{"title":"High-concentration electrolytes for lithium-metal batteries operating at high temperatures","authors":"Lufang Luo, Jinzuo He, Xiao Yan, Haodong Qiu, Lijuan Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s11581-024-06004-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-024-06004-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Commercialized electrolytes for lithium-metal batteries have a maximum temperature restriction of 60 °C, which significantly restricts the use of these batteries in situations with greater temperatures. In this paper, we study the construction of a high-temperature electrolyte system for lithium-metal batteries, using 0.5 M LiODFB-EC/EMC (3:7) as the basic electrolyte system, and 1, 2, and 3 M LiTFSI were added to form electrolytes with different concentrations, to investigate the effect of LiTFSI concentration on lithium-metal batteries. The mixed lithium salts used in this system are lithium bis(trifluorosulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI) and lithium difluoro-oxalate-borate (LiODFB), with ethylene carbonate (EC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) as the mixed solvent systems. Additionally, we study the electrochemical performance at 45 °C and 70 °C. The best battery performance was achieved with batteries built with the 3.0 M LiTFSI/0.5 M LiODFB electrolyte. In the LiCoO<sub>2</sub>/Li discharge performance after 500 cycles, the battery’s discharge-specific capacity was 117.8 mAh/g, and its capacity retention rate was 82.8%. Better than previous concentration electrolyte systems, the battery constructed with this electrolyte has a greater discharge-specific capacity and cycle stability at 70 °C.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4227 - 4237"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144073663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cu/Fe-based mono/bimetallic composites as cathode catalysts facilitating the bioelectrochemical performance of constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell: a comparative study","authors":"Rui Zuo, Qingyun Zhang, Lijia Chen, Wanqing Jin, Saisai Chen, Xiaoying Zhang, Dayong Xu, Changfei Gao","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06228-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06228-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, mono/bimetallic catalysts (Cu-CA<sub>5</sub>, Fe-CA<sub>3</sub>, Cu-Fe-CA) were successfully prepared by graphite phase g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> doped with Cu/Fe and assembled on nickel foam as cathodes of microbial fuel cell coupled with constructed wetland (CW-MFC). In comparison, Cu-CA<sub>5</sub> exhibited the highest current (1.66 mA at −0.55 V, −2.96 mA at 0.09 V) and largest closed area of CV curve as well as the lowest value (101.36 mV·dec−<sup>1</sup>) of Tafel slope, which signified the heightened electron transfer rates and electrocatalytic activity. This might be attributed to the distinctive electronic structure, high atomic utilization, and favorable selectivity of monometallic Cu. The polymorphic crystals of CuO observed in the diffraction peaks of Cu-CA<sub>5</sub> at 35.5°, 38.6°, and 48.4° resulted in increased active sites. XPS spectral peaks corresponding to Cu 2p (932.4 eV), O 1s (529.4 eV), N 1s (398.0 eV), C 1s (284.1 eV), and Cl 2p (198.0 eV) verified the favorable structural properties of Cu-CA<sub>5</sub>. The closed-circuit CW-MFC utilizing Cu-CA<sub>5</sub>@NF as catalytic cathode delivered a maximum power density of 150.7 mW/m<sup>2</sup> and minimum internal resistance of 260 Ω. In addition, the uppermost maximum and average output voltages of 502.9 mV and 351.5 mV were obtainable in Cu-CW-MFC. Taken together, the coupling of highly conductive non-precious metal Cu with graphitic g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> exhibited promising application prospects as cathode catalyst in enhancing the bioelectrochemical performance and maintaining the stability of CW-MFCs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4563 - 4573"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144073819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2025-03-18DOI: 10.1007/s11581-025-06213-4
Sunil K. Pradhan, Basab Chakraborty
{"title":"State of health estimation of Li-ion batteries based on sample entropy and various regression techniques","authors":"Sunil K. Pradhan, Basab Chakraborty","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06213-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06213-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Lithium-ion batteries are an integral part of numerous smart energy systems. Accurate estimation of battery state of health is vital to ensure the safe and reliable usage of lithium-ion batteries. In this paper, various regression algorithm-based estimation frameworks in combination with sample entropy of battery voltage is implemented to accurately estimate the battery state of health (SOH). The sample entropy, fuzzy entropy, localized area and power spectral density values of charging voltage sequences are utilized to develop the hybrid SOH estimation model and thereby minimizing the estimation error values. The health feature variables based on battery charging attributes are validated as per grey correlation analysis to estimate the battery deterioration trends. Different regression models are compared to illustrate the effectiveness and estimation accuracy of the proposed hybrid model. The results demonstrate that the hybrid model trained on localized voltage area-sample entropy feature variables or power spectral density-sample entropy feature variables are more accurate in estimating battery SOH than other estimation models such as Lasso, and support vector regression models. Despite some batteries following an intricate nonlinear degradation path, the mean absolute error and root mean squared error values of the proposed model do not exceed 0.26% and 0.42% respectively.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4209 - 4225"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144073818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1007/s11581-025-06200-9
Mohammad Aljaidi, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Anil Parmar, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Bhargavi Indrajit Trivedi, Gulothungan G., Reena Jangid, Ali Fayez Alkoradees
{"title":"A hybrid snow ablation optimized multi-strategy particle swarm optimizer for parameter estimation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell","authors":"Mohammad Aljaidi, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Anil Parmar, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Bhargavi Indrajit Trivedi, Gulothungan G., Reena Jangid, Ali Fayez Alkoradees","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06200-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06200-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The research presents Snow Ablation Optimized Multi-strategy Particle Swarm Optimization (SAO-MPSO) as an algorithm to perform accurate parameter estimation of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The four optimization methods PSO, PPSO, AGPSO, and VPPSO fail to achieve proper exploration–exploitation balance which results in poor parameter tuning outcomes. SAO-MPSO assumes a framework where snow ablation search elements combine with multi-strategy reproduction methods to accelerate both speed-to-convergence and analysis precision. SAO-MPSO demonstrates excellent accuracy and stability when tested on six commercial PEMFC models under different operating conditions. SAO-MPSO demonstrates superior performance by reaching the lowest error metrics alongside the fastest convergence speed thus becoming an optimal optimization tool for PEMFC modeling. The obtained results demonstrate the reliability of this method for fuel cell parameter optimization which can lead to its application in real-time energy systems. The upcoming research will concentrate on developing SAO-MPSO for extensive fuel cell implementations and additional energy technology domains.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4535 - 4562"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144073719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1007/s11581-025-06221-4
Liszulfah Roza, Elvy Rahmi Mawarnis, Rike Yudianti, M. Y. A. Rahman, Abdul Wafi
{"title":"Nanoscale metal oxide–carbon-based materials heterostructure as photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells: a review","authors":"Liszulfah Roza, Elvy Rahmi Mawarnis, Rike Yudianti, M. Y. A. Rahman, Abdul Wafi","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06221-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06221-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current work on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) employing a metal oxide/nanostructure carbonaceous material (MO/NCM) heterostructure as its photoanode. The MO/NCM heterostructure was prepared using various techniques, namely, physical and chemical methods. The preparation technique, its properties, and the manner in which the MO/NCM heterostructure produces efficient DSSC have been reviewed. Finally, particular attention is given to recent advances in photoanodes with MO/NCM heterostructures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4007 - 4026"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144073724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hard carbon derived from biomass composite as a high initial coulombic efficiency anode for sodium-ion batteries","authors":"Qiannian Xin, Yefeng Feng, Shiwen Gan, Xiaoqian Deng, Zuyong Feng, Deping Xiong, Miao He","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06203-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06203-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Promoting the commercialization of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) requires sustainable and low-cost hard carbon (HC) material. At present, many synthesis routes to prepare HC contain various chemical treatments in order to improve the electrochemical performance, which limits the commercial applications of HC. Here, we report an environmentally friendly and economical HC using the composite of corn starch and cellulose as the precursor. Through the structural and surface chemical analysis, as well as galvanostatic discharge–charge tests, the influence of carbonization temperature on the microcrystalline structures, the oxygen-containing functional groups, and the sodium storage capability of the obtained HCs was explored. When evaluated as an anode for SIBs, the obtained SCHC-1500 has a high reversible capacity of 327.8 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at the current density of 0.1 C, an excellent initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) up to 92.1%, and superior rate performance of 163.7 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> at 5 C. Furthermore, sodium storage kinetics was investigated by cyclic voltammetry tests at various scan rates, and the diffusion coefficient of sodium ions was calculated through the galvanostatic intermittent titration technique.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4309 - 4320"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144073984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1007/s11581-025-06208-1
Qiannan Li, Mengjia Zheng, Yingqiao Wang, Danni Liang, Jian Huang, Fan Liu, Chuan-Fu Sun, Wenzhuo Deng
{"title":"Solvent molecular design enables high graphite compatibility and good oxidation stability in low-concentration K-ion battery electrolytes","authors":"Qiannan Li, Mengjia Zheng, Yingqiao Wang, Danni Liang, Jian Huang, Fan Liu, Chuan-Fu Sun, Wenzhuo Deng","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06208-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06208-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Traditional low-concentration ether-based electrolytes have attracted considerable attention due to their low cost, high ionic conductivity, and low viscosity. However, they face critical challenges, including poor oxidative stability at the cathode side and severe [K⁺-solvent] co-intercalation into the graphite anode at the anode side for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs). To address these issues, we present a novel approach using a weakly coordinating solvent—1,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP). Unlike the linear ether molecule 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME), DMP features an additional methyl group that induces strong steric hindrance. This structural modification reduces the interaction between K⁺ ions and the solvent, forming an anion-rich solvation structure (ARSS) in the low-concentration electrolyte. The ARSS triggers the formation of an inorganic-rich solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and enables high compatibility with the graphite anode. This results in a high initial Coulombic efficiency (CE) of 80.9% and remarkable capacity retention of 92.4% after 10 months of deep cycling. Furthermore, the ARSS substantially enhances the electrolyte oxidative stability, allowing the K₂Mn[Fe(CN)₆]₂ (KMHCF) cathode to deliver reliable cycling performance over 500 cycles at a high cut-off voltage of 4.3 V. These findings provide valuable insights into the design of low-concentration electrolytes, paving the way for the development of high-voltage and long-life PIBs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4299 - 4308"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1007/s11581-025-06204-5
Narendra Babu C.H., Ashish Paramane, Pitambar R. Randive
{"title":"Influence of anode particle size distribution on internal short-circuit behaviour of lithium-ion battery","authors":"Narendra Babu C.H., Ashish Paramane, Pitambar R. Randive","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06204-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06204-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Non-uniform particle size distribution enhances a lithium-ion (Li-ion) cell performance by optimizing voltage and current profiles. The present study investigates the effect of non-uniform particle size distribution on the internal short-circuit (ISC) behaviour of a Li-ion cell. A pseudo-two-dimensional (P2D) model is employed to numerically analyse the impact of anode particle size distribution on the ISC characteristics of the cell. Furthermore, an interplay between C-rate and non-uniformity in anode particle size distribution is identified. It is revealed that the performance is found to be better in the case of non-uniform anode particle size distribution as compared to uniform particle distribution. Moreover, the decrease in anode particle size along the negative electrode results in the best performance among all the configurations of non-uniform distribution of particle configurations considered. A notable improvement in the ISC behaviour is found at higher C-rates for non-uniform anode particle size distributions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4053 - 4072"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1007/s11581-025-06205-4
S. B. R. S. Adnan, N. Zainal, N. A. Mustaffa
{"title":"Effect of clay-based amorphous silica on structural and electrical properties of LISICON-type ceramic electrolytes, Li4SiO4","authors":"S. B. R. S. Adnan, N. Zainal, N. A. Mustaffa","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06205-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06205-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>LISICON-type materials are an important class of solid-state electrolytes due to their high ionic conductivity along with decent chemical and electrochemical stability. In this study, Li<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> using synthetic silica and amorphous silica extracted from halloysite clay were synthesized by sol gel method. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the crystal phase, structure, and unit cell parameters of each electrolyte. Additionally, laser particle sizing determined the distribution of particle sizes, while energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy confirmed the elemental composition of both materials. Complex impedance spectroscopy, conducted between 10 and 10<sup>7</sup> Hz at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 500°C, assessed the electrical properties of the electrolytes. Both types exhibited a monoclinic unit cell structure within the P21/m space group. Interestingly, the amorphous silica-based Li<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> sample possessed a smaller particle size compared to the synthetic one. EDX analysis confirmed that the chemical compositions of both materials closely matched their intended formulations. The amorphous silica-based Li<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> displayed 2.56 times higher total conductivity (4.61 × 10<sup>−5</sup> S cm<sup>−1</sup>) than that of synthetic silica-based Li<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> at 500°C with bulk and grain boundary activation energy of 0.13 eV and 0.16 eV respectively at high temperature. Analysis of the conductivity–frequency spectra allowed estimation of the ionic hopping rate within the structures and found that the enhanced conductivity of the clay-based Li<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> is attributed to higher mobile concentration compared to synthetic Li<sub>4</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4143 - 4155"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IonicsPub Date : 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1007/s11581-025-06197-1
Huiyuan Wu
{"title":"Prepared LiNi0.6Co0.2Mn0.2O2 cathode material with excellent electrochemical performance by extracting manganese from pyrolusite","authors":"Huiyuan Wu","doi":"10.1007/s11581-025-06197-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11581-025-06197-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Natural minerals are characterized by their variety, low cost, and environmental friendliness. However, actually, low-end exploitation plays a master role in the use of minerals, and the utilization of high-appended benefits needs to be strengthened. In recent years, the lithium-ion batteries have been extensively utilized in electric automobiles and most mobile electronic devices. On the basis of realizing the high value-added utilization of mineral resources, this paper combines pyrolusite with nickel-rich ternary lithium-ion battery LiNi<sub>0.6</sub>Co<sub>0.2</sub>Mn<sub>0.2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Firstly, the manganese element is extracted by sodium sulfite reduction leaching of pyrolusite, and then, the nickel-rich ternary cathode material is prepared by co-precipitation process using manganese-rich filtrate as raw material. Under optimal experimental conditions, the material’s initial discharge-specific capacity exceeds 185 mAh g<sup>−1</sup>, with a capacity retention rate exceeding 98% even after 200 cycles. It not only satisfies the development of basic minerals, but also realizes the low-cost preparation of nickel-rich ternary lithium-ion battery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":599,"journal":{"name":"Ionics","volume":"31 5","pages":"4107 - 4119"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}