2D N-doped TiNb2O7 (N-TNO) nanosheets with high electroactive surface area and large amounts of lithiophilic/sodiophilic sites can effectively regulate Li/Na deposition as an interfacial layer, leading to an excellent cycling stability. The N-TNO interfacial layer enables the Li||Li symmetric cell to sustain stable electrodeposition over 1000 h as well as the Na||Na cell to stably cycle for 2400 h at 1 mA cm-2 and 3 mA h cm-2 with a depth of discharge as high as 50%. The full cells of the Li/Na anodes based on the N-TNO layer paired with the LiFePO4 and NaTi2(PO4)3 cathodes, respectively, show a very stable cycling over 1000 cycles at a negative-to-positive electrode capacity (N/P) ratio up to 3.
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- Zhongyi Huang
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2525, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2525, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2525, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2525, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2525, Australia
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Wang H, Wu Y, Wang Y, Xu T, Kong D, Jiang Y, Wu D, Tang Y, Li X, Lee CS. Fabricating Na/In/C Composite Anode with Natrophilic Na-In Alloy Enables Superior Na Ion Deposition in the EC/PC Electrolyte. Nanomicro Lett 2021; 14:23. [PMID: 34888757 PMCID: PMC8660945 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-021-00756-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In conventional ethylene carbonate (EC)/propylene carbonate (PC) electrolyte, sodium metal reacts spontaneously and deleteriously with solvent molecules. This significantly limits the practical feasibility of high-voltage sodium metal batteries based on Na metal chemistry. Herein, we present a sodium metal alloy strategy via introducing NaIn and Na2In phases in a Na/In/C composite, aiming at boosting Na ion deposition stability in the common EC/PC electrolyte. Symmetric cells with Na/In/C electrodes achieve an impressive long-term cycling capability at 1 mA cm-2 (> 870 h) and 5 mA cm-2 (> 560 h), respectively, with a capacity of 1 mAh cm-2. In situ optical microscopy clearly unravels a stable Na ion dynamic deposition process on the Na/In/C composite electrode surface, attributing to a dendrite-free and smooth morphology. Furthermore, theoretical simulations reveal intrinsic mechanism for the reversible Na ion deposition behavior with the composite Na/In/C electrode. Upon pairing with a high-voltage NaVPOF cathode, Na/In/C anode illustrates a better suitability in SMBs. This work promises an alternative alloying strategy for enhancing Na metal interfacial stability in the common EC/PC electrolyte for their future applications.
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- Hui Wang
- Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, People's Republic of China.
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Xu Y, Matios E, Luo J, Li T, Lu X, Jiang S, Yue Q, Li W, Kang Y. SnO 2 Quantum Dots Enabled Site-Directed Sodium Deposition for Stable Sodium Metal Batteries. Nano Lett 2021; 21:816-822. [PMID: 33369431 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dendrite growth has been severely impeding the implementation of sodium (Na) metal batteries, which is regarded as one of the most promising candidates for next-generation high-energy batteries. Herein, SnO2 quantum dots (QDs) are homogeneously dispersed and fully covered on a 3D carbon cloth scaffold (SnO2-CC) with high affinity to molten Na, given that SnO2 spontaneously initiates alloying reactions with Na and provides low nucleation barrier for Na deposition. Molten Na can be rapidly infused into the SnO2-CC scaffold as a free-standing anode material. Because of the affinity between SnO2 and Na ion, SnO2 QDs can effectively guide Na nucleation and attains site-directed dendrite-free Na deposition when combined with the 3D CC scaffold. This electrochemically stable anode enables almost 400 cycles at ultrahigh current density of 20 mA cm-2 in Na symmetric battery and delivers superior cycling performance and reversible rate capability in Na-Na3V2(PO4)3 full batteries.
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- Ying Xu
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03786, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03786, United States
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03786, United States
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03786, United States
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03786, United States
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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Xu C, Yang Y, Wang H, Xu B, Li Y, Tan R, Duan X, Wu D, Zhuo M, Ma J. Electrolytes for Lithium- and Sodium-Metal Batteries. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:3584-3598. [PMID: 32856415 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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High-energy-density batteries have attracted significant attention due to the huge demand in electric transportation in future. Metal-based batteries, especially lithium metal batteries (LMBs) and sodium metal batteries (SMBs), have been hot research topics nowadays. The uncontrolled growth of metal dendrites has retarded the development of LMBs and SMBs. Various electrolytes have been explored to meet the demand of high-performance metal-based batteries, such as additives-contained electrolytes, polymer electrolytes, and solid-state electrolytes. To guide the development of electrolytes in LMBs and SMBs, we organize this roadmap to give out the status of present research and future challenges in this field. We also hope that the readers can get the knowledge and ideas from this roadmap.
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- Chenxuan Xu
- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, Henan, P. R. China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China) W
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- Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China) W
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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- College of Intelligence Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410003, Hunan, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, P. R. China
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