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Tetrabutylammonium Bromide Incorporated Hydrated Deep Eutectic Solvents: Simultaneously Addressing Anode Stability and Cathode Efficiency in Zinc-Bromine Batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Younjee Lim, Gunwoo Lee, Jae Hyung Kim, Joon Kyo Seo, Seung Joon Yoo
Stationary zinc–bromine batteries are promising next-generation energy solution. However, their commercialization has been challenged by the instability of Zn metal at the anode and the cross-diffusion of redox-active bromine at the cathode. In this work, we present a strategy to concurrently address the issues at both electrodes by utilizing a hydrated deep eutectic solvent (HDES) electrolyte incorporating
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Regulating atomic Fe/Cu dual sites with unsymmetrical Fe-N6 and Cu-N1S2 coordination for promoting bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis in advanced zinc-air batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jing Peng, Bihua Hu, Zhitong Li, Xiongwei Zhong, Junwei Shi, Shuyu Cui, Xingzhu Wang, Baomin Xu
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Single-phase ruthenium-based oxide with dual-atoms induced bifunctional catalytic centers enables highly efficient rechargeable Zn-air batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Qian Lu, Xiaohong Zou, Yunfei Bu, Ying Wang, Zongping Shao
Composite strategies for constructing dual-atom sites at the hetero-interface provide considerable prospects for designing efficient bifunctional oxygen catalysts. Given the insufficient interface site and the instability of the phase interface, we need to develop more efficient strategies for efficiently utilizing the dual-atom site. Here, we report a doping strategy to construct abundant dual-atom
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Aqueous aluminum ion system: A future of sustainable energy storage device Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ruth Stephanie, Chan Yeong Park, Pragati A. Shinde, Ebrahim Alhajri, Nilesh R. Chodankar, Tae Jung Park
The world is predicted to face a lack of lithium supply by 2030 due to the ever-increasing demand in energy consumption, which creates the urgency to develop a more sustainable post-lithium energy storage technology. An alternative battery system that uses Earth-abundant metals, such as an aqueous aluminum ion battery (AAIB), is one of the most promising post-lithium battery technologies not only because
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Exploit Li2MnO3 activity by two phase coexistence at atomic level towards high performance Mn-based Co-free Li-rich cathodes Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Dan Nie, Gang Sun, Yunshan Jiang, Yaru Yang, Panpan Wang, Xulei Sui, Zhenbo Wang
Li-rich Co-free Mn-based oxides are known as prospective cathode in Li-ion batteries originating from high energy density, environmentally friendliness and economically efficiency. However, the anion-involving redox process of the cathodes inevitably deteriorate the lattice structure, ultimately resulting in capacity fading and poor kinetics, which is closely related to the aggregated distribution
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Regeneration of Fe-Co gel-ball: Designing uniform heterojunction with double N-doped carbon towards high-rate energy-storage abilities Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Changrui Chen, Gongke Wang, Xiangrui Chen, Jiexiang Li, Zihao Zeng, Wenqing Zhao, Yu Dong, Zhengqiao Yuan, Zhitao Wang, Peng Ge
The well-designed architecture of heterostructure incorporating with multi-carbon layers, displaying uniform particle size and improved conductivities. Supported by DFT calculations, the adsorption energy of Na atom behaviors could be noted for heterostructure. Meanwhile, profiting from the unique architecture of precursors, the rich porous matrix and heterojunction were formed, meanwhile abundant
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Carbon-based nanomaterials for stabilizing zinc metal anodes towards high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Ying Li, Ya-Fei Guo, Zheng-Xiao Li, Peng-Fei Wang, Ying Xie, Ting-Feng Yi
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Extending Temperature Windows of Practical Zinc Batteries by Water-Locking Hydrated Eutectic Solvents Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Nengze Wang, Mengxuan Sun, Xiaohe Ren, Lei Hu, Zhijie Li, Xiaojun Yao, Chunyang Jia
Aqueous zinc metal batteries have gained widespread attention in recent years due to their high safety and environmental friendliness. However, zinc metal anode still suffers from corrosion and hydrogen evolution reaction from the active water, and performances will be worse in high/low-temperature. Herein, a water-locking hydrated eutectic solvent (HES) electrolyte is developed for zinc metal batteries
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Construction of robust solid-electrolyte interphase via electrode additive for high-performance Sn-based anodes of sodium-ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Cheng Zheng, Qian Yao, Rui Li, Deluo Ji, Chunting Wang, Zhongchao Bai, Nana Wang, Shixue Dou, Huakun Liu, Jian Yang
Alloy-based Sn anode for sodium-ion batteries has attracted tremendous attention due to its low working voltage, high specific capacity, and good availability. Its application is hindered, however, by inferior cycling stability due to its huge volume changes and unstable solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) film. Herein, tetraphenylphosphonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TPPTFSI) is introduced
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Stabilizing Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Solid-State Electrolytes/Lithium Metal Interface by Constructing an Ultrathin Interface Layer to Inhibit the Electron Transfer Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Zhan-Yu Wu, Shuang-Feng Li, Yan-Fei Huang
Residual -dimethylformamide (DMF) enhances the conductivity of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) solid-state polymer electrolytes (SPEs), but adversely impacts the SPEs/Li interface through electron transfer between DMF and Li. Herein, we developed a novel LiOH and LiNH (LON) artificial solid electrolyte interface (SEI) layer with limited electronic conductivity to block such electron transfer. Unlike
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In-Situ Formation of Quasi-solid Polymer Electrolyte for Wide-Temperature Applicable Li-Metal Batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Yayue He, Xinyuan Shan, Yue Li, Zhenxi Li, Lin Li, Sheng Zhao, Shilun Gao, Jiali Qu, Huabin Yang, Peng-Fei Cao
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Modulating NCM622 electrode to efficiently boost the lithium storage and thermal safety of its full batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Jingguo Gao, Zhipeng Qin, Guiying Zhao, Yingying Liu, Weijun Zhang, Hurong Yao, Yongping Zheng, Yinbin Lin, Zhigao Huang, Jiaxin Li
An economical, convenient and industrially compatible strategy, i.e., incorporating trace TiO&TiN into NCM622 cathode, has been proposed to boost lithium storage and thermal safety performance of NCM622-TT||Graphite pouch full batteries. [Display omitted]
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Recent progress in ultra-thin solid polymeric electrolytes for next-generation lithium batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Yuhui He, Yunfa Dong, Liang Qiao, Carlos M. Costa, Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez, Jiecai Han, Weidong He
All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) have become fantastic energy storage devices with intrinsic safety and high energy density. The solid electrolyte is located between the cathode and anode and is decisive for conducting lithium ion, which is crucial to the energy density, fast-charging performance and safety of ASSLBs. Based on the current cathode and anode material system, the ultra-thinning
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Unlocking superior safety, rate capability, and low-temperature performances in LiFePO4 power batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Ziyuan Tang, Zhangyating Xie, Qinqin Cai, Zhiyong Xia, Qiurong Chen, Wentao Liang, Jiarong He, Lidan Xing, Weishan Li
The safety concerns associated with lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have sparked renewed interest in lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO) batteries. It is noteworthy that commercially used ester-based electrolytes, although widely adopted, are flammable and fail to fully exploit the high safety potential of LiFePO. Additionally, the slow Li ion diffusion and low electronic conductivity of LiFePO batteries
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Enabling fast diffusion/conversion kinetics by thiourea-induced wrinkled N, S co-doped functional MXene for lithium-sulfur battery Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Junan Feng, Wendong Liu, Chuan Shi, Chaoyue Zhang, Xiaoxian Zhao, Tianyi Wang, Shuangqiang Chen, Qiang Li, Jianjun Song
The efficient sulfur species circulation is realized by the wrinkled N, S co-doped MXene which effectively enhances the ion diffusion capability and ensures the robust adsorption-catalytic effect on polysulfide, thereby significantly improving the cyclic stability of lithium-sulfur batteries and relieving the shuttle effects. [Display omitted]
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Additive-rejuvenated anions (De)intercalation into graphite cathode enables optimum dual-ion battery Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Ying Zheng, Wei Zhang, Fuxi Liu, Qing Liang, Wenwen Li, Xinyan Zhou, Nailin Yue, Weitao Zheng
Cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) has particular function in maintaining electrolyte and cathode stability. However, the CEI will also cause some negative effects on ion transport. It is crucial for optimizing the structure of CEI through additives in the electrolyte to improve the electrode reaction. In this study, we proposed using CHFO (FEC) as an additive to optimize an aqueous LiTFSI (bist
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Strain-modulated Mn-rich layered oxide enables highly stable potassium-ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Hong Wang, Jiashen Meng, Zhitong Xiao, Wen Liu, Fang Liu, Yan Li, Liang Zhou, Jinsong Wu
Mn-rich layered oxides show great promise as cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries due to their high capacity and cost-effectiveness. However, internal structural strain and irreversible phase transitions caused by Jahn-Teller distortion affect their cycling stability. Here, we present an efficient strategy to concurrently modulate the internal strain and suppress the irreversible phase transition
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Boosting the performance enhancement of short-process regenerated Ni-rich cathode via antimony doping and modification Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Junhan Pu, Zixuan Huang, Caiyun Wu, Shaoqing Liu, Shiqi Liu, Xue Liu, Lei You, Qin Wang, Ying Zheng, Rong Zeng, Jianwen Liu
Currently, the short-process regeneration of cathode materials in spent lithium-ion batteries has attracted wide attention from researchers because of its short process flow, less waste liquid discharge and the cascade utilization of recycled materials. However, the performance of short-process regenerated electrode materials is generally difficult to comparable with the commercial materials, especially
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Lithium magnesium silicate nanoparticles with unique cation acceleration channels as Li-ion rectifiers for stabilizing Li metal batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Xintai Xie, Lei Wei, Jianhao Lu, Ao Xu, Baochun Wang, Xueying Xiao, Anbang Wang, Zhaoqing Jin, Zhicong Shi, Weikun Wang
Herein, we successfully prepared an LNLX-based hybrid functional separator by using the ultrasonic spray method. The LNLX is composed of a Li-Nafion polymer matrix and homogeneously dispersed Laponite-XLG fillers. The addition of Laponite-XLG fillers increases the mechanical strength of the commercial PP separator and achieves rapid Li+ migration. Under the protection of this hybrid functional separator
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How much of the energy in the electrochromic energy storage window can be reused? Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Yunfei Xie, Meini Li, Ruonan Huang, Ningzhi Cao, Danming Chao
A novel electrochromic energy storage window was assembled based on a hyperbranched polyamide bearing dual redox centra and a zinc frame negative electrode, which simultaneously exhibit approving electrochromic performance as well as ideal zinc ions energy storage properties. After optical modulation as a smart window, the device possessed 80 % of electric energy that could be reused. [Display omitted]
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Dual-stage polyporate framework with redox mediator for high loading lithium sulfur batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Yifan Zhang, Wenqiang Wang, Zhichao Jia, Jianlong Ding, Lan Hua, Ming Sun, Yilin Li, Gengchao Wang, Chunzhong Li
Realizing a high sulfur loading cathode is a necessary measure for assembling a high actual energy density lithium sulfur battery, which requires consideration of conductivity, reaction interface, confinement of lithium polysulfide, and redox kinetics. Herein, a pomegranate-inspired dual-stage porous graphene foam with large cavity skeletons and submicron small cavity carriers is obtained by combining
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Scalable spray-dried high-capacity MoC1-x/NC-Li2C2O4 prelithiation composite for lithium-ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Wei Zhong, Qiang Wu, Yuanke Wu, Renjie He, Cong Liao, Shijie Cheng, Jia Xie
A scalable spray-dried strategy is developed to fabricate MoC/NC-LiCO composites. The specific capacity of MoC/NC-LiCO can reach up to 1117 mAh g and the activation potential can be reduced to 4.12 V. Sufficient active lithium post-prelithiation preserves the cathode and SEI structural stability, ensuring a stable cycling performance. [Display omitted]
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Rate-limiting mechanism of all-solid-state battery unravelled by low-temperature test-analysis flow Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Pushun Lu, Yujing Wu, Dengxu Wu, Fengmei Song, Tenghuan Ma, Wenlin Yan, Xiang Zhu, Fuliang Guo, Jiaze Lu, Jian Peng, Liquan Chen, Hong Li, Fan Wu
All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) with potentially improved energy density and safety have been recognized as the next-generation energy storage technology. However, their performances at subzero temperatures are rarely investigated, with rate-limiting process/mechanisms unidentified. , the rate-limiting process/mechanisms for -40℃ ASSBs are accurately identified/analyzed by developing a standard test-analysis
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Self-supporting sulfonated covalent organic framework as a highly selective continuous membrane for vanadium flow battery Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Bo Pang, Ruohan Du, Wanting Chen, Fujun Cui, Ning Wang, Huimin Zhao, Guihui Xie, Li Tiantian, Gaohong He, Xuemei Wu
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Sulfur electrode tolerance and polysulfide conversion promoted by the supramolecular binder with rare-earth catalysis in lithium-sulfur batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Feixiang Zhou, Yuhan Mei, Qingping Wu, Huan Li, Jun Xu, Houyang Chen
The binder that maintains electrode integrity and provides electron/ion transport channels is insufficient for high-performance lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Multifunctional and environmentally friendly binders with minimal lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) escape and accelerated LiPSs conversion kinetics are critical for sustainable Li-S batteries. Herein, we proposed a new versatile supramolecular
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Revisiting the impact of Co at high voltage for advanced nickel-rich cathode materials Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Ningshuang Zhang, Bo Wang, Meng Chen, Chengyu Li, Dongni Zhao, Xiaoyu Zhang, Shaohua Guo, Shiyou Li
The utilization of high nickel content NCM cathode material is now viewed as the promising strategy to alleviate the gap between the demand and supply in the commercialized Li-ion batteries (LIBs), especially in the electric vehicles (EVs) and portable electronic. Both LiNiCoMnO (NCM811) and LiNiCoAlO (NCA) that successfully applied in the LIBs industry has a tendency to decrease the content of cobalt
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Laser-directed energy deposition to achieve high-aspect-ratio micropillar arrays for 3D interdigitated microsupercapacitors Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Chau Van Tran, Huan Minh Do, Changyoung Ryu, Hakgae Kim, Jung Bin In
Microsupercapacitors (MSCs) are promising micropower sources. High-performance active electrode materials have been extensively developed for them because MSC capacitances are critically determined by the electrochemical features of active materials. However, the limited two-dimensional spaces of conventional MSCs pose a substantial challenge in rational electrode design for fully exploiting the active
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Revealing the evolution of solvation structure in low-temperature electrolytes for lithium batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Pengbin Lai, Yaqi Zhang, Boyang Huang, Xiaodie Deng, Haiming Hua, Qichen Chen, Shiyong Zhao, Jiancai Dai, Peng Zhang, Jinbao Zhao
The structure of the ion solvation sheath is widely recognized as a significant lever for optimizing electrolyte availability and consequently, battery performance. Strategies based on regulation of the solvation structure have been proposed and implemented for high-energy-density and low-temperature lithium batteries. However, the investigations about evolution of solvation structure under various
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Facilitating the high voltage stability of NFM via transition metal slabs high-entropy configuration strategy Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Xiangyu Liu, Yangyang Wan, Min Jia, Hou Zhang, Wenyong Xie, Haonan Hu, Xiaohong Yan, Xiaoyu Zhang
Sodium ion batteries, which is viewed as the potential candidate of Li-ion batteries, are now at the edge of wildly application. The layered oxide cathode materials, represented by NaNiFeMnO (NFM), inherits the experience of success from LIBs are now promising of commercialization. Yet, the relative low operation voltage of NFM causing by the existence of Fe migration above 4.2 V hinder its further
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Nanofiber matrix composite electrolyte for regulating ion distribution in fast kinetic sodium-ion batteries operating at wide temperatures Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Shuanglin Wu, Chenhao Ji, Feng Tang, Leibing Zhang, Kaiyang Fang, Fenglin Huang, Qufu Wei
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) address lithium-ion safety concerns but have lower energy density due to the larger ion, which can be alleviated by solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) but introduces challenges, such as reduced ionic conductivity at lower temperatures. A scalable electrospinning and quick UV-curing approach were used to fabricate a cost-effective ceramic nanofiber matrix composite electrolyte
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Layered manganese oxide cathode boosting high-capacity and long-term cyclability in aqueous Zinc-Ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Orynbay Zhanadilov, Hee Jae Kim, Aishuak Konarov, Jiwon Jeong, Jae-Ho Park, Kyung Yoon Chung, Zhumabay Bakenov, Hitoshi Yashiro, Seung-Taek Myung
Investigations of the charge storage mechanism of δ-MnO (rGO) cathode indicate operation through a conversion reaction, driven by the de/protonation of MnO alongside its dissolution/deposition. While rGO lowers pH that affects capacity, after electrochemical activation the Zn-MnO (rGO) cell reaches capacity of 373 mAh g at 0.1 C, maintaining 99 % for 120 cycles. Cell sustains 89 % of capacity after
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Interfacial strain induced crystalline-amorphous nanoarchitectures anchoring MoO42− anionic groups to alleviate self-discharge of battery-type cathodes Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Hongguang Fan, Jinyue Song, Yanpeng Wang, Yusheng Luo, Yongcheng Jin, Shuang Liu, Qingping Li, Tao Li, Chenchen Shao, Wei Liu
Battery-type cathodes that endow supercapacitors (SCs) with high energy density have severe self-discharge defect. However, the underlying origin and regulation strategy have never been reported. In this work, we proposed an advanced in-situ anionic group anchoring strategy utilizing the strain effect between external NCZ-LDH and internal NiMoO. Combining experiments with theoretical calculation, we
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Self-stratified aqueous biphasic Zn–I and Zn–Br batteries enabled by spontaneous phase separation and halogen extraction effects of ionic liquids Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Kaiqiang Zhang, Yang Ge, Qianchuan Yu, Pengbo Zhang, Yuge Feng, Zuoxiu Tie, Jing Ma, Zhong Jin
Self-stratified liquid electrode batteries are considered as a viable solution for large-scale energy storage applications due to their high safety and low cost. However, achieving long-term operation stability with high efficiency of selective ion migration/separation in multiple liquid phases remains a challenge. Here, we report an aqueous biphasic system based on imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs)
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An integrally bilayered flexible cathode woven from CNTs for homogeneous hosting and fast electrocatalytic conversion of Li2O2 in Li-O2 battery Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Zhen Tong, Chao Lv, Yao Zhou, Zu-Wei Yin, Zi-Ping Wu, Jun-Tao Li
Due to the ultrahigh theoretical energy density, Li-O batteries are considered as potential candidates for power accessories for wearable electronic devices. An effective oxygen-breathing cathode is essential to enable high cyclic stability in Li-O batteries. Herein, an integrally bilayered, freestanding flexible Li-O battery cathode is constructed by growth of a layer of microflowers (which is an
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Mg–Zn–Cl-integrated functional interface for enhancing the cycle life of Mg electrodes Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Toshihiko Mandai, Umi Tanaka, Mariko Watanabe
The instability of the Mg-electrolyte interface in nonaqueous electrolytes hinders the realization of rechargeable Mg batteries (RMBs). Herein, we adopted surface engineering to address this issue by alleviating the passivation characteristics of reductive Mg electrodes. Among a series of artificial interfaces derived from different elements, the Mg–Zn–Cl-integrated artificial interface imparted outstanding
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Interface evolution mechanism of anode free lithium metal batteries under phase field interaction Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Chengwei Ma, Runlong Li, Chunli Li, Jiangqi Zhou, Yongqing He, Feng Jiao
Anode free lithium metal batteries (AFLMB) are considered a new generation of high energy density and high safety battery systems. However, the in-situ formed anode of AFLMB usually results in more unstable interfaces than traditional Li metal batteries during the dynamic evolution. The diffusion and the reversibility of Li ions are controlled by the evolution of the anode interface, which plays a
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Synergistic interaction between amphiphilic ion additive groups for stable long-life zinc ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Qiaoyi Yan, Zhengqiang Hu, Zhengzheng Liu, Feng Wu, Yi Zhao, Renjie Chen, Li Li
In this paper, an amphoteric ion additive choline phosphate (CP) is proposed. Through the synergistic effect between positively charged choline ion and hydrophilic phosphate group, the zinc ion deposition is regulated and the activity of free water molecules is weakened, thus stabilizing the anode interface of the batteries and significantly extending the battery life.
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Biomacromolecule guiding construction of effective interface layer for ultra-stable zinc anode Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Jiaqi Yang, Meijia Qiu, Mengni Zhu, Chaocang Weng, Yue Li, Peng Sun, Wenjie Mai, Min Xu, Likun Pan, Jinliang Li
Liquid systems in living organisms stabilize colloidal particles and prevent the aggregation of ions by forming an efficient interface. This allows for the uniform migration of ions in a directed manner. Inspired by the interface optimization in the biological realm, herein we have attempted to incorporate a biomaterial, chondroitin sulfate (CS), into the electrolyte of aqueous zinc ion batteries,
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Dendrite-free zinc deposition enabled by MXene/nylon scaffold and polydopamine solid-electrolyte interphase for flexible zinc-ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Zhiyu Wang, Peng Zhang, Jizhen Zhang, Kunning Tang, Junlun Cao, Zixuan Yang, Si Qin, Joselito M. Razal, Weiwei Lei, Dan Liu
The rapid growth of wearable and portable electronic devices calls for energy storage devices with good flexibility, high energy density, and safety. Rechargeable aqueous Zn ion batteries (ZIBs) with the merits of environmental benignity, high safety, and low cost have arisen as promising energy storage candidates for wearable electronic systems. However, the unstable Zn anode interface and notorious
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Chemical design of covalent organic frameworks for aqueous zinc batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Lei Zhu, Qiwang Shao, Changyou Zhang, Xianjia Cao, Dongming Liu, Chunyi Zhi, Donghong Wang
Rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries (AZBs) emerge as one of the promising candidates for grid-scale energy storage battery systems. However, its practical application is hindered by unsatisfactory specific energy, cycling stability, and shelf life, which are generally caused by the degradation of cathode materials and dendrites/corrosion of Zn anodes, etc. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have already
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Progress on application of covalent organic frameworks for advanced lithium metal batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Xuyan Ni, Jinqiu Zhou, Kecheng Long, Piao Qing, Tuoya Naren, Shaozhen Huang, Wen Liu, Qiwen Zhao, Yijun Qian, Tao Qian, Chenglin Yan, Libao Chen
Since Li metal batteries (LMBs) theoretically possess high energy density, they are the most concerned rechargeable batteries at present. Whereas, poor safety and short cycling lives of the LMBs originate from various problems of LMBs components including cathode/anode materials, electrolytes, and separators have impeded their practical application. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), which feature
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Double-phase electrolyte enabling the long-lasting redox mediation in Li–O2 batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Hanyun Zhong, Jing Wang, Xiaowei Mu, Ping He, Haoshen Zhou
A new double-phase electrolyte consisting of MPT-dissolved DMSO-based catholyte and TOOS-based anolyte is developed for Li–O batteries. The catholyte drives the solution-mediated growth of LiO toroids on discharge and manipulates LiO decomposition by MPT on charge while the anolyte inhibits MPT shuttling and protects Li anode, contributing to the significantly improved electrochemical performance of
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Modulating Metal-free Zn-Bromine Batteries with Covalent Organic Framework Anode Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Ruanye Zhang, Hai Xu, Derong Luo, Jiuqing Wang, Hui Dou, Xiaogang Zhang
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The intermolecular interaction enables ordered ion transport in quasi-solid-state electrolyte for ultra-long life lithium-metal battery Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Chuan Ou, Siyang Ye, Zhaojie Li, Xueying Zheng, Fei Tian, Danni Lei, Chengxin Wang
Composite gel polymer electrolytes (CGPEs) have received wide attention due to their great potential to improve the safety and cycling stability of lithium (Li) metal batteries. However, the poor interface compatibility between the filler and polymer in CGPEs severely hinders lithium-ion (Li) pathways and limits cell performance. Herein, we propose an Al(EtO) nanowires framework that can trigger poly
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Stabilized High-Voltage Operation of Co-Free NMX Cathode via CEI-Controlling Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Myungeun Choi, Hyunbong Choi, Sangwoo Park, Won Mo Seong, Yongseok Lee, Wonseok Ko, Min-kyung Cho, Jinho Ahn, Youngsun Kong, Jongsoon Kim
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Coupling donor doping and anion vacancy in Ni3Se4 battery-type cathode for large-capacity and high-rate charge storage Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Yuxiao Zhang, Ge Gao, Yating Deng, Yunpeng Liu, Yinna He, Jiangnan Song, Yiwei Wang, Lina Yang, Chenyan Ma, He Cheng, Alan Meng, Guicun Li, Lei Wang, Jian Zhao, Zhenjiang Li
Transition metal selenides (TMSs) as battery-type cathode materials for hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) are becoming increasingly attractive. Nevertheless, as an intractable bottleneck, the serious capacity attenuation and inferior rate capability derived from the deficient active sites and sluggish reaction/diffusion kinetics hinder their large-scale applications in HSCs. Herein, driven by the dual
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Polysulfide-mediated solvation shell reorganization for fast Li+ transfer probed by in-situ sum frequency generation spectroscopy Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Jian Wang, Haitao Liu, Jing Zhang, Qingbo Xiao, Chong Wang, Yongzheng Zhang, Meinan Liu, Qi Kang, Lujie Jia, Dong Wang, Qi Li, Wenhui Duan, Henry Adenusi, Stefano Passerini, Yuegang Zhang, Hongzhen Lin
Understanding of interfacial Li solvation shell structures and dynamic evolution at the electrode/electrolyte interface is requisite for developing high-energy-density Li batteries. Herein, the reorganization of Li solvation shell at the sulfur/electrolyte interface along with the presence of a trace amount of lithium polysulfides is verified by sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy together
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A high-voltage and low-solvating electrolyte towards promising micro-Si/Ni-rich NMC full cells Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Yiye Guo, Mouren Miao, Yun-Xiao Wang, Chunxing Yan, Jin Liu, Yuliang Cao, Hanxi Yang, Xinping Ai, Fu-Sheng Ke
A full cell via pairing high-capacity silicon anode with high-voltage NMC cathode (Li(NiCoMn)O) holds great promise as a high-energy battery system for practical applications. Nevertheless, this potential has been hindered by challenges in terms of the pulverization of Si particles, unstable electrode/electrolyte interface, and severe dissolution of transition metals at high voltage. Herein, we present
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Non–closed–loop recycling strategies for spent lithium–ion batteries: Current status and future prospects Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Haoxuan Yu, Haitao Yang, Kechun Chen, Liming Yang, Meiting Huang, Zhihao Wang, Hui Lv, Chenxi Xu, Liang Chen, Xubiao Luo
With the sudden increase in the number of retired power batteries, there is great pressure to develop environmentally–friendly and efficient recycling technologies. The pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and direct regeneration methods are all designed to recycle the spent lithium ion batteries (LIBs) back into the same battery industry as the original, which is undoubtedly somewhat self–limiting. In
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Impact of Degradation Mechanisms at the Cathode/Electrolyte Interface of Garnet-Based All-Solid-State Batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Moritz Clausnitzer, Martin Ihrig, Luca Cressa, Simon Hein, Martin Finsterbusch, Santhana Eswara, Liang-Yin Kuo, Timo Danner, Payam Kaghazchi, Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing, Olivier Guillon, Arnulf Latz
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Mitigation of charge heterogeneity by uniform in situ coating enables stable cycling of LiCoO2 at 4.6V Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Yu Li, Hongyi Pan, Luyu Gan, Mingwei Zan, Yuli Huang, Bitong Wang, Biao Deng, Tian Wang, Xiqian Yu, Bo Wang, Hong Li, Xuejie Huang
A uniform and stable coating layer reduces the occurrence of surface passivation by mitigating side reactions between LiCoO and the electrolyte, thereby ensuring a consistent lithium-ion flux. This approach alleviates mechanical strain and intragranular cracking resulting from non-uniform charge distribution, effectively safeguarding the surface against structural degradation, thus enabling outstanding
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A crown-ether-enabled eutectic electrolyte for ultra-high temperature lithium metal batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Yulai Pu, Qin Wang, Renju Dou, Xiaoyan Ren, Lehui Lu
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Synergistic Fe and Co binary single atoms based air cathodes for high performance and ultra-stable Zn-air batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Yu-Chieh Ting, Chih-Chieh Cheng, Shin-Hong Lin, Ting-Yu Lin, Po-Wei Chen, Fan-Yu Yen, Shao-I Chang, Chih-Heng Lee, Hsin-Yi Tiffany Chen, Shih-Yuan Lu
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Structure and chemical composition of the Mg electrode during cycling in a simple glyme electrolyte Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Konstantinos Dimogiannis, Andrzej Sankowski, Conrad Holc, Christopher D.J. Parmenter, Graham N. Newton, Darren A. Walsh, James O'Shea, Andrei N. Khlobystov, Lee R. Johnson
The volumetric energy density of magnesium exceeds that of lithium, making magnesium batteries particularly promising for next-generation energy storage. However, electrochemical cycling of magnesium electrodes in common battery electrolytes is coulombically inefficient and significant charging and discharging overpotentials are observed. Several additives and electrolyte formulations based on Mg(TFSI)-glyme
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Conversion of aliphatic structure-rich coal maceral into high-capacity hard carbons for sodium-ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Guangxin Zhao, Tianqi Xu, Yuemin Zhao, Zonglin Yi, Lijing Xie, Fangyuan Su, Zongxu Yao, Xuejiang Zhao, Jinhao Zhang, Wei Xie, Xiaoming Li, Liang Dong, Cheng-Meng Chen
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Steering In-situ Low-Voltage Phase Transition from Spinel to Layered Cathode for High-performance Zinc-ion Batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Dan Luo, Hanna He, Li Zeng, Huaibo Yu, Xiaolong Li, Chuhong Zhang
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Stabilizing LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 cathode by combined moisture and HF digestion/adsorption for high-performance lithium metal batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Kaiming Wang, Aaron Jue Kang Tieu, Ziwei Wei, Yuqing Zhou, Liang Zhang, Siqi Li, Kaiyang Zeng, Fei Shen, Stefan Adams, Xiaogang Han
Nickel-rich layered oxide cathodes such as LiNiCoMnO are promising to significantly increase the energy density of lithium metal batteries beyond 350 Wh kg. However, serious issues regarding cycle stability still remain when matching with conventional non-aqueous carbonate electrolytes that contain fluorine such as lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF). Hydrolysis of LiPF generates corrosive hydrofluoric
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Bi-functional material SnSSe/rGO with anionic vacancies serves as a polysulfide shuttling blocker and lithium dendrite inhibitor Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Zhenzhen Yang, Zhendong Guo, Xin Wang, Wenqiang Lu, Qi Wang, Yifan Zhao, Mingguang Yao, Pengyue Gao, Dong Zhang, Fei Du
The notorious polysulfide shutting and the irregular lithium dendrites are the leading causes for hindering lithium-sulfur batteries’ marketization. Herein, a bi-functional material consisting of an anionic vacancy-rich SnSSe layer stacked with graphene (SnSSe/rGO) composite is proposed, which possesses the characteristics of simultaneously immobilizing polysulfides and suppressing dendritic growth
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Concentrated weak hydrated electrolytes towards ultra-stable high-voltage zinc ion batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Jun Yang, Zhifu Liang, Jun Zhang, Zhiqiang Wang, Hongming Chen, Woon-Ming Lau, Dongsheng Geng
Hydrogen evolution reactions (HER), dendritic growth, narrow electrochemical windows, and dissolution of cathode materials severely limit the development of aqueous zinc metal batteries. Herein, the unique bisphenylsulfonamide anion (BBI) is employed to reduce the ion-dipole interaction between Zn and HO by complexing Zn to suppress HO decomposition. Meanwhile, the solvent sheath structure of Zn-BBI
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Size-controlled wet-chemical synthesis of sulfide superionic conductors for high-performance all-solid-state batteries Energy Storage Mater. (IF 20.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Junghwan Sung, Hae Gon Lee, Yung-Soo Jo, Dong-Hee Kim, Heetaek Park, Jun-Ho Park, Doohun Kim, Yoon-Cheol Ha, Kang-Jun Baeg, Jun-Woo Park
The escalating concerns surrounding the safety issues tied to the flammability of organic liquid electrolytes in conventional lithium-ion batteries have catalyzed the evolution and advancement of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) integrated with solid electrolytes (SEs). Among various SE materials, sulfide-based lithium argyrodite has risen to prominence owing to its high ionic conductivity and ease