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Chen Z, Deng Y, Kong J, Fu W, Liu C, Jin T, Jiao L. Toward the High-Voltage Stability of Layered Oxide Cathodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries: Challenges, Progress, and Perspectives. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2402008. [PMID: 38511531 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have garnered significant attention as ideal candidates for large-scale energy storage due to their notable advantages in terms of resource availability and cost-effectiveness. However, there remains a substantial energy density gap between SIBs and commercially available lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), posing challenges to meeting the requirements of practical applications. The fabrication of high-energy cathodes has emerged as an efficient approach to enhancing the energy density of SIBs, which commonly requires cathodes operating in high-voltage regions. Layered oxide cathodes (LOCs), with low cost, facile synthesis, and high theoretical specific capacity, have emerged as one of the most promising candidates for commercial applications. However, LOCs encounter significant challenges when operated in high-voltage regions such as irreversible phase transitions, migration and dissolution of metal cations, loss of reactive oxygen, and the occurrence of serious interfacial parasitic reactions. These issues ultimately result in severe degradation in battery performance. This review aims to shed light on the key challenges and failure mechanisms encountered by LOCs when operated in high-voltage regions. Additionally, the corresponding strategies for improving the high-voltage stability of LOCs are comprehensively summarized. By providing fundamental insights and valuable perspectives, this review aims to contribute to the advancement of high-energy SIBs.
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- Zhigao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry, (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Su L, Sun B, Wu M, Liu G, Xu B, Ouyang C. Structural and Na-ion diffusion behavior of O3/P3/P2-type NaNi1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3O2 cathode for Na-ion batteries from first-principles study. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:064703. [PMID: 38341791 DOI: 10.1063/5.0187281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024] Open
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A layered sodium-ion battery cathode, O3/P3/P2-type NaNi1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3O2, has been systematically investigated by first-principles density functional theory to explore the detailed structural and Na-ion diffusion behavior during desodiation. Our results suggest that the (NaO6) spacing is greatest in the P3 phase and lowest in the O3 phase, with the P2 phase exhibiting intermediate spacing. During desodiation, the intermediate stages have a greater (NaO6) spacing than the initial and final stages. The great (NaO6) spacing facilitates the formation of the P3 phase, resulting in the structural evolution of NaxNi1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3O2 from the O3 to the P3 phase at x ≈ 0.59, finally reaching the O3 structure again at x ≈ 0.12. The electronic structure clearly proves that both Ni and Fe are active in O3/P3/P2-type NaxNi1/3Mn1/3Fe1/3O2. Ni2+ is oxidized to Ni3+ as Na content decreases from x = 1 to x = 0.66, then further oxidized to Ni4+ at x = 0.33, and finally, Fe3+ → Fe4+ oxidation occurs at x = 0. In the Na ion diffusion behavior, the order of the barrier is O3 (0.82 eV) > P2 (0.53 eV) > P3 (0.35 eV) at the initial stage, whereas it is O3 (0.53 eV) > P3 (0.21 eV) > P2 (0.16 eV) at a highly desodiated stage. The former can be traced back to the (NaO6) spacing, but the latter is related to the different Na sites. Our results thus provide a factor of the structural evolution and Na ion diffusion barrier by considering (NaO6) width and Na site changes during desodiation.
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- Lei Su
- Laboratory of Computational Materials Physics, Department of Physics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Laboratory of Computational Materials Physics, Department of Physics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Laboratory of Computational Materials Physics, Department of Physics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Laboratory of Computational Materials Physics, Department of Physics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Laboratory of Computational Materials Physics, Department of Physics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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- Laboratory of Computational Materials Physics, Department of Physics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
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Wang Z, Zhang S, Fu X, Huang R, Huang L, Zhang J, Yang W, Fu F, Sun S. High-Entropy Mn/Fe-Based Layered Cathode with Suppressed P2-P'2 Transition and Low-Strain for Fast and Stable Sodium Ion Storage. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:2378-2388. [PMID: 38174712 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Mn/Fe-based layered oxides are deemed to be a highly suitable cathode for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their high capacity and abundant Mn/Fe resources, but they still suffer from a complicated phase transition and large volume variation. To conquer these problems, high-entropy Mn/Fe-based layered oxide P2-Na0.67Mn0.5Fe0.334Cu0.045Mg0.014Ti0.014Al0.014Zr0.014Sn0.014O2 (Mn-Fe-HEO) is rationally designed and fabricated. When used as a cathode for SIB, high-entropy Mn-Fe-HEO exhibits much higher reversible capacity and better rate capability than low-entropy Na0.67Mn0.5Fe0.334Cu0.164O2 (Mn-Fe-LEO) within a wide voltage range of 1.5-4.3 V. Ex situ X-ray diffraction combined with diffusion kinetics tests and microstructural characterizations demonstrate that high-entropy enhanced structural stability effectively prevents the Jahn-Teller distortion of Mn3+, stabilizes the Na+ diffusion channels, and enables the smooth transfer of more working Na+. These lead to a stable and fast redox electrochemistry in high-entropy Mn-Fe-HEO. This work deepens the understanding of the relationship between high-entropy structure and performance and provides important guidance for the rational design of future high-entropy layered cathodes.
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- Ziqing Wang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Fang H, Ji H, Zhai J, Wang C, Zhu C, Chen G, Chu M, Zhang T, Ma Z, Zhao W, Ji W, Xiao Y. Mitigating Jahn-Teller Effect in Layered Cathode Material Via Interstitial Doping for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301360. [PMID: 37162438 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Layered transition metal oxides are promising cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries due to their high energy density and appropriate operating potential. However, the poor structural stability is a major drawback to their widespread application. To address this issue, B3+ is successfully introduced into the tetrahedral site of Na0.67 Fe0.5 Mn0.5 O2 , demonstrating the effectiveness of small-radius ion doping in improving electrochemical performance. The obtained Na0.67 Fe0.5 Mn0.5 B0.04 O2 exhibits excellent cycling performance with 88.8% capacity retention after 100 cycles at 1 C and prominent rate performance. The structure-property relationship is constructed subsequently by neutron powder diffraction, in situ X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, which reveal that the Jahn-Teller distortion and the consequent P2-P2' phase transformation are effectively mitigated because of the occupancy of B3+ at the interstitial site. Furthermore, it is found that the transition metal layers are stabilized and the transition metal dissolution are suppressed, resulting in excellent cycling performance. Besides, the prominent rate performance is attributed to the enhanced diffusion kinetics associated with the rearrangement of Na+ . This work provides novel insight into the action mechanism of interstitial site doping and demonstrates a universal approach to improve the electrochemical properties of P2-type manganese-based sodium cathode materials.
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- Hui Fang
- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Department of Chemistry Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli, 7, Milano, 20131, Italy
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Spallation Neutron Source Science Centre (CSNS), Dongguan, 523803, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Zou Q, Xu C, Zhang J, Wang D, Chen H, Zhong G, Lu C, Peng Z. Structure and Performance of Na xMn 0.85Al 0.1Fe 0.05O 2 (0.7 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) Composite Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:25348-25356. [PMID: 35638586 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c03115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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P2 and O3 structures are two important sodium manganese oxide phases for sodium-ion batteries; however, encounter Na-deficient and poor rate performance, respectively. Herein, a systematic study of NaxMn0.85Al0.1Fe0.05O2 (0.7 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) materials is performed by employing solid-state NMR, X-ray diffraction, and electrochemical analysis, to provide an in-depth understanding on the structure and the correlated performance for the rational design. The interlayer spacing of α-NaMnO2 broadens, and the content of distorted O3 structures (α- and β-NaMnO2) increases with raising Na content. It is exhibited that the NaMn0.85Al0.1Fe0.05O2 composite material presents better rate and cycling performance than P2-type Na0.7Mn0.85Al0.1Fe0.05O2, delivering a capacity of 87 mAh g-1 at 5 C. Significantly, the determinants of performance are further discussed, which reveal that diffusion coefficient is probably not the decisive factor restricts the rate performance of O3 and composite materials. The phase transition relaxation and the interfacial charge transfer resistance should be seriously addressed for further improvement.
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- Qiyao Zou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China
- Xiamen Institute of Rare-earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China
- Xiamen Institute of Rare-earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
- Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Spectro-electrochemistry and Li-ion Batteries, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130025, Jilin, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China
- Xiamen Institute of Rare-earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China
- Xiamen Institute of Rare-earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Spectro-electrochemistry and Li-ion Batteries, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China
- Xiamen Institute of Rare-earth Materials, Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Spectro-electrochemistry and Li-ion Batteries, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China
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Wang H, Ning D, Wang L, Li H, Li Q, Ge M, Zou J, Chen S, Shao H, Lai Y, Zhang Y, Xing G, Pang WK, Tang Y. In Operando Neutron Scattering Multiple-Scale Studies of Lithium-Ion Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107491. [PMID: 35195340 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Real-time observation of the electrochemical mechanistic behavior at various scales offers new insightful information to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). As complementary to the X-ray-based techniques and electron microscopy-based methodologies, neutron scattering provides additional and unique advantages in materials research, owing to the different interactions with atomic nuclei. The non-Z-dependent elemental contrast, in addition to the high penetration ability and weak interaction with matters, makes neutron scattering an advanced probing tool for the in operando mechanistic studies of LIBs. The neutron-based techniques, such as neutron powder diffraction, small-angle neutron scattering, neutron reflectometry, and neutron imaging, have their distinct functionalities and characteristics regimes. These result in their scopes of application distributed in different battery components and covering the full spectrum of all aspects of LIBs. The review surveys the state-of-the-art developments of real-time investigation of the dynamic evolutions of electrochemically active compounds at various scales using neutron techniques. The atomic-scale, the mesoscopic-scale, and at the macroscopic-scale within LIBs during electrochemical functioning provide insightful information to battery researchers. The authors envision that this review will popularize the applications of neutron-based techniques in LIB studies and furnish important inspirations to battery researchers for the rational design of the new generation of LIBs.
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- Huibo Wang
- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Center for Photonics Information and Energy Materials, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, 999078, P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Chemical Engineering of China, Quanzhou, 362801, P. R. China
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