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Electrochemical technology to drive spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) recycling: recent progress, and prospects 推动废旧锂离子电池 (LIB) 循环利用的电化学技术：最新进展与前景

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2024.29

Ming Li, Ruzi Mo, Anting Ding, Kai Zhang, Fan Guo, Chengliang Xiao

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Conjugated polyimides modified self-supported carbon electrodes for electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO 共轭聚酰亚胺修饰的自支撑碳电极用于将二氧化碳电化学转化为二氧化碳

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-07-18 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2024.35

Daming Feng, Zuo Li, Huifang Guo, Xiaodong Sun, Peng Huang, Ying Sun, Hui Li, Tianyi Ma

{"title":"Conjugated polyimides modified self-supported carbon electrodes for electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO","authors":"Daming Feng, Zuo Li, Huifang Guo, Xiaodong Sun, Peng Huang, Ying Sun, Hui Li, Tianyi Ma","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2024.35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2024.35","url":null,"abstract":"The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2RR) offers a promising approach to address the dual challenges of energy scarcity and environmental degradation. This study presents a new, cost-effective, and scalable electrocatalyst: self-supporting carbon paper modified with porous conjugated polyimides. This innovative material facilitates efficient CO2 conversion in aqueous media, eliminating the need for a pyrolysis step. The electrocatalyst’s design utilizes a non-metallic organic polymer with a high density of nitrogen atoms, serving as active sites for catalysis. Its unique mesoporous microsphere structure comprises randomly stacked nanosheets that are generated in situ and aligned along the carbon fibers of carbon paper substrate. This architecture enhances both CO2 adsorption and ensures proper electron transportation, facilitated by the conjugated structure of the polymer. Additionally, the inherent hydrophobicity of conjugated polyimides contributes to its robust catalytic performance in selectively reducing CO2, yielding CO as the primary gaseous product with up to 88.7% Faradaic efficiency and 82.0 mmol g-1 h-1 yield rate. Therefore, the proposed electrocatalyst provides a sustainable solution for electrochemical CO2RR catalyzed by non-metal organic materials, combining high efficiency with the advantages of a simple preparation process and the absence of costly materials or steps. This research contributes to the advancement of CO2RR technologies, potentially leading to more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient solutions.\u0000","PeriodicalId":516209,"journal":{"name":"Energy Materials","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141826228","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}

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Recent advances in alloying anode materials for sodium-ion batteries: material design and prospects 钠离子电池阳极合金材料的最新进展：材料设计与前景

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-07-12 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2024.06

A. Rehman, Sanum Saleem, Shahid Ali, S. M. Abbas, Minsu Choi, Wonchang Choi

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The recent progress of single-atom catalysts on amorphous substrates for electrocatalysis 非晶基质单原子催化剂在电催化领域的最新进展

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2024.41

Cheng’ao Liu, Yanping Cui, Yao Zhou

{"title":"The recent progress of single-atom catalysts on amorphous substrates for electrocatalysis","authors":"Cheng’ao Liu, Yanping Cui, Yao Zhou","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2024.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2024.41","url":null,"abstract":"Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a focal point in energy catalytic conversion due to their remarkable atomic efficiency and catalytic performance. The challenge lies in efficiently anchoring active sites on a specific substrate to prevent agglomeration, maximizing their effectiveness. Substrate characteristics play a pivotal role in shaping the catalytic performance of SACs, influencing the dispersion and stability of single atoms. In recent years, amorphous materials have gained attention as substrates due to their unique surface structure and abundance of unsaturated coordination sites, offering an ideal platform for capturing and anchoring single atoms effectively, thus enhancing catalytic activity. To clarify the interaction between single atoms and amorphous substrates, this review outlines amorphization methods, the mechanism of single-atom anchoring and the characterization methods of amorphous SACs. Subsequently, it summarizes the physical properties and electrocatalytic mechanisms of amorphous materials. Then, interactions between single atoms and amorphous substrates are categorized and summarized. Finally, the paper consolidates the research progress of amorphous SACs and outlines future development prospects. By exploring the synergistic relationship between single atoms and amorphous substrates, this review aims to deepen the understanding of their interaction mechanisms, thereby propelling advancements in SACs for energy catalytic conversion.","PeriodicalId":516209,"journal":{"name":"Energy Materials","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141668593","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}

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Interlayer expansion and conductive networking of MoS2 nanoroses mediated by bio-derived carbon for enhanced potassium-ion storage 生物碳介导的 MoS2 纳米胶体层间扩展和导电网络可增强钾离子存储能力

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2024.25

Shuo Zhang, Zonggui Yin, Lili Wang, Mengyao Shu, Xin Liang, Sheng Liang, Lei Hu, Chonghai Deng, Kunhong Hu, Xiaobo Zhu

{"title":"Interlayer expansion and conductive networking of MoS2 nanoroses mediated by bio-derived carbon for enhanced potassium-ion storage","authors":"Shuo Zhang, Zonggui Yin, Lili Wang, Mengyao Shu, Xin Liang, Sheng Liang, Lei Hu, Chonghai Deng, Kunhong Hu, Xiaobo Zhu","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2024.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2024.25","url":null,"abstract":"Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) represent a promising battery technology for energy storage applications. Nevertheless, the progress of PIBs is still hindered by the lack of electrode materials that allow rapid and repeatable accommodation of the large K+ ions. Herein, a composite anode material containing interlayered-expanded MoS2 (55.6% larger) nanoroses in carbon nanonets (MoS2/C@CNs) is designed with the assistance of biomass bagasse, of which the dual carbon sources convert into interlayer and skeleton carbon, respectively. The unique structure facilitates electron/ion transport in the entire electrode and offers excellent structural stability, leading to much improved electrochemical performance compared to simple MoS2/C composite and pure MoS2. Furthermore, the role of electrolyte salts (potassium hexafluorophosphate and potassium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide) and the electrolyte concentration on the interfacial properties in PIBs have been explored. The results indicate that the low-concentration potassium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide electrolyte helps to produce optimized organic-inorganic solid electrolyte interface films, contributing to a capacity retention of 90% after 1,000 cycles at 2 A g-1.","PeriodicalId":516209,"journal":{"name":"Energy Materials","volume":"31 45","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141685412","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}

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Design strategy towards flame-retardant gel polymer electrolytes for safe lithium metal batteries 安全锂金属电池阻燃凝胶聚合物电解质的设计策略

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-06-11 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2023.144

Borui Yang, Ting Li, Yu Pan, Liu Yang, Kun Li, Jiahao Chen, Zhongfu Yan, Anjun Hu, Jianping Long

{"title":"Design strategy towards flame-retardant gel polymer electrolytes for safe lithium metal batteries","authors":"Borui Yang, Ting Li, Yu Pan, Liu Yang, Kun Li, Jiahao Chen, Zhongfu Yan, Anjun Hu, Jianping Long","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.144","url":null,"abstract":"The emergence of lithium metal batteries (LMBs) as a promising technology in energy storage devices is attributed to their high energy density. However, the inherent flammability and leakage of the internal liquid organic electrolyte pose serious safety risks when exposed to heat. In response to this challenge, gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) have been developed to mitigate leakage and enhance nonflammability by incorporating flame-retardant groups, thereby improving the safety of LMBs. This review commences with a brief analysis of the thermal runaway mechanism specific to LMBs, emphasizing its distinctions from that of lithium-ion batteries. Following this, the various methods employed to assess the safety of LMBs are discussed, including flammability, thermal stability, and abuse assessment. The following section categorizes recent research on safe GPEs according to different flame retardancy levels providing a concise overview of each category. Finally, the review explores current advancements in developing safety-oriented GPEs and considers potential future research directions.","PeriodicalId":516209,"journal":{"name":"Energy Materials","volume":"41 22","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141355407","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}

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Use of carbon electrodes to reduce mobile ion concentration and improve reliability of metal halide perovskite photovoltaics 使用碳电极降低移动离子浓度，提高金属卤化物过氧化物光伏技术的可靠性

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-06-07 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2024.26

Saivineeth Penukula, Favian Tippin, Muzhi Li, K. Khawaja, Feng Yan, Nicholas Rolston

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Synergetic effect of block and catalysis on polysulfides by functionalized bilayer modification on the separator for lithium-sulfur batteries 通过对锂硫电池隔膜进行功能化双层改性，实现多硫化物的嵌段和催化协同效应

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2023.109

Yitian Ma, Linqing Chang, Dawei Yi, Meng Liu, Peichun Wang, Shuliang Luo, Zhiyun Zhang, Yan Yuan, Hai Lu

{"title":"Synergetic effect of block and catalysis on polysulfides by functionalized bilayer modification on the separator for lithium-sulfur batteries","authors":"Yitian Ma, Linqing Chang, Dawei Yi, Meng Liu, Peichun Wang, Shuliang Luo, Zhiyun Zhang, Yan Yuan, Hai Lu","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.109","url":null,"abstract":"One crucial problem hindering the commercial application of lithium-sulfur batteries with high theoretical specific energy is the ceaseless shuttle of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) between cathodes and anodes, which usually leads to rapid capacity fade and serious self-discharge issues. Herein, a unique bilayer coating strategy designed to modify the polypropylene separator was developed in this study, which consisted of a bottom zeolite (SSZ-13) layer serving as a LiPS movement barrier and a top ZnS layer used for accelerating redox processes of LiPSs. Benefiting from the synergetic effect, the bilayer-modified separator offers absolute block capability to LiPS diffusion, moreover, significant catalysis effect on sulfur species conversion, as well as outstanding lithium-ion (Li+) conductivity, excellent electrolyte wettability, and desirable mechanical properties. Consequently, the assembled lithium-sulfur cell with the SSZ-13/ZnS@polypropylene separator demonstrates excellent cycle stability and rate capability, showcasing a capacity decay rate of only 0.052% per cycle at 1 C over 500 cycles.","PeriodicalId":516209,"journal":{"name":"Energy Materials","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141378237","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}

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Active sites-rich zeolitic imidazolate framework/MXene heterostructure modified separator with improved Li+ transport for high-performance Li-S batteries 富含活性位点的沸石咪唑盐酸盐框架/MXene 异质结构改性隔膜可改善高性能锂-S 电池的 Li+ 传输

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-03-22 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2023.89

Leiping Liao, Huanhuan Duan, Guohua Chen, Yuanfu Deng

{"title":"Active sites-rich zeolitic imidazolate framework/MXene heterostructure modified separator with improved Li+ transport for high-performance Li-S batteries","authors":"Leiping Liao, Huanhuan Duan, Guohua Chen, Yuanfu Deng","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.89","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.89","url":null,"abstract":"The inevitable shuttling of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and poor redox kinetics restrict real-world applications of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, although they have been paid plentiful attention. Herein, a thin and multifunctional heterostructure (ZIF-L/MXene), consisting of leaf-like zeolitic imidazolate framework sheets (ZIF-L) and two-dimensional layered Ti3C2Tx MXene nanosheets, is developed for modification of polyolefin-based separators. A good combination of the merits of the ZIF-L and MXene can hinder the restacking of MXene nanosheets and achieve a large specific surface area, thus exposing plentiful active sites for adsorption and catalytic reaction of LiPSs. Taking these obviously synergistic effects, the ZIF-L/MXene heterostructure modified separators not only alleviate the shuttling of LiPSs but also promote their kinetics conversion. Furthermore, with an improved electrolyte affinity, the ZIF-L/MXene modified separators can accelerate the transport of Li+. Thus, the modified separator endows a Li-S cell with an admirable discharge capacity of 1371.7 mAh g-1 at 0.2 C and favorable cycling stability, with a slow capacity decay ratio of 0.075% per cycle during 500 cycles. Even under a sulfur loading of ~ 4.1 mg cm-2, the Li-S battery can achieve an excellent capacity of 990.6 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and maintain an excellent cycling performance. The novel ZIF-L/MXene heterostructure modified separator in this work can provide an alternative strategy for designing thin and light separators for high-performance Li-S batteries, via the enhancement of redox kinetics and reduction of shuttling of the LiPSs.","PeriodicalId":516209,"journal":{"name":"Energy Materials","volume":" 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140220273","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}

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Designing the next generation of symmetrical organic redox flow batteries using helical carbocations 利用螺旋碳基设计下一代对称有机氧化还原液流电池

Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.20517/energymater.2023.92

Jules Moutet, Tarek H. El-Assaad, Ramandeep Kaur, David D. Mills, T. Gianetti

{"title":"Designing the next generation of symmetrical organic redox flow batteries using helical carbocations","authors":"Jules Moutet, Tarek H. El-Assaad, Ramandeep Kaur, David D. Mills, T. Gianetti","doi":"10.20517/energymater.2023.92","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20517/energymater.2023.92","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, non-aqueous fully organic Redox Flow Batteries (RFBs) have displayed potential in broadening the electrochemical window and enhancing energy density in RFBs by relying on redox-active organic molecules to provide improved sustainability in comparison to metal-based charge carriers. Of particular interest, systems that rely on a single bipolar redox molecule (BRM) for their operation, known as symmetrical organic RFBs, have gained momentum as the utilization of a BRM eliminates membrane crossover issues, thus extending the lifespan of electrical energy storage systems while reducing their cost. In this manuscript, we will present our contribution to this field through the design of tunable bipolar molecules within the helicene carbocation class. This particular type of BRM is synthetically very affordable and has proven to be highly modifiable and robust. Through the examination of 11 examples, we will demonstrate how an approach based on readily available electrochemical tools can be efficiently employed to generate and assess a library of compounds for future full flow RFB applications.","PeriodicalId":516209,"journal":{"name":"Energy Materials","volume":"29 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140226403","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}

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