Xiaoping Yi , Yang Yang , Junjie Song , Luyu Gan , Bitong Wang , Guoliang Jiang , Kaishan Xiao , Xuening Song , Nan Wu , Liquan Chen , Hong Li
{"title":"Strategically tailored polyethylene separator parameters enable cost-effective, facile, and scalable development of ultra-stable liquid and all-solid-state lithium batteries","authors":"Xiaoping Yi , Yang Yang , Junjie Song , Luyu Gan , Bitong Wang , Guoliang Jiang , Kaishan Xiao , Xuening Song , Nan Wu , Liquan Chen , Hong Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104191","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104191","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>All-solid-state lithium batteries hold tremendous potential for next-generation batteries due to their exceptional theoretical energy density and intrinsic safety advantages. The forthcoming solid-state batteries employing solid electrolytes are widely expected to adopt a separator-free design strategy. However, porous separators, distinguished by their mechanical robustness, economic viability, and manufacturing scalability, present a feasible solution to address the industrialization challenges faced by solid electrolytes. Herein, a multifunctional polyethylene separator (denoted as S7540) was rationally designed through systematic optimization of structural parameters and anisotropic characteristics. Notably, the developed S7540 separator achieves an optimal balance between ultra-high porosity and broad pore size spectrum while maintaining superior mechanical integrity, enabling seamless compatibility across both liquid and solid state battery production lines. When implemented in Li/LiCoO<sub>2</sub> configurations, the S7540 separator shows long-term cycling stability under high rate (10C) and high areal capacity (∼6.2 mAh cm<sup>−2</sup>), significantly outperforming the traditional commercial separator. Additionally, the S7540 architecture boosts mechanical properties of polymer-oxide solid electrolytes by approximately 50 times, demonstrating excellent tensile strength (42.1 MPa) and great cyclability (>6000 h) in Li/Li symmetric cells. All-solid-state Li/LiFePO<sub>4</sub> cells exhibit outstanding capacity retention rates of 90.7 % and 81.3 % after 500 and 700 cycles at 0.5C, respectively. Importantly, the solvent-free S7540-based electrolyte demonstrates exceptional thermal stability with negligible mass loss (<0.3 %) during prolonged 120°C exposure (6 h) and minimal decomposition below 250°C. This work emphasizes the crucial relationship between separator structure optimization and battery performance metrics, while establishing a cost-effective and scalable manufacturing pathway for practical solid electrolyte implementation across various battery systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104191"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660513","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":"Enhancing high-rate cycling capability of sodium-ion batteries at high temperatures through cathode structural design and modulation","authors":"Yiju Song, Hao Cui, Yixiu Gan, Wei Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104178","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104178","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), as a promising energy storage technology, offer the advantages of cost-effectiveness and abundance of source materials. However, insufficient thermal stability at elevated temperatures remains a significant challenge for their commercialization. This study aims to enhance the high-temperature thermal stability of SIBs cathode materials through rational structural design and ion doping strategies. The gradient-directed diffusion technique optimizes the calcination process, adjusting the concentration gradient distribution within the material. This approach increases sodium layer spacing and cell volume, improving thermal stability and electrode kinetics under high-rate cycling conditions. On this basis, a copper-iron dual doping strategy is applied further to enhance the cathode's crystal structure and electrical conductivity, reducing side reactions with the electrolyte. Experimental results show that the optimized and doped P2-Na<sub>0.67</sub>Mn<sub>0.55</sub>Ni<sub>0.30</sub>Fe<sub>0.05</sub>Cu<sub>0.10</sub>O<sub>2</sub> materials exhibit excellent capacity retention at high temperatures, with 87.8% retention after 200 cycles at 10 C and 60°C in half-cell tests. In full-cell configurations, the materials retain 81.7% of their initial capacity after 100 cycles at 5 C and 60°C, while exhibiting near-zero strain characteristics (0.86%). The first principle calculations reveal that NMNCF-2 enhances electrical conductivity, sodium-ion migration rate, and cycling stability by narrowing the band gaps and reducing the migration energy barrier. These findings provide a robust solution for the high-temperature applications of SIBs, demonstrating the potential of structural optimization and ion doping to improve performance and safety significantly.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104178"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660514","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}
Haoruo Xiao, Chenrui Zeng, Fengxia Fan, Xinxiang Wang, Guilei Tian, Pengfei Liu, Shuhan Wang, Chuan Wang, Yan Huang, Yang Zhang, Chaozhu Shu
{"title":"A one-step low-temperature closed-loop eutectic salt strategy for direct regeneration of severely degraded LiFePO4","authors":"Haoruo Xiao, Chenrui Zeng, Fengxia Fan, Xinxiang Wang, Guilei Tian, Pengfei Liu, Shuhan Wang, Chuan Wang, Yan Huang, Yang Zhang, Chaozhu Shu","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104183","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104183","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recycling spent lithium-ion batteries through direct methods provides significant environmental and economic advantages compared to pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical approaches. In this research, we introduce a one-step, closed-loop approach for the direct regeneration of severely degraded lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO<sub>4</sub>, LFP) black mass, employing a low-temperature molten salt system. The binary molten lithium salts system of lithium iodide and lithium hydroxide enables Li<sup>+</sup> to fully interact with delithiated LFP particles, thus overcoming the uneven repair issues associated with solid-state sintering methods. The reduction environment caused by the oxidation of I<sup>-</sup> to I<sub>2</sub> significantly lowers the Li<sup>+</sup> migration energy barrier to lithium vacancies and boosts the repair of Li/Fe anti-site defects at reduced temperature of 450 °C. In addition, a closed-loop regeneration system is established because the produced iodine can be collected through condensation for reuse in production. The regenerated LFP material exhibits a retention rate of 95.7 % in terms of capacity after 300 cycles at 1C. The regenerated LFP-based pouch cell (1Ah) demonstrates a capacity retention rate of 96.84 % after 300 charge-discharge cycles at 0.5C rate. Technical and economic evaluations reveal that this innovative regeneration approach holds significant potential for industrial implementation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104183"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143640941","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}
Jianing Qi , Yang Feng , Jiangtao Yu , Huili Wang , Zhonghan Wu , Jiahua Zhao , Ying Jiang , Jing Liu , Yixin Li , Limin Zhou , Kai Zhang , Jun Chen
{"title":"Wave-like Cu substrate with gradient {100} texture for anode-free lithium batteries","authors":"Jianing Qi , Yang Feng , Jiangtao Yu , Huili Wang , Zhonghan Wu , Jiahua Zhao , Ying Jiang , Jing Liu , Yixin Li , Limin Zhou , Kai Zhang , Jun Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104176","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anode-free lithium batteries (AFLBs) directly utilize current collectors (CCs) as the lithium-deposition substrates to achieve maximum energy density and minimum lithium redundancy. However, without Li compensation from the anode, the loss of active lithium is sharply intensified due to the generation of dead lithium and the side reactions between the electrolyte and electrode, resulting in a rapid decline in capacity and poor cycling stability. Herein, a wave-like Cu substrate with highly (100)-preferential orientation (wCu(100)-H) is proposed as the sustainable CC for AFLBs, which displays a gradient {100} texture component from valleys (96.8 %) to peaks (47.1 %). Specifically, the periodic micro-valley structure with an enlarged surface area suppresses Li dendrite growth by reducing the local current density. Moreover, the gradient distribution of the Cu(100) facet achieves a spatially oriented Li deposition pattern. As a result, the anode-free LiFePO<sub>4</sub>-based and LiNi<sub>0.8</sub>Co<sub>0.1</sub>Mn<sub>0.1</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-based full cells exhibit remarkable capacity retentions of 87 % (120 cycles) and 77 % (110 cycles), respectively. The successful construction of the wCu(100)-H provides a fresh insight into the exquisite modification of CC and a significant step toward realizing high-performance AFLBs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104176"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143654117","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}
Eugene Engmann, Pete Barnes, Eric J. Dufek, Abderrahman Atifi
{"title":"Non-destructive electrochemical diagnosis of failure mechanisms in aqueous zinc batteries","authors":"Eugene Engmann, Pete Barnes, Eric J. Dufek, Abderrahman Atifi","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104190","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104190","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The early detection of secondary reactions that affect the life and performance of zinc manganese oxide batteries requires a shift from conventional time-consuming and often destructive procedures to rapid lifetime-predictive techniques. In this work, an electrochemical approach is employed to elucidate independent signatures for four common types of failure mechanisms in zinc manganese dioxide (Zn||MnO<sub>2</sub>) batteries—namely, the loss of zinc inventory, the loss of active material at the cathode, electrolyte depletion, and increased cell impedance. Our findings, specific to coin cell configurations, reveal that each induced failure mechanism can be distinctively modeled and identified based on responses from the rest voltage and columbic-efficiency data for prompt detection. For instance, electrolyte depletion response manifests a distinctive abrupt (>80 %) decrease in columbic efficiency (CE) and charge-rest voltage (V<sub>c</sub>) while the discharge-rest voltage remained constant at ∼1.3 V. Furthermore, electrolyte rejuvenation of the cell increased the CE to >95 % and restored V<sub>c</sub> from ∼0.3 to >1.7 V. Recovery experiments and reference performance tests demonstrated consistency between electrochemical descriptors and their associated failure mechanisms. The outcomes of this work provide valuable insights and data models for some of the dominant failure mechanisms present in zinc manganese battery chemistries, which are beneficial to accelerated early-lifetime diagnosis and advancement of Zn batteries development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104190"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143654100","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}
Yu Wang , Weijie Chen , Yu Du , Yan Zhao , Yulin Chen , Zhuang Lv , Liu Wang , Jingli Shi , Gan Qu
{"title":"Fundamental mechanistic insights on the peripherally substituted iron phthalocyanine selectively catalyzing the sulfur redox reactions","authors":"Yu Wang , Weijie Chen , Yu Du , Yan Zhao , Yulin Chen , Zhuang Lv , Liu Wang , Jingli Shi , Gan Qu","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104157","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104157","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The microenvironment of nitrogen-coordinated single metal (M−N<sub>x</sub>) sites significantly impacts the electronic properties and the kinetics of sulfur species in lithium−sulfur (Li−S) batteries. However, accurately designing the M−N<sub>x</sub> materials remains challenging, which is crucial for investigating the structure-function relationship and developing high-performance electrocatalysts. Compared with the traditional pyrolyzed M−N<sub>x</sub> catalysts, the single-atom metal sites with precise microenvironment can be fabricated with molecularly dispersed MPc loaded on matrix. Herein, we modulate the d-band electronic states by tailoring the molecularly dispersed iron phthalocyanine (FePc) by means of donating/withdrawing (tetraamino, TA/tetranitro, TN) groups with amino-functionalized carbon nanotube (ACNT) as matrix. The static and dynamic properties between FePc derivatives and LiPSs are investigated by in-situ Raman spectra and quasi-in-situ XPS methods. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further reveal the enhanced orbital hybridization of 3d<sub>π</sub>-2p<sub>x/y</sub> between Fe and S for FeTNPc@ACNT, which improves the reduction of long-chain polysulfides and the dissociation of Li<sub>2</sub>S. Consequently, cells with FeTNPc@ACNT exhibit a high specific capacity of 1000.9 mA h g<sup>−1</sup> at 2 C, along with a decay rate of 0.041% after 1000 cycles. This study uncovers that peripheral ligand structure regulation selectively steers the redox kinetics in Li−S <em>bat</em>teries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104157"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143635648","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}
Zhibin Xu , Bo Liu , Xuanwei Yin , Xin Lei , Ya Zhou , Hongge Pan , Daping He , Gongming Wang
{"title":"Anti-passivation of commercial Zn anodes by self-deprotonation additives for aqueous Zn metal batteries","authors":"Zhibin Xu , Bo Liu , Xuanwei Yin , Xin Lei , Ya Zhou , Hongge Pan , Daping He , Gongming Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104189","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104189","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aqueous Zn metal batteries (AZBs) hold significant promise for grid-level energy storage, yet their commercial viability is hindered by surface passivation of Zn anodes in humid air and aqueous electrolytes. Aiming at this issue, we present a novel self-deprotonation electrolyte additive, pyridinium (PyH<sup>+</sup>), which resolves passivation issues through gradually releasing protons and creating a H₂O-lean microenvironment through adsorption. With the PyH<sup>+</sup> additive, commercial Zn anodes without pretreatment achieve lifespans exceeding 4600 h in Zn//Zn coin cells and 800 h in 25 cm² Zn//Zn pouch cells at 1 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, compared to only 360 h and 100 h in PyH<sup>+</sup>-free electrolyte, respectively. Attractively, we demonstrate that such self-deprotonation strategy can be extended to other protonated N-containing heterocyclic compounds, which display universial anti-passivation effects as electrolyte additives. This work provides a promising approach for the anti-passivation of commercial Zn anodes to achieve long-lasting and large-scale AZBs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104189"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143640939","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}
Qiao Hu , Kaidi Gao , Ruize Wang , Jiaying Liao , Guangming Han , Dingliang Dai , Yu Xia , Jianfeng Yao
{"title":"Revealing cycling rate-dependent capacity decay in LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 at 4.6 V","authors":"Qiao Hu , Kaidi Gao , Ruize Wang , Jiaying Liao , Guangming Han , Dingliang Dai , Yu Xia , Jianfeng Yao","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104187","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104187","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Layered oxides LiNi<sub>x</sub>Co<sub>y</sub>Mn<sub>1-x-y</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (NCM, or NCMxy(1-x-y)) are regarded as promising cathode candidates for high-energy lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to their combined strengths in capacity, operating potential and manufacturing cost. However, NCM materials suffer from several electrochemical cycling problems, such as severe capacity fade and voltage decay, especially at high C rates and high voltages. Herein, using LiNi<sub>0.6</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> as a representative, we demonstrate that the asynchronous reaction among active particles is the core reason for the accelerated capacity fade of NCM622 at high cycling rates. In detail, the inhomogeneity between particles is aggravated with increasing current density and accumulates with cycling, resulting in some pseudo “inactive” particles and reversible rapid capacity decay. At low cycling rates, the large lattice stresses on the active particles (4.6 V, <em>vs.</em> Li<sup>+</sup>/Li) and the formation of disordered rock salt structures result in the irreversible capacity fade of NCM622. This work provides a new understanding of the correlation between the cycling rate-non-synchronous reaction-capacity degradation for LiNi<sub>0.6</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, and new insights may be employed to guide the design of high-rate and long-life batteries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104187"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143635649","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}
Yingbin Hong , Hongbin Lin , Xianbin Ye, Leyi Zhang, Yuanmeng Zhang, Hu-Rong Yao, Lituo Zheng, Yiyin Huang, Zhigao Huang, Zhensheng Hong
{"title":"Fe-rich layered oxide cathode for sodium-ion batteries enabled by synergistic modulation of ion transport and structural stability","authors":"Yingbin Hong , Hongbin Lin , Xianbin Ye, Leyi Zhang, Yuanmeng Zhang, Hu-Rong Yao, Lituo Zheng, Yiyin Huang, Zhigao Huang, Zhensheng Hong","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104188","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104188","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The sustainability and availability of raw materials are of critical importance for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) to have competitiveness. Iron (Fe) as an inexpensive and electrochemically active element in SIBs layered cathodes offers unique advantages. Nonetheless, Fe-rich materials typically perform poor and most reports focus on materials with Fe content around 1/3, as higher Fe content leads to Jahn-Teller distortion, irreversible structure damage, transition metal (TM) migration, and poor air stability. Herein, for the first time we report an Fe-rich material (Fe = 0.5) that has high energy density (143.28 mA h g<sup>−1</sup> in 2–4 V) and shows comparable cyclability with typical low-Fe materials through the synergistic modulation of ion transport and structural stability. The pillar effect of Ca in the Na layer limits the gliding of the TMO<sub>2</sub> slab and the migration of TM ions, while the addition of Al enhances the TM(3deg*)-O(2p) hybridization, reduces the lattice distortion, and suppresses the undesired phase transition. In a sodium-ion full cell system, an excellent cyclability of 82 % capacity retention after 150 cycles can be achieved, while the unmodified Fe-rich cathode only shows a capacity retention of 38 %. This work firstly demonstrates the feasibility of using Fe-rich materials as cathode materials for SIBs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104188"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143635555","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}
Y.C. Zhang , X.Y. Ji , C.D. Xie , R. Yang , F. Zhang , Y.B. Tang
{"title":"Aqueous Secondary Batteries: Status and Challenges","authors":"Y.C. Zhang , X.Y. Ji , C.D. Xie , R. Yang , F. Zhang , Y.B. Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104186","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104186","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Compared to conventional non-aqueous battery systems, aqueous secondary batteries are distinguished by their intrinsic safety, economic viability and environmental compatibility, owing to the utilization of water-based electrolytes without flammability and toxicity. Additionally, their sustainability and low manufacturing costs render them a promising candidate for large-scale energy storage applications. Nevertheless, aqueous secondary batteries generally demonstrate low energy densities and diminished performance under extreme environmental conditions. This paper provides a comprehensive review of contemporary advancements in aqueous secondary batteries, along with the challenges that currently exist. This work focuses on three principal battery systems: aqueous Li-ion batteries (ALIBs), aqueous Na-ion batteries (ANIBs), and aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). Their unique characteristics, performance metrics and challenges are critically analyzed, with particular emphasis on critical issues related to electrode materials, electrolyte stability, and overall energy density. Furthermore, a comprehensive review of innovative strategies and recent proposed advancements to address these challenges are presented.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":306,"journal":{"name":"Energy Storage Materials","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 104186"},"PeriodicalIF":18.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143631249","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}