Shifei Kang, Jinmin Cheng, Weikang Gao, Lifeng Cui
{"title":"Toward safer lithium metal batteries: a review","authors":"Shifei Kang, Jinmin Cheng, Weikang Gao, Lifeng Cui","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.24","url":null,"abstract":"The energy density of conventional graphite anode batteries is insufficient to meet the requirement for portable devices, electric cars, and smart grids. As a result, researchers have diverted to lithium metal anode batteries. Lithium metal has a theoretical specific capacity (3,860 mAh·g-1) significantly higher than that of graphite. Additionally, it has a lower redox potential of -3.04 V compared to standard hydrogen electrodes. These properties make high-energy lithium metal batteries a promising candidate for next-generation energy storage devices, which have garnered significant interest for several years. However, the high activity of lithium metal anodes poses safety risks (e.g., short circuits and thermal runaway) that hinder their commercial growth. Currently, modification of reversible lithium anodes is the primary focus of lithium metal batteries. This article presents conceptual models and numerical simulations that address failure processes and offer specific techniques to mitigate the challenges of lithium metal anodes, including electrolyte design, interface engineering, and electrode modification. It is expected that lithium metal batteries will recover and become a feasible energy storage solution.","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135094804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Yang, Jingwei Chen, Sangbaek Park, Huanlei Wang
{"title":"Recent progress on metal-organic framework derived carbon and their composites as anode materials for potassium-ion batteries","authors":"Lei Yang, Jingwei Chen, Sangbaek Park, Huanlei Wang","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.29","url":null,"abstract":"Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are considered as promising alternatives to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their abundant potassium resources, cost-effectiveness, and comparable electrochemical performance to LIBs. However, the practical application of PIBs is hindered by the slow dynamics and large volume expansion of anode materials. Owing to their unique morphology, rich pores, abundant active sites, and tunable composition, metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived carbon and its composites have been widely studied and developed as PIB anodes. In this review, the basic configuration, performance evaluation indicators, and energy storage mechanisms of PIBs were first introduced, followed by a comprehensive summary of the research progress in MOF-derived carbon and its composites, especially the design strategies and different types of composites. Moreover, the advances of in situ characterization techniques to understand the electrochemical mechanism during potassiation/depotassiation were also highlighted, which is crucial for the directional optimization of the electrochemical performance of PIBs. Finally, the challenges and development prospects of MOF-derived carbon and its composites for PIBs are prospected. It is envisioned that this review will guide and inspire more research efforts toward advanced MOF-derived PIB anode materials in the future.","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135197526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Highly fluorinated co-solvent enabling ether electrolyte for high-voltage lithium ion batteries with graphite anode","authors":"Ruo Wang, Haonan Wang, Huajun Zhao, Mingman Yuan, Zhongbo Liu, Guangzhao Zhang, Tong Zhang, Yunxian Qian, Jun Wang, Iseult Lynch, Yonghong Deng","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.28","url":null,"abstract":"Conventional ether electrolytes are generally considered unsuitable for use with graphite anodes and high-voltage cathodes due to their co-intercalation with graphite and poor oxidation stability, respectively. In this work, a highly fluorinated ether molecule, 1,1,1-trifluoro-2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy) methoxy] ethane (TTME), is introduced as a co-solvent into the conventional ether system to construct a fluorinated ether electrolyte, which not only avoids the co-intercalation with graphite but also is compatible with high-voltage cathodes. Li||graphite half-cells using the fluorinated ether electrolyte deliver stable cycling with a capacity retention of 91.7% for 300 cycles. Moreover, LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811)||graphite and LiCoO2 (LCO)||graphite full-cells (cathode loadings are ≈3 mAh/cm2) with the fluorinated ether electrolyte show capacity retentions of > 90% over 200 cycles with a charge cut-off voltage of 4.4 V and > 97% for 100 cycles with a charge cut-off voltage of 4.5 V, respectively. The dense and firm solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) formed by the fluorinated ether electrolyte on the anode and cathode, respectively, are key to excellent cell performance. These results have significance for the subsequent application of ether electrolytes for high-voltage lithium ion batteries (up to 4.5 V) with graphite anodes.","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"1789 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135253609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Salado, Marco Amores, C. Pozo‐Gonzalo, Maria Forsyth, S. Lanceros‐Méndez
{"title":"Advanced and sustainable functional materials for potassium-ion batteries","authors":"M. Salado, Marco Amores, C. Pozo‐Gonzalo, Maria Forsyth, S. Lanceros‐Méndez","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.36","url":null,"abstract":"Rechargeable potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) have gained attention as sustainable, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective large-scale stationary energy storage technology. However, although this technology was assumed to perform in a manner similar to that of its monovalent counterparts, huge anode volume expansion and sluggish kinetics are posing challenges in up-scaling it. Apart from the efforts to develop and optimise electrode materials, recent research endeavours have also focussed on the essential role of sustainability. These attempts have often relied on bio-derived and bio-inspired materials to mimic the effectiveness of nature. Furthermore, the use of materials with self-healing properties can alleviate electrode degradation after cycling and augment its electrochemical performance. This review summarises the development of smart materials with self-healing properties that aid in overcoming the present issues of PIBs and highlights the relevance of the interphases. In addition, state-of-the-art design strategies for bio-derived and bio-inspired materials are presented and discussed. The incorporation of recycled and sustainable materials into the manufacturing of PIBs is expected to contribute towards the ultimate goal of achieving truly circular economy ecosystems. Finally, perspectives for further advancements are provided to kindle new ideas and open questions regarding the use of new-generation materials in the development of PIBs.","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81928886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Shipitsyn, Nicholas Antrasian, Vijayendra Soni, Linqin Mu, Lin Ma
{"title":"Fundamentals and perspectives of electrolyte additives for non-aqueous Na-ion batteries","authors":"V. Shipitsyn, Nicholas Antrasian, Vijayendra Soni, Linqin Mu, Lin Ma","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.22","url":null,"abstract":"Despite extensive research efforts to develop non-aqueous sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) as alternatives to lithium-based energy storage battery systems, their performance is still hindered by electrode-electrolyte side reactions. As a feasible strategy, the engineering of electrolyte additives has been regarded as one of the effective ways to address these critical problems. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of recent progress in electrolyte additives for non-aqueous SIBs. We classify the additives based on their effects on specific electrode materials and discuss the functions and mechanisms of each additive category. Finally, we propose future directions for electrolyte additive research, including studies on additives for improving cell performance under extreme conditions, optimizing electrolyte additive combinations, understanding the effect of additives on cathode-anode interactions, and understanding the characteristics of electrolyte additives.","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84962153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junli Shi, Huu‐Dat Nguyen, Zhen Chen, Rui Wang, Dominik Steinle, L. Barnsley, Jie Li, H. Frielinghaus, D. Bresser, C. Iojoiu, Elie Paillard
{"title":"Nanostructured block copolymer single-ion conductors for low-temperature, high-voltage and fast charging lithium-metal batteries","authors":"Junli Shi, Huu‐Dat Nguyen, Zhen Chen, Rui Wang, Dominik Steinle, L. Barnsley, Jie Li, H. Frielinghaus, D. Bresser, C. Iojoiu, Elie Paillard","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.27","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, a single-ion polymer electrolyte is reported for high-voltage and low-temperature lithium-metal batteries that enables suppressing the growth of dendrites, even at high current densities of 2 mA cm-2. The nanostructured electrolyte was introduced into the cell by mechanically processing the polymer powder via an easily scalable process. Important for the potential application in commercial battery cells is the finding that it does not induce aluminum corrosion at high voltages and leads to low interfacial resistance with lithium metal. These beneficial characteristics, in combination with its high single-ion conductivity and its high anodic stability, allow for the stable cycling of state-of-the-art lithium-ion cathodes, such as NMC111 and NMC622, in combination with a lithium metal anode at 20 °C and even 0 °C for several hundred cycles.","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"59 3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89754488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anh Le Mong, Yeonho Ahn, Rangaswamy Puttaswamy, Dukjoon Kim
{"title":"Pore filled solid electrolytes with high ionic conduction and electrochemical stability for lithium sulfur battery","authors":"Anh Le Mong, Yeonho Ahn, Rangaswamy Puttaswamy, Dukjoon Kim","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.20","url":null,"abstract":"High lithium (Li)-ion conductive solid electrolytes with mechanical stability are quite important in the development of long-term safe and high-performance solid-state Li-sulfur batteries (LSBs). Accordingly, we prepared a pore-filling solid electrolyte (PFSE) by introducing poly(ethylene glycol) double-grafted (poly(arylene ether sulfone) (PAES-g-2PEG), ionic liquid (IL), and ethylene carbonate (EC) into a porous polypropylene/polyethylene/polypropylene (PP/PE/PP) substrate. While the PP/PE/PP substrate provides the membrane with the mechanical strength, the PAES-g-2PEG filler provides high Li-ion conductivity due to the facile ion conduction pathway formation via percolation in the presence of IL and EC. This synergistic effect allowed the prepared PFSE membranes to exhibit both high mechanical strength of 200 MPa, thermal stability above 150 °C, and high ion conductivity of 0.604 mS cm-1 with a Li-transfer number of 0.41. Moreover, PFSE membranes also achieved a large electrochemical potential window of 4.60 V and high cyclic stability after 500 h of Li-stripping/plating. The LSB cell based on a PFSE membrane showed excellent electrochemical performance with preserving 95% of initial capacity after 200 cycles at a 0.2 C-rate.","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80981426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerating redox kinetics by ZIF-67 derived amorphous cobalt phosphide electrocatalyst for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries","authors":"","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2022.62","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2022.62","url":null,"abstract":"The feasibility of the commercialization of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries is troubled by sluggish redox conversion kinetics and the shuttle effect of polysulfides. Herein, a zeolitic imidazolate framework derived amorphous CoP combined with carbon nanotubes conductive network composites (aCoP@CNTs) has been synthesized as an effective dual-electrocatalyst for accelerating the redox kinetics of polysulfides to prolong the lifespan of Li-S batteries. Compared with crystalline CoP, unsaturated Co atoms of aCoP@CNTs exhibit stronger chemical adsorption capacity for polysulfides and serve as catalytic centers to accelerate the conversion from soluble polysulfides to solid-state lithium sulfide. Meanwhile, the 3D porous conductive network not only facilitates ion/electron transportation but also forms a physical barrier to limit the migration of polysulfides. Benefiting from the above preponderances, the batteries with aCoP@CNTs modified interlayer exhibited excellent cycle stability (initial discharge capacity of 1227.9 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C), rate performance (795.9 mAh g-1 at 2.5 C), long-term cycle reliability (decay rate of 0.049% per cycle at 1 C over 1000 cycles), and superior high-loading performance (high initial discharge capacity of 886 mAh g-1 and 753.6 mAh g-1 at 1 C under high S loading of 3 mg cm-2 and 4 mg cm-2).","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79399372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Polyurethane/Li10GeP2S12 composite electrolyte with high ions transfer number and ions capture for all-solid-state lithium batteries","authors":"Peng Cui, Chun Sun, Wei Wei","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2022.83","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2022.83","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86785453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Room temperature ionic liquids viscosity prediction from deep-learning models","authors":"Zafer Acar, Phu Nguyen, Xiaoqi Cui, Kah Chun Lau","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.38","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.38","url":null,"abstract":"Ionic liquids (ILs) are a new group of novel solvents with great potential in design-synthesis. They are promising electrolyte candidates in energy storage applications, especially in rechargeable batteries. However, in practice, their usage remains limited due to the unfavorable high-viscosity (η) property at ambient conditions. To optimize the design synthesis of ILs, a systematic fundamental study of their structure-property relationship is deemed necessary. In this study, we employed a deep-learning (DL) model to predict the room-temperature viscosity of a wide range of ILs that consist of various cationic and anionic families. Based on this DL model, accurate prediction of IL viscosity can be realized, reaching an R2 score of 0.99 with a root mean square error of ~45 mPa·s. To further help identify low- and high-η ILs, a low/high-η binary classification model with an overall accuracy of 93% for test prediction is obtained based on the DL model. From the important structure-property relationship analysis governed by the top-rank molecular descriptors of this model, a list of very low-η ILs (i.e., η < 30 mPa·s) that could be potentially useful in battery electrolytes is identified. Based on the finding of the DL model, it suggests that in order to achieve low-η, grafting IL cations into smaller sizes (e.g., smaller head rings) and short alkyl chains and reducing ionization potentials/energies will help. Meanwhile, for the same cations, further reducing anions in sizes, chain lengths, and hydrogen bonds might be useful to further reduce the viscosity. Thus, with a fine selection and molecular grafting of anionic and cationic species in ILs, we believe fine-tuning IL viscosities can be achieved through the proper design synthesis of functional groups in ILs.","PeriodicalId":21863,"journal":{"name":"Solar Energy Materials","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84691015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}