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Ren L, Zhang BW. Room temperature liquid metals for flexible alkali metal-chalcogen batteries. Exploration 2022; 2:20210182. [PMID: 37325500 PMCID: PMC10190926 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210182] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Flexibility has become a certain trend in the development of secondary batteries to meet the requirements of wide portability and applicability. On account of their intrinsic high energy density, flexible alkali metal-chalcogen batteries are attracting increasing interest. Although great advances have been made in promoting the electrochemical performance of metal-S or metal-Se batteries, explorations on flexible chalcogen-based batteries are still limited. Extensive and rational use of soft materials for electrodes is the main bottleneck. The re-emergence of safe liquid metals (LMs), which provide an ideal combination of metallic and fluidic properties at room temperature, offers a fascinating paradigm for constructing flexible chalcogen batteries. They may provide dendrite-free anodes and restrain the dissolution of polysulfides and polyselenides for cathodes. From this perspective, we elaborate on the appealing features of LMs for the construction of flexible metal-chalcogen batteries. Recent advances on LM-based battery are discussed, covering novel liquid alkali metals as anodes and LM-sulfur hybrids as cathodes, with the focus placed on durable high-energy-density output and self-healing flexible capability. At last, perspectives are proposed on the future development of LM-based chalcogen batteries, and the viable strategies to meet the current challenges that are obstructing more practical flexible chalcogen batteries.
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- Long Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, International School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan P. R. China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus North Wollongong New South Wales Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chongqing University Chongqing P. R. China
- Center of Advanced Energy Technology and Electrochemistry, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Chongqing University Chongqing P. R. China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus North Wollongong New South Wales Australia
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- Md Shahriar Nahian
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Nahian MS, Jayan R, Kaewmaraya T, Hussain T, Islam MM. Elucidating Synergistic Mechanisms of Adsorption and Electrocatalysis of Polysulfides on Double-Transition Metal MXenes for Na-S Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:10298-10307. [PMID: 35167253 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Multiple unfavorable features, such as poor electronic conductivity of sulfur cathodes, the dissolution and shuttling of sodium polysulfides (Na2Sn) in electrolytes, and the slower kinetics for the decomposition of solid Na2S, make sodium-sulfur batteries (NaSBs) impractical. To overcome these obstacles, novel double-transition metal (DTM) MXenes, Mo2TiC2T2, (T = O and S) are studied as an anchoring material (AM) to immobilize higher-order polysulfides and to expedite the otherwise slower kinetics of insoluble short-chain polysulfides. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are carried out to justify and compare the effectiveness of Mo2TiC2S2 and Mo2TiC2O2 as AMs by analyzing their interactions with S8/Na2Sn (n = 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8). Mo2TiC2S2 provides moderate adsorption strength compared to Mo2TiC2O2, therefore, it is expected to effectively inhibit Na2Sn dissolution and shuttling without causing decomposition of Na2Sn. The calculated Gibbs free energies of the rate-determining step for sulfur reduction reactions (SRR) are found to be significantly lower (0.791 eV for S and 0.628 eV for O functionalization) than that in vacuum (1.442 eV), suggesting that the SRR is more thermodynamically favorable on Mo2TiC2T2 during discharge. Additionally, both Mo2TiC2S2 and Mo2TiC2O2 demonstrated effective electrocatalytic activity for the decomposition of Na2S, with a substantial reduction in the energy barrier to 1.59 eV for Mo2TiC2S2 and 1.67 eV for Mo2TiC2O2. While Mo2TiC2O2 had superior binding properties, structural distortion is observed in Na2Sn, which may adversely affect cyclability. On the other hand, because of its moderate binding energy, enhanced electronic conductivity, and significantly faster oxidative decomposition kinetics of polysulfides, Mo2TiC2S2 can be considered as an effective AM for suppressing the shuttle effect and improving the performance of NaSBs.
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- Md Shahriar Nahian
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Physics, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Institute of Nanomaterials Research and Innovation for Energy (IN-RIE), NANOTEC-KKU RNN on Nanomaterials Research and Innovation for Energy, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Wang H, Qi Y, Xiao F, Liu P, Li Y, Bao SJ, Xu MW. Tessellated N-doped carbon/CoSe2 as trap-catalyst sulfur hosts for room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00057a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The construction of highly conductive structure with excellent adsorption-catalytic properties to accelerate electron transfer and suppress polysulfides shuttle is considered as an effective strategy to achieve well-behaved sodium-sulfur batteries. Herein,...
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- Rahul Jayan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Wu C, Lai WH, Cai X, Chou SL, Liu HK, Wang YX, Dou SX. Carbonaceous Hosts for Sulfur Cathode in Alkali-Metal/S (Alkali Metal = Lithium, Sodium, Potassium) Batteries. Small 2021; 17:e2006504. [PMID: 33908696 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Alkali-metal/sulfur batteries hold great promise for offering relatively high energy density compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. By providing viable sulfur composites that can be effectively used, carbonaceous hosts as a key component play critical roles in overcoming the preliminary challenges associated with the insulating sulfur and its relatively soluble polysulfides. Herein, a comprehensive overview and recent progress on carbonaceous hosts for advanced next-generation alkali-metal/sulfur batteries are presented. In order to encapsulate the highly active sulfur mass and fully limit polysulfide dissolution, strategies for tailoring the design and synthesis of carbonaceous hosts are summarized in this work. The sticking points that remain for sulfur cathodes in current alkali-metal/sulfur systems and the future remedies that can be provided by carbonaceous hosts are also indicated, which can lead to long cycling lifetimes and highly reversible capacities under repeated sulfur reduction reactions in alkali-metal/sulfur during cycling.
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- Can Wu
- Institute of Powder and New Energy Material Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute of Powder and New Energy Material Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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Zhou J, Xu S, Yang Y. Strategies for Polysulfide Immobilization in Sulfur Cathodes for Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. Small 2021; 17:e2100057. [PMID: 34110676 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202100057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries are one of the most attractive energy storage systems due to their low cost and ultrahigh energy density (2600 W h kg-1 ). During the charge/discharge process, the sulfur can react with sodium via a multistep redox reaction to obtain a high specific capacity (1675 mA h g-1 ). However, these batteries face the difficult challenge of the "shuttle effect," which hinders their practical application. Many strategies have been employed to address this issue on sulfur electrodes, such as intact physical confinement, chemical inhibition, and electrocatalysis. In this review, the mechanisms of the abovementioned strategies are summarized, the remaining issues are clarified, and research directions are proposed for developing advanced sodium-sulfur batteries.
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- Jiahui Zhou
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Mineral Engineering, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, 932 Lushan Road, Changsha, 410083, China
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Mou J, Li Y, Liu T, Zhang W, Li M, Xu Y, Zhong L, Pan W, Yang C, Huang J, Liu M. Metal-Organic Frameworks-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Nanocubes with Embedded Co Nanoparticles as Efficient Sulfur Immobilizers for Room Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. Small Methods 2021; 5:e2100455. [PMID: 34927873 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Room temperature sodium-sulfur (RT Na-S) batteries are considered a promising candidate for energy-storage due to their high energy-density and low-cost. However, the shutting effect of polysulfides and sluggish kinetics of sulfur redox reactions still severely limit their practical implementation. Herein, a new type of 3D hierarchical porous carbonaceous nanocubes is reported as efficient sulfur hosts, composed of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and Co nanoparticles (NPs) uniformly embedded into a nitrogen-doped carbon matrix (NC). Because of the high specific surface area, large degree of graphitization, and the synergetic effects between Co NPs and N-doping, the as-designed CNTs/Co@NC electrodes not only significantly increase polysulfides immobilization, but also efficiently catalyze sulfur redox reactions, as confirmed by experimental results and DFT calculations. When tested in a RT Na-S battery, the S@CNTs/Co@NC-0.25 cathode demonstrates outstanding electrochemical performance, achieving high initial specific capacity of 1200.3 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C, remarkable rate capability up to 5.0 C (474.2 mAh g-1 ), and superior cyclic performance of 450.5 mAh g-1 (292 mAh g-1 ) after 400 cycles at 1.0 C (5.0 C). The integration of a 3D hierarchical porous architecture with well-dispersed Co NPs of an electro-catalyst provides valuable insights based on structure-adsorption-catalysis engineering for advanced RT Na-S batteries.
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- Jirong Mou
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, New Energy Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA
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Lu C, Li A, Li G, Yan Y, Zhang M, Yang Q, Zhou W, Guo L. S-Decorated Porous Ti 3 C 2 MXene Combined with In Situ Forming Cu 2 Se as Effective Shuttling Interrupter in Na-Se Batteries. Adv Mater 2021; 33:e2008414. [PMID: 34242423 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Given natural abundance of Na and superior kinetics of Se, Na-Se batteries have attracted much attention but still face the problem of shuttling effect of soluble intermediates. The first-principle calculations reveal the S-decorated Ti3 C2 exhibits increased binding energy to sodium polyselenides, suggesting a better capture and restriction on intermediates. The obtained Se@S-decorated porous Ti3 C2 (Se@S-P-Ti3 C2 ) exhibits a high reversible capacity of 765 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 (calculated based on Se), ≈1.2, 1.3, and 1.7 times of Se@porous Ti3 C2 (Se@P-Ti3 C2 ), Se@Ti3 C2 , and Se, respectively. It gives considerable capacity of 664 mAh g-1 at 20 A g-1 and impressive cycling stability over 2300 cycles with an ultralow capacity decay of 0.003% per cycle. The excellent electrochemical performance can be ascribed to the S-modified porous Ti3 C2 , which provides effective immobilization toward polyselenides, makes full use of nanosized Se, and alleviates volume expansion during sodiation/desodiation. Additionally, in situ forming Cu2 Se can generate Cu nanoparticles through discharge process and then transform polyselenides into solid-phase Cu2 Se, further suppressing the shuttling effect. This work provides a practical strategy to immobilize and transform sodium polyselenides for high-capacity and long-life Na-Se batteries.
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- Chengxing Lu
- School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Engineering Medicine, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Zhou J, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Duan S, Zhou X, Sun W, Xu S. Sulfur in Amorphous Silica for an Advanced Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Battery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202015932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Jiahui Zhou
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering Central South University 932 Lushan Road Changsha 410083 China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering Central South University 932 Lushan Road Changsha 410083 China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering Central South University 932 Lushan Road Changsha 410083 China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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Zhou J, Yang Y, Zhang Y, Duan S, Zhou X, Sun W, Xu S. Sulfur in Amorphous Silica for an Advanced Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Battery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:10129-10136. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Jiahui Zhou
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering Central South University 932 Lushan Road Changsha 410083 China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering Central South University 932 Lushan Road Changsha 410083 China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering Central South University 932 Lushan Road Changsha 410083 China
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- Division of Chemical Engineering Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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Ma Q, Zhong W, Du G, Qi Y, Bao SJ, Xu M, Li C. Multi-step Controllable Catalysis Method for the Defense of Sodium Polysulfide Dissolution in Room-Temperature Na-S Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:11852-11860. [PMID: 33656849 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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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Room-temperature (RT) sodium-sulfur batteries hold great promise for the development of efficient, low-cost, and environmentally friendly energy storage systems. Nevertheless, the dissolution of long-chain polysulfides is a huge obstacle. In this work, a composite cathode which integrates Ni/Co bimetal nanoparticles as the catalyst and carbon spheres with abundant channels as the host is prepared for RT Na-S batteries. Moreover, a valuable strategy to reduce the dissolution of polysulfides by accurately regulating the two-step reaction kinetics of polysulfide transformation (from Na2S to long-chain polysulfides and then from polysulfides to sulfur) is presented. Through adjusting the ratio of Ni and Co, the optimal cathode with a Ni/Co ratio of 1:2 can retard the first conversion of Na2S to polysulfides and simultaneously accelerate the subsequent transformation of polysulfides to sulfur. In this case, the soluble polysulfides can immediately transform to solid sulfur as soon as it appears, thus avoiding the shuttle of polysulfides. The galvanostatic intermittent titration method and in situ Raman are employed to supervise the transformation of polysulfides during the discharge/charge process. As a result, the composite shows excellent performance as the cathode of RT liquid/quasi-solid-state Na-S batteries in terms of specific capacities, rate capability, and cycle stability.
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- Qianru Ma
- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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Yang HL, Zhang BW, Konstantinov K, Wang YX, Liu HK, Dou SX. Progress and Challenges for All‐Solid‐State Sodium Batteries. Adv Energy Sustain Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aesr.202000057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Hui-Ling Yang
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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Aslam MK, Seymour ID, Katyal N, Li S, Yang T, Bao SJ, Henkelman G, Xu M. Metal chalcogenide hollow polar bipyramid prisms as efficient sulfur hosts for Na-S batteries. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5242. [PMID: 33067473 PMCID: PMC7568557 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19078-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Sodium sulfur batteries require efficient sulfur hosts that can capture soluble polysulfides and enable fast reduction kinetics. Herein, we design hollow, polar and catalytic bipyramid prisms of cobalt sulfide as efficient sulfur host for sodium sulfur batteries. Cobalt sulfide has interwoven surfaces with wide internal spaces that can accommodate sodium polysulfides and withstand volumetric expansion. Furthermore, results from in/ex-situ characterization techniques and density functional theory calculations support the significance of the polar and catalytic properties of cobalt sulfide as hosts for soluble sodium polysulfides that reduce the shuttle effect and display excellent electrochemical performance. The polar catalytic bipyramid prisms sulfur@cobalt sulfide composite exhibits a high capacity of 755 mAh g−1 in the second discharge and 675 mAh g−1 after 800 charge/discharge cycles, with an ultralow capacity decay rate of 0.0126 % at a high current density of 0.5 C. Additionally, at a high mass loading of 9.1 mg cm−2, sulfur@cobalt sulfide shows high capacity of 545 mAh g−1 at a current density of 0.5 C. This study demonstrates a hollow, polar, and catalytic sulfur host with a unique structure that can capture sodium polysulfides and speed up the reduction reaction of long chain sodium polysulfides to solid small chain polysulfides, which results in excellent electrochemical performance for sodium-sulfur batteries. Sodium sulfur batteries require efficient sulfur hosts that can capture soluble polysulfides and enable fast reduction kinetics. Here, authors report hollow catalytic bipyramid prism CoS2/C as efficient sulfur carriers, and investigate the reaction mechanism in the sodium sulfur battery.
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- Muhammad Kashif Aslam
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surface, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, PR China.
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Yang T, Guo B, Du W, Aslam MK, Tao M, Zhong W, Chen Y, Bao S, Zhang X, Xu M. Design and Construction of Sodium Polysulfides Defense System for Room-Temperature Na-S Battery. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2019; 6:1901557. [PMID: 31832316 PMCID: PMC6891912 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201901557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Room-temperature Na-S batteries are facing one of the most serious challenges of charge/discharge with long cycling stability due to the severe shuttle effect and volume expansion. Herein, a sodium polysulfides defense system is presented by designing and constructing the cathode-separator double barriers. In this strategy, the hollow carbon spheres are decorated with MoS2 (HCS/MoS2) as the S carrier (S@HCS/MoS2). Meanwhile, the HCS/MoS2 composite is uniformly coated on the surface of the glass fiber as the separator. During the discharge process, the MoS2 can adsorb soluble polysulfides (NaPSs) intermediates and the hollow carbon spheres can improve the conductivity of S as well as act as the reservoir for electrolyte and NaPSs, inhibiting them from entering the anode to make Na deteriorate. As a result, the cathode-separator group applied to room-temperature Na-S battery can enable a capacity of ≈1309 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and long cycling life up to 1000 cycles at 1 C. This study provides a novel and effective way to develop durable room-temperature Na-S batteries.
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- Tingting Yang
- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Department of Nuclear Science and EngineeringDepartment of Materials Science and EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMA02139USA
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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- Department of Materials EngineeringKU LeuvenLeuven3001Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real‐Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University)Ministry of EducationSchool of Materials and EnergySouthwest UniversityChongqing400715P. R. China
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Wang Y, Lai W, Wang Y, Chou S, Ai X, Yang H, Cao Y. Schwefel‐basierte Elektroden mit Mehrelektronenreaktionen für Raumtemperatur‐Natriumionenspeicherung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201902552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yun‐Xiao Wang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Lab. of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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Wang Y, Lai W, Wang Y, Chou S, Ai X, Yang H, Cao Y. Sulfur‐Based Electrodes that Function via Multielectron Reactions for Room‐Temperature Sodium‐Ion Storage. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:18324-18337. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Yun‐Xiao Wang
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Hubei Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Power Sources Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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Chung SH, Manthiram A. Current Status and Future Prospects of Metal-Sulfur Batteries. Adv Mater 2019; 31:e1901125. [PMID: 31081272 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201901125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur batteries are a major focus of academic and industrial energy-storage research due to their high theoretical energy density and the use of low-cost materials. The high energy density results from the conversion mechanism that lithium-sulfur cells utilize. The sulfur cathode, being naturally abundant and environmentally friendly, makes lithium-sulfur batteries a potential next-generation energy-storage technology. The current state of the research indicates that lithium-sulfur cells are now at the point of transitioning from laboratory-scale devices to a more practical energy-storage application. Based on similar electrochemical conversion reactions, the low-cost sulfur cathode can be coupled with a wide range of metallic anodes, such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum. These new "metal-sulfur" systems exhibit great potential in either lowering the production cost or producing high energy density. Inspired by the rapid development of lithium-sulfur batteries and the prospect of metal-sulfur cells, here, over 450 research articles are summarized to analyze the research progress and explore the electrochemical characteristics, cell-assembly parameters, cell-testing conditions, and materials design. In addition to highlighting the current research progress, the possible future areas of research which are needed to bring conversion-type lithium-sulfur and other metal-sulfur batteries into the market are also discussed.
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- Sheng-Heng Chung
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Chen M, Hua W, Xiao J, Cortie D, Chen W, Wang E, Hu Z, Gu Q, Wang X, Indris S, Chou SL, Dou SX. NASICON-type air-stable and all-climate cathode for sodium-ion batteries with low cost and high-power density. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1480. [PMID: 30931938 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09170-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The development of low-cost and long-lasting all-climate cathode materials for the sodium ion battery has been one of the key issues for the success of large-scale energy storage. One option is the utilization of earth-abundant elements such as iron. Here, we synthesize a NASICON-type tuneable Na4Fe3(PO4)2(P2O7)/C nanocomposite which shows both excellent rate performance and outstanding cycling stability over more than 4400 cycles. Its air stability and all-climate properties are investigated, and its potential as the sodium host in full cells has been studied. A remarkably low volume change of 4.0% is observed. Its high sodium diffusion coefficient has been measured and analysed via first-principles calculations, and its three-dimensional sodium ion diffusion pathways are identified. Our results indicate that this low-cost and environmentally friendly Na4Fe3(PO4)2(P2O7)/C nanocomposite could be a competitive candidate material for sodium ion batteries. Here Chou and co-authors demonstrate a NASICON-type low-cost Fe-based cathode material for sodium ion batteries. Na4Fe3(PO4)2(P2O7) allows for long-term cycling and high-power density and is featured by its air stability and all-climate property with 3D diffusion pathways for Na+ ions.
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Nikiforidis G, van de Sanden MCM, Tsampas MN. High and intermediate temperature sodium-sulfur batteries for energy storage: development, challenges and perspectives. RSC Adv 2019; 9:5649-5673. [PMID: 35515930 PMCID: PMC9060784 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08658c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In view of the burgeoning demand for energy storage stemming largely from the growing renewable energy sector, the prospects of high (>300 °C), intermediate (100-200 °C) and room temperature (25-60 °C) battery systems are encouraging. Metal sulfur batteries are an attractive choice since the sulfur cathode is abundant and offers an extremely high theoretical capacity of 1672 mA h g-1 upon complete discharge. Sodium also has high natural abundance and a respectable electrochemical reduction potential (-2.71 V vs. standard hydrogen electrode). Combining these two abundant elements as raw materials in an energy storage context leads to the sodium-sulfur battery (NaS). This review focuses solely on the progress, prospects and challenges of the high and intermediate temperature NaS secondary batteries (HT and IT NaS) as a whole. The already established HT NaS can be further improved in terms of energy density and safety record. The IT NaS takes advantage of the lower operating temperature to lower manufacturing and potentially operating costs whilst creating a safer environment. A thorough technical discussion on the building blocks of these two battery systems is discussed here, including electrolyte, separators, cell configuration, electrochemical reactions that take place under the different operating conditions and ways to monitor and comprehend the physicochemical and electrochemical processes under these temperatures. Furthermore, a brief summary of the work conducted on the room temperature (RT) NaS system is given seeking to couple the knowledge in this field with the one at elevated temperatures. Finally, future perspectives are discussed along with ways to effectively handle the technical challenges presented for this electrochemical energy storage system.
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- Georgios Nikiforidis
- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) De Zaale 20 Eindhoven 5612AJ The Netherlands
- Organic Bioelectronics Lab, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Saudi Arabia
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- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) De Zaale 20 Eindhoven 5612AJ The Netherlands
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands
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- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) De Zaale 20 Eindhoven 5612AJ The Netherlands
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Hong X, Mei J, Wen L, Tong Y, Vasileff AJ, Wang L, Liang J, Sun Z, Dou SX. Nonlithium Metal-Sulfur Batteries: Steps Toward a Leap. Adv Mater 2019; 31:e1802822. [PMID: 30480839 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201802822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Present mobile devices, transportation tools, and renewable energy technologies are more dependent on newly developed battery chemistries than ever before. Intrinsic properties, such as safety, high energy density, and cheapness, are the main objectives of rechargeable batteries that have driven their overall technological progress over the past several decades. Unfortunately, it is extremely hard to achieve all these merits simultaneously at present. Alternatively, exploration of the most suitable batteries to meet the specific requirements of an individual application tends to be a more reasonable and easier choice now and in the near future. Based on this concept, here, a range of promising alternatives to lithium-sulfur batteries that are constructed with non-Li metal anodes (e.g., Na, K, Mg, Ca, and Al) and sulfur cathodes are discussed. The systems governed by these new chemistries offer high versatility in meeting the specific requirements of various applications, which is directly linked with the broad choice in battery chemistries, materials, and systems. Herein, the operating principles, materials, and remaining issues for each targeted battery characteristics are comprehensively reviewed. By doing so, it is hoped that their design strategies are illustrated and light is shed on the future exploration of new metal-sulfur batteries and advanced materials.
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- Xiaodong Hong
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, 47 Zhonghua Road, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000, China
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Applied Physics Department, College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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Zhang B, Sheng T, Wang Y, Chou S, Davey K, Dou S, Qiao S. Long‐Life Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries by Virtue of Transition‐Metal‐Nanocluster–Sulfur Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201811080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Bin‐Wei Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia 5005 Australia
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Anhui Normal University Wuhu 241000 P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia 5005 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia 5005 Australia
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
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Zhang B, Sheng T, Wang Y, Chou S, Davey K, Dou S, Qiao S. Long‐Life Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries by Virtue of Transition‐Metal‐Nanocluster–Sulfur Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:1484-1488. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201811080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Bin‐Wei Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia 5005 Australia
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science Anhui Normal University Wuhu 241000 P. R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia 5005 Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials Australian Institute of Innovative Materials University of Wollongong Innovation Campus Squires Way North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia 5005 Australia
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
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Zhang BW, Sheng T, Liu YD, Wang YX, Zhang L, Lai WH, Wang L, Yang J, Gu QF, Chou SL, Liu HK, Dou SX. Atomic cobalt as an efficient electrocatalyst in sulfur cathodes for superior room-temperature sodium-sulfur batteries. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4082. [PMID: 30287817 PMCID: PMC6172263 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06144-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The low-cost room-temperature sodium-sulfur battery system is arousing extensive interest owing to its promise for large-scale applications. Although significant efforts have been made, resolving low sulfur reaction activity and severe polysulfide dissolution remains challenging. Here, a sulfur host comprised of atomic cobalt-decorated hollow carbon nanospheres is synthesized to enhance sulfur reactivity and to electrocatalytically reduce polysulfide into the final product, sodium sulfide. The constructed sulfur cathode delivers an initial reversible capacity of 1081 mA h g-1 with 64.7% sulfur utilization rate; significantly, the cell retained a high reversible capacity of 508 mA h g-1 at 100 mA g-1 after 600 cycles. An excellent rate capability is achieved with an average capacity of 220.3 mA h g-1 at the high current density of 5 A g-1. Moreover, the electrocatalytic effects of atomic cobalt are clearly evidenced by operando Raman spectroscopy, synchrotron X-ray diffraction, and density functional theory.
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- Bin-Wei Zhang
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, 241000, Wuhu, P.R. China
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- Hunnan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Xiangtan University, 411105, Hunan, P.R. China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 201620, Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia.
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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Xu X, Zhou D, Qin X, Lin K, Kang F, Li B, Shanmukaraj D, Rojo T, Armand M, Wang G. A room-temperature sodium-sulfur battery with high capacity and stable cycling performance. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3870. [PMID: 30250202 PMCID: PMC6155237 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06443-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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High-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries operating at 300–350 °C have been commercially applied for large-scale energy storage and conversion. However, the safety concerns greatly inhibit their widespread adoption. Herein, we report a room-temperature sodium–sulfur battery with high electrochemical performances and enhanced safety by employing a “cocktail optimized” electrolyte system, containing propylene carbonate and fluoroethylene carbonate as co-solvents, highly concentrated sodium salt, and indium triiodide as an additive. As verified by first-principle calculation and experimental characterization, the fluoroethylene carbonate solvent and high salt concentration not only dramatically reduce the solubility of sodium polysulfides, but also construct a robust solid-electrolyte interface on the sodium anode upon cycling. Indium triiodide as redox mediator simultaneously increases the kinetic transformation of sodium sulfide on the cathode and forms a passivating indium layer on the anode to prevent it from polysulfide corrosion. The as-developed sodium–sulfur batteries deliver high capacity and long cycling stability. Sodium–sulfur batteries operating at a high temperature between 300 and 350°C have been used commercially, but the safety issue hinders their wider adoption. Here the authors report a “cocktail optimized” electrolyte system that enables higher electrochemical performance and room-temperature operation.
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- Xiaofu Xu
- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China. .,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- CIC ENERGIGUNE, Parque Tecnológico de Álava, Miñano, 01510, Spain
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- CIC ENERGIGUNE, Parque Tecnológico de Álava, Miñano, 01510, Spain.
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- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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Zhang Y, Liu S, Ji Y, Ma J, Yu H. Emerging Nonaqueous Aluminum-Ion Batteries: Challenges, Status, and Perspectives. Adv Mater 2018; 30:e1706310. [PMID: 29920792 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201706310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Aluminum-ion batteries (AIBs) are regarded as viable alternatives to lithium-ion technology because of their high volumetric capacity, their low cost, and the rich abundance of aluminum. However, several serious drawbacks of aqueous systems (passive film formation, hydrogen evolution, anode corrosion, etc.) hinder the large-scale application of these systems. Thus, nonaqueous AIBs show incomparable advantages for progress in large-scale electrical energy storage. However, nonaqueous aluminum battery systems are still nascent, and various technical and scientific obstacles to designing AIBs with high capacity and long cycling life have not been resolved until now. Moreover, the aluminum cell is a complex device whose energy density is determined by various parameters, most of which are often ignored, resulting in failure to achieve the maximum performance of the cell. The purpose here is to discuss how to further develop reliable nonaqueous AIBs. First, the current status of nonaqueous AIBs is reviewed based on statistical data from the literature. The influence of parameters on energy density is analyzed, and the current situation and existing problems are summarized. Furthermore, possible solutions and concerns regarding the construction of reliable nonaqueous AIBs are comprehensively discussed. Finally, future research directions and prospects in the aluminum battery field are proposed.
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- Yu Zhang
- College of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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