{"title":"Stress-Induced Anomalous Lithiation Plateau of LiFeyMn1−yPO4 Over High-Rate Discharging (Adv. Energy Mater. 10/2025)","authors":"Enhao Xu, Tuan Wang, Jinxuan Chen, Jie Hu, Haijun Xia, Hao Wu, Wenlong Cai, Qianyu Zhang, Yun Zhang, Kaipeng Wu","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202570052","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aenm.202570052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Cathode Materials</b></p><p>In article number 2404929, Kaipeng Wu and co-workers demonstrate that the anomalous lithiation plateau of LiFe<sub>y</sub>Mn<sub>1−y</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> originates from stress concentration occurring at the interface between particle surface and bulk during rapid lithium insertion. This stress alleviates the lattice distortion of MnO<sub>6</sub> octahedra, thereby enhancing the Li<sup>+</sup> diffusion kinetics and eventually unlocking the capacity of Mn<sup>3+</sup>.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aenm.202570052","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143590180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Ji, Daotong Yang, Jiayi Xue, Minxun Jia, Tong Wu, Quan Zhuang, Yingying Zhang, Jinghai Liu, Yuegang Zhang
{"title":"Flexible Titanium Nitride-Based Membrane Reactor for S8/Li2S and Dendrite Regulation in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (Adv. Energy Mater. 10/2025)","authors":"Lei Ji, Daotong Yang, Jiayi Xue, Minxun Jia, Tong Wu, Quan Zhuang, Yingying Zhang, Jinghai Liu, Yuegang Zhang","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202570048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202570048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Li-S Batteries</b></p><p>The flexible titanium nitride-based nanofiber membrane, functioning as a membrane reactor with active sites of chemical confinement catalysis, enhances sulfur redox kinetics, activates the S<sub>8</sub>/Li<sub>2</sub>S solid conversion, and guides directional Li dendrite growth along the membrane interface, enabling high-performance Li-S batteries with high-areal capacity, fast-charging and stable-cycling features. More in article number 2404738, Quan Zhuang, Jinghai Liu, Yuegang Zhang, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aenm.202570048","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143595183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Penghui Cao, MengDi Wu, Can Chen, Chuanchang Li, Chucheng Luo, Huali Zhu, Juan Yang, Jiayi Ning, Shanshan Li
{"title":"Designing Antifreeze Electrolytes with Colloid-Like Structures for High-Rate Performance in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries (Adv. Energy Mater. 10/2025)","authors":"Penghui Cao, MengDi Wu, Can Chen, Chuanchang Li, Chucheng Luo, Huali Zhu, Juan Yang, Jiayi Ning, Shanshan Li","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202570051","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aenm.202570051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries</b></p><p>In article number 2304591, Penghui Cao, Huali Zhu, and co-workers introduce konjac glucomannan (KGM) as a dual-functional additive for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. KGM disrupts the hydrogen bond network and acts as a Zn<sup>2+</sup> coordinator, forming a colloid-like electrolyte. This innovative structure enhances antifreeze performance and cycling stability, enabling long-term operation under low temperatures and high-rate conditions.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"15 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":24.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aenm.202570051","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143590179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xianhui Nie, Jiulin Hu, Meng Lei, Guyue Li, Yuhan Zeng, Chilin Li
{"title":"Humid‐Air Stable and High‐conductivity Fluoride Solid Electrolytes Induced by Liquid Metal Activation and Ga2O3 in situ Catalysis","authors":"Xianhui Nie, Jiulin Hu, Meng Lei, Guyue Li, Yuhan Zeng, Chilin Li","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202402997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202402997","url":null,"abstract":"Poor humid air stability and bad compatibility with lithium metal anode are two critical challenges currently encountered with halide solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs). Fluoride SSEs are expected to solve these problems owe to their superior chemical and electrochemical stability, but they are now plagued by inadequate room‐temperature ionic conductivity. Herein, a novel fluoride SSE is reported with Li<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>GaF<jats:sub>5.3</jats:sub>Cl<jats:sub>0.7</jats:sub> as the main phase, which is synthesized via in situ oxidation of liquid metal gallium and in situ chlorination by LiCl. The in situ generated Ga<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> not only function as a catalyst to solve the kinetic retardation of solid‐phase synthesis by promoting the dissociation of LiF, but also serves as a soft template to regulate the growth of Li<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>GaF<jats:sub>5.3</jats:sub>Cl<jats:sub>0.7</jats:sub> nanoparticles. The optimized SSE exhibits an ionic conductivity close to 10<jats:sup>−4</jats:sup> S cm<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> at room‐temperature and outstanding humidity tolerance (without conductivity degradation after exposure to a relative humidity up to 35%). A biphenyl complexed Li anode (BP‐Li) is introduced to solve the problem of bad compatibility between anode and halide SSE. The BP‐Li symmetric cell exhibits a long lifespan over 1800 h at 0.1 mA cm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>. The stabilization of cycling is derived from the intrinsically homogenous electric field induced by the unpaired electrons delocalized in aromatic rings of BP.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143599588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shengnan Zhang, Yuhang Li, Lars J. Bannenberg, Ming Liu, Marnix Wagemaker, Swapna Ganapathy
{"title":"Elucidating the Impact of Functional Additives on the Structure and Ion Dynamics of Hybrid Solid Electrolytes","authors":"Shengnan Zhang, Yuhang Li, Lars J. Bannenberg, Ming Liu, Marnix Wagemaker, Swapna Ganapathy","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202406003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202406003","url":null,"abstract":"One of the major challenges in advancing polymer‐inorganic hybrid solid electrolytes (HSEs) lies in comprehending and controlling their internal structure. In addition, the intricate interplay between multiple phases further complicates efforts to establish the structure‐property relationships. In this study, by introducing a multifunctional LiI additive to an HSE compromising of polyethylene oxide (PEO) polymeric electrolyte and the fast lithium‐ion conductor Li<jats:sub>6</jats:sub>PS<jats:sub>5</jats:sub>Cl, the relationship between the bulk and interface structure and ascertaining their impact on lithium‐ion dynamics within the HSE is disentangled. Using multidimensional solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance, we find that the addition of LiI stabilizes the internal interfaces and enhances lithium‐ion mobility. A kinetically stable solid‐electrolyte interphase is formed at the lithium‐metal anode, increasing the critical current density to 1.3 mA cm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>, and enabling long‐term stable cycling of lithium symmetric cells (>1200 h). This work sheds light on tailoring the structure of HSEs to improve their conductivity and stability for enabling all‐solid‐state lithium‐metal batteries.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143599678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa Popeil, Francois L.E. Usseglio-Viretta, Xiaofei Pu, Paul Gasper, Nikita Dutta, Evelyna Wang, Eva Allen, John S. Mangum, Nathaniel Sunderlin, Kae Fink, Jeffery M. Allen, Peter J. Weddle, Steven C. DeCaluwe, Donal P. Finegan
{"title":"Heterogeneity of the Dominant Causes of Performance Loss in End-of-Life Cathodes and Their Consequences for Direct Recycling","authors":"Melissa Popeil, Francois L.E. Usseglio-Viretta, Xiaofei Pu, Paul Gasper, Nikita Dutta, Evelyna Wang, Eva Allen, John S. Mangum, Nathaniel Sunderlin, Kae Fink, Jeffery M. Allen, Peter J. Weddle, Steven C. DeCaluwe, Donal P. Finegan","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202405371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202405371","url":null,"abstract":"Recycling Li-ion batteries from electric vehicles is critical for reducing costs and supporting the development of a domestic battery supply chain. Direct recycling of cathodes, like LiNi<sub><i>x</i></sub>Mn<sub><i>y</i></sub>Co<sub><i>z</i></sub>O<sub>2</sub> (NMC), is attractive due to its low cost, energy use, and emissions compared to traditional recycling techniques. However, a comprehensive understanding of the active material properties at end-of-life is needed to guide direct recycling processes and the performance-dependent reuse applications. Here, NMC material from an end-of-life commercial pouch cell is characterized and bench-marked against pristine non-cycled counterparts with respect to capacity, impedance, crystallography, morphology, and microstructure to identify major degradation modes and understand variability in the end-of-life material. The spatial heterogeneity of each property throughout the cell is also quantified. While the degraded material demonstrated similar capacity as the pristine, its impedance and rate capability are severely diminished. Furthermore, samples from the periphery of the electrode layers showed more severe performance loss compared to samples extracted from central regions. The dominant culprit of performance loss is the material microstructure, where the magnitude of particle cracking showed the strongest correlation to the impedance components that are most unfavorably impacted. This work suggests severe cracks in cathode active materials are the primary challenge that direct recycling methods must overcome.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tailoring Multiple Interactions in Poly (Urethane-Urea)-Based Solid-State Polymer Electrolytes for Long-Term Cycling Lithium Metal Batteries","authors":"Dongxu Hu, Hongzhang Huang, Chenyang Wang, Qixian Hong, Hailong Wang, Shihai Tang, Huajun Zhang, Jingshuo Li, Linyu Hu, Liang Jiang, Xiaowei Fu, Jingxin Lei, Zhimeng Liu, Xin He","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202406176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202406176","url":null,"abstract":"Polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are considered as one of the most promising candidates for next-generation lithium metal batteries. However, their application is limited by poor electrode/electrolyte interfacial stability, low Li-ions transference number, and weak mechanical strength. Herein, poly (urethane-urea)-based SPEs are developed to enhance interfacial stability, improve Li-ions transport kinetics, and provide superior mechanical properties. The poly (urethane-urea) structure integrates abundant polar groups and rigid conjugated moieties, which facilitate interactions with the anions of lithium salt in SPEs, promoting the Li-ions transference number and supporting the formation of a LiF-rich solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) to guide uniform lithium deposition and suppress dendrite growth. Furthermore, a supramolecular crosslinked network is formed through multiple hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking interactions, enhancing the mechanical strength and toughness of the SPEs. As a result, Li//Li solid-state symmetric cells assembled with this SPE demonstrate stable cycling for over 3000 h, while LiFePO<sub>4</sub> solid-state cells retain 93.6% of their initial capacity after 500 cycles at the rate of 1C. This work presents a feasible design strategy for developing highly functional SPE materials.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"192 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chuguo Zhang, Yijun Hao, Jin Yang, Wei Su, Hongke Zhang, Zhong lin Wang, Jie Wang, Xiuhan Li
{"title":"Magnetic Suspension Damped Hybrid Nanogenerator for Water Wave Energy Harvesting","authors":"Chuguo Zhang, Yijun Hao, Jin Yang, Wei Su, Hongke Zhang, Zhong lin Wang, Jie Wang, Xiuhan Li","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202500130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202500130","url":null,"abstract":"Although the damped triboelectric nanogenerator with an assisted pendulum and spring structure has the significant advantages in harvesting water-wave energy, these designs have reduced the space utilization of devices. Meanwhile, the indispensable and high-weight power take-off device in the related researches greatly also reduces the space utilization and anti-overturning performance of device. Here, a magnetic suspension damped hybrid nanogenerator (MSDHN) is designed for water-wave energy harvesting. A magnetic suspension damping system with the high-efficient water-wave power capture is developed by using two magnets and an oriented guide rail. Meanwhile, the design of high-weight coils and magnet at the bottom giving the entire device excellent anti-overturning capability while the sandwich structure improves the electromagnetic generator output performance by the higher change of magnetic flux. Furthermore, the development of nanofiber film with the high-positive triboelectric performance and the structure optimization significantly enhance the output performance of triboelectric nanogenerator. Importantly, relying on the integrated structural design, the entire device has obtained the space utilization of 98.8%. Finally, thanks to the high output performance and space utilization, the magnetic suspension damped hybrid nanogenerator achieves an ultrahigh power density of 628.9 W m<sup>−3</sup>. This research will greatly promote the large-scale development and application of water-wave energy.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuao Wang, Shibin Li, Penghui Cui, Ke Ye, Xin Wang, Dianxue Cao, Kai Zhu
{"title":"Sugar Alcohols Induced Steric Hindrance Modulation Boosting Unconventional Zn(101) Facet Texture Anode","authors":"Yuao Wang, Shibin Li, Penghui Cui, Ke Ye, Xin Wang, Dianxue Cao, Kai Zhu","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202500593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202500593","url":null,"abstract":"The electrode/electrolyte interfacial side reaction is a critical issue for aqueous zinc ion batteries (ZIBs). In this study, it presents an innovative electrolyte designed to utilize steric hindrance effects to modulate Zn ion deposition behavior while mitigating undesirable hydrogen evolution reactions. The incorporation of sugar alcohols into the electrolyte facilitates a reconfiguration of the hydrogen bonding network, alters the solvation structure of Zn<sup>2</sup>⁺ ions, and promotes a rapid desolvation process, resulting in enhanced ion transport kinetics. Additionally, xylitol molecules preferentially adsorb onto the Zn (100) crystalline surface, inducing structural changes and promote Zn (101) growth. Consequently, this electrolyte configuration enables the zinc anode to achieve an impressive operational lifespan of 2100 h and an exceptional Coulombic efficiency of 99.8%. Furthermore, when paired with ZnHCF as the anode, the full cell operates at a high voltage of 1.75 V, illustrating a promising pathway for the practical application of ZIBs.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"212 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cutting-Edge Optimization Strategies and In Situ Characterization Techniques for Urea Oxidation Reaction Catalysts: A Comprehensive Review","authors":"Jagadis Gautam, Seul-Yi Lee, Soo-Jin Park","doi":"10.1002/aenm.202406047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202406047","url":null,"abstract":"Urea electrolysis presents an eco-friendly, cost-effective method for hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) production and pollution control. However, its efficiency is limited by a slow 6-electron transfer process, necessitating advanced electrocatalysts to accelerate the urea oxidation reaction (UOR) and moderate overpotential, thereby cutting energy losses. Developing efficient, affordable electrocatalysts is vital for practical urea electrolysis (UE) and improving UOR kinetics. Optimizing UOR electrocatalysts requires creating highly active sites, enhancing electrical conductivity, and manipulating electronic structures for improved electron transfer and intermediate binding affinities. This review explores recent advances in UOR catalyst design, focusing on transition metal-based catalysts, including nanostructures, phases, defects, heterostructures, alloys, and composites. It underscores the importance of understanding structure-performance relationships, surface reconstruction phenomena, and mechanisms through in situ characterization. Additionally, it critically assesses the challenges in UOR catalysis and provides insights for developing high-performance electrocatalysts. The review finishes with perspectives on future research directions for green hydrogen generation via urea electrolysis.","PeriodicalId":111,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Energy Materials","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":27.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}