ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-15eCollection Date: 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01372
Joanna M Przybysz, Ken J Jenewein, Mária Minichová, Tomáš Hrbek, Thomas Böhm, Tatiana Priamushko, Serhiy Cherevko
{"title":"Key Aspects in Designing High-Throughput Workflows in Electrocatalysis Research: A Case Study on IrCo Mixed-Metal Oxides.","authors":"Joanna M Przybysz, Ken J Jenewein, Mária Minichová, Tomáš Hrbek, Thomas Böhm, Tatiana Priamushko, Serhiy Cherevko","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01372","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the growing interest of the electrochemical community in high-throughput (HT) experimentation as a powerful tool in accelerating materials discovery, the implementation of HT methodologies and the design of HT workflows has gained traction. We identify 6 aspects essential to HT workflow design in electrochemistry and beyond to ease the incorporation of HT methods in the community's research and to assist in their improvement. We study IrCo mixed-metal oxides (MMOs) for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acidic media using the mentioned aspects to provide a practical example of possible workflow design pitfalls and strategies to counteract them.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"6 11","pages":"5103-5111"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539082/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0198310.1021/acsenergylett.4c01983
Shiwei Chen, Qingbo Cao, Bin Tang, Xinyu Yu, Zhen Zhou, Shou-Hang Bo* and Yunlong Guo*,
{"title":"Chemomechanical Pairing of Alloy Anodes and Solid-State Electrolytes","authors":"Shiwei Chen, Qingbo Cao, Bin Tang, Xinyu Yu, Zhen Zhou, Shou-Hang Bo* and Yunlong Guo*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0198310.1021/acsenergylett.4c01983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01983https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01983","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Alloy anodes present promising alternatives to alkali metals in solid-state batteries but still face morphological instability upon cycling. Unlike conventional batteries using liquid electrolytes, interfacial evolution between solid-state electrolytes and alloy anodes is determined by interfacial electrochemistry and mechanics. Here, we adapt a classical chemomechanical model for Li metal to apply to alloy anodes. This allows generalizing a principle, namely, the hard and soft electrolytes and alloy anodes pairing principle, to guide improving morphological stability. Specifically, “hard” (high-shear-modulus) ceramic electrolytes should be paired with “harder” alloys, while “soft” (low-shear-modulus) polymer electrolytes favor “softer” alloys. We examine the chemomechanical properties of several Li–M alloys (M = Al, Mg, In, Sn, and Sb). Consistent with the principle, the “harder” Li–Sn anode exhibits a flattened morphology with the “hard” Li<sub>6</sub>PS<sub>5</sub>Cl electrolyte after cycling. Conversely, the “softer” Li–In anode evolves extremely rough, indicating Li–In dendrite formation. Our work underscores the significance of tuning alloy anode mechanical properties, incorporating well-established rules in traditional metallurgy.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"9 11","pages":"5373–5382 5373–5382"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0233710.1021/acsenergylett.4c02337
John Hemmerling, Aarti Mathur and Suljo Linic*,
{"title":"Consequences of Annealing on Metal–Insulator–Semiconductor Water Splitting Photoelectrocatalysts","authors":"John Hemmerling, Aarti Mathur and Suljo Linic*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0233710.1021/acsenergylett.4c02337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02337https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02337","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) systems, combining light-harvesting semiconductors with electrocatalytic metals, are promising photoelectrocatalysts for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical water splitting. Despite considerable advancements, MIS systems fall significantly below the theoretical photovoltage limits. Important hurdles are the (1) presence of interfacial defects that serve as charge recombination centers and (2) insufficient charge carrier selectivity of the insulators. In this study, we investigate thermal annealing to overcome these obstacles. The impact of annealing is demonstrated by comparing the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance of two MIS systems that employ common insulators (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> vs HfO<sub>2</sub>) in Ir/Si photoelectrocatalysts. Experimental and modeling results reveal an elaborate interplay between underlying mechanisms at different annealing conditions. We demonstrate how to quantify these mechanisms, showing that annealing can significantly improve performance by passivating interfacial defects but can also impair the insulators’ charge tunneling characteristics. Insights from this study offer direction toward approaching the maximum photovoltage in MIS photoelectrocatalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"9 11","pages":"5383–5390 5383–5390"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0161810.1021/acsenergylett.4c01618
Chuhong Wang, Siwen Wang and Chen Ling*,
{"title":"Chemical Roadmap toward Stable Electrolyte–Electrode Interfaces in All-Solid-State Batteries","authors":"Chuhong Wang, Siwen Wang and Chen Ling*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0161810.1021/acsenergylett.4c01618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01618https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01618","url":null,"abstract":"<p >All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) hold significant promise for enhanced safety, energy density, and power density compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, their development is impeded by the growth of resistance and diminished cell performance due to the interfacial reactivity between the electrodes and solid-state electrolytes. Comprehensive knowledge of interface reactions and effective mitigation strategies are essential to unlock the potential of ASSBs. Herein, we introduce the concept of a stability network to encode chemical and electrochemical reactions among lithium and non-lithium compounds within a comprehensive and complex network structure. Through analyzing the topological structure of the stability network, we reveal an organized and chemically instructive pattern of two-phase reactions and equilibria under different electrochemical conditions. This understanding of intrinsic patterns in relation to compositional, chemical, and electrochemical variables offers a set of principles for the experimental design and engineering of interfaces, serving as a chemical roadmap for achieving stable electrolyte–electrode interfaces in ASSBs.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"9 11","pages":"5349–5359 5349–5359"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0200010.1021/acsenergylett.4c02000
Seung-Gu Choi, Sung-Kwang Jung, Joo-Hong Lee, Jae-Hwan Kim, Wenting Zheng and Jin-Wook Lee*,
{"title":"LiF in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells: Dipole or Doping?","authors":"Seung-Gu Choi, Sung-Kwang Jung, Joo-Hong Lee, Jae-Hwan Kim, Wenting Zheng and Jin-Wook Lee*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0200010.1021/acsenergylett.4c02000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02000https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02000","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The functions and mechanisms of thermally evaporated lithium fluoride, widely acknowledged for its role in passivating the perovskite surface as a dipole interlayer, remain not fully elucidated. This work reveals the beneficial effects of LiF originating from interstitial incorporation of lithium cations in the underlying perovskite layer.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"9 11","pages":"5360–5363 5360–5363"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-10eCollection Date: 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01777
Ana C C Dutra, James A Quirk, Ying Zhou, James A Dawson
{"title":"Influence of Surfaces on Ion Transport and Stability in Antiperovskite Solid Electrolytes at the Atomic Scale.","authors":"Ana C C Dutra, James A Quirk, Ying Zhou, James A Dawson","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01777","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antiperovskites are generating considerable interest as potential solid electrolyte materials for solid-state batteries because of their promising ionic conductivity, wide electrochemical windows, stability, chemical diversity and tunability, and low cost. Despite this, there is a surprising lack of a systematic study of antiperovskite surfaces and their influence on the performance of these materials in energy storage applications. This is rectified here by providing a comprehensive density functional theory investigation of the surfaces of M<sub>3</sub>OX (M = Li or Na; X = Cl or Br) antiperovskites. Specifically, we focus on the stability, electronic structure, defect chemistry, and ion transport properties of stable antiperovskite surfaces and how these contribute to the overall performance and suitability of these materials as solid electrolytes. The findings presented here provide critical insights for the design of antiperovskite surfaces that are both stable and promote ion transport in solid-state batteries.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"6 11","pages":"5039-5047"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11539102/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0206010.1021/acsenergylett.4c02060
Charles E. Schwarz, Ramanuja Srinivasan Saravanan, Nina M. Borodin, Yunsheng Liu, Eric D. Wachsman and Yifei Mo*,
{"title":"Polaron-Based Electronic Conduction in Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Lithium Garnets","authors":"Charles E. Schwarz, Ramanuja Srinivasan Saravanan, Nina M. Borodin, Yunsheng Liu, Eric D. Wachsman and Yifei Mo*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0206010.1021/acsenergylett.4c02060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02060https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c02060","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Recent research has demonstrated that doped lithium garnet compositions with mixed ionic–electronic conducting (MIEC) properties can significantly enhance the performance of solid-state batteries with lithium metal anodes. However, the mechanisms that enable electronic conduction in these garnets are not well understood. In this study, we conduct first-principles calculations to investigate the polaron-based mechanism of electronic conduction in these MIEC garnets. We model polaron trapping on multivalent cation dopants in the lithium garnet structure and estimate the energy barriers for site-to-site polaron migration. By analyzing defect formation energies and cation charge transitions, we elucidate why certain cations and cation combinations greatly enhance the electronic conductivity in lithium garnets. Our computations lead to suggestions for new cation dopants and new strategies to further improve MIEC garnets in high-performance solid-state batteries. The study can serve as a general framework to guide the further development of novel MIEC materials for energy technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"9 11","pages":"5334–5340 5334–5340"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0187610.1021/acsenergylett.4c01876
Luca Gregori, Daniele Meggiolaro and Filippo De Angelis*,
{"title":"Quantifying the Effect of Interfacial Dipoles on the Energy Level Alignment of Metal-Halide Perovskites","authors":"Luca Gregori, Daniele Meggiolaro and Filippo De Angelis*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0187610.1021/acsenergylett.4c01876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01876https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01876","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Surface passivation with suitable organic molecules has emerged as an effective strategy to reduce surface defects and improve the device efficiency. Adsorption of organic molecules on a metal-halide perovskite (MHP) surface, however, implies electrostatic and charge transfer interactions, which may alter the energy levels of the perovskite underneath. Here, we elucidate the effects of differently functionalized anilines, a prototypical passivating molecule, on the electronic levels of methylammonium lead iodide by DFT calculations. While the nature of the surface-passivating molecules undoubtedly affects the dipole moment, we argue that the adsorption geometry and the extent of surface coverage play equally important roles in influencing the energy level alignment of the perovskite interface with charge extraction layers.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"9 11","pages":"5329–5333 5329–5333"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS Materials LettersPub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0194110.1021/acsenergylett.4c01941
Rak Hyeon Choi, Jungjeong So, Younghun Kim, Dongwhan Lee* and Hye Ryung Byon*,
{"title":"Li+ Conduction of Soft-Base Anion-Immobilized Covalent Organic Frameworks for All-Solid-State Lithium–Metal Batteries","authors":"Rak Hyeon Choi, Jungjeong So, Younghun Kim, Dongwhan Lee* and Hye Ryung Byon*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsenergylett.4c0194110.1021/acsenergylett.4c01941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01941https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01941","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Organic solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) offer improved safety and flexibility, but they face challenges with low ionic conductivity at room temperature. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) present a promising solution by preventing segmental motion and facilitating Li<sup>+</sup> ion transfer through nanoporous channels with regularly aligned anionic groups. In particular, dissociating Li<sup>+</sup> ions from these immobilized anionic groups is crucial for increasing Li<sup>+</sup> ion conductivity. However, the design of COFs with electron-delocalized and soft bases, such as fluorinated sulfonimides anionic groups, for easier Li<sup>+</sup> dissociation has been hindered by the challenging synthesis of these building blocks. Here, we successfully synthesized sulfonyl(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TFSI<sup>–</sup>)-functionalized COFs and demonstrated a remarkable Li<sup>+</sup> ion conductivity of 7.65 × 10<sup>–5</sup> S cm<sup>–1</sup> at 25 °C, which surpasses all known organic SSEs. This single Li<sup>+</sup> ion conductor achieved over 200 times cyclability in Li and LiFePO<sub>4</sub> cells, representing a substantial step toward developing better organic SSEs.</p>","PeriodicalId":19,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Letters","volume":"9 11","pages":"5341–5348 5341–5348"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142608031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}