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Recent Advances in Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Metal Batteries
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Recent Advances in Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Metal Batteries

A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 15608

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Tao Li

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Key Laboratory of Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Interests: electrode materials; Li/Na ion batteries; metal anodes; aqueous batteries; supercapacitors
Dr. Long Zhang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Interests: metal anodes; aqueous batteries; metal-sulfur batteries; machine learning
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Dr. Xue Bai

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Interests: anode materials; Li-ion batteries; aqueous batteries; surface modification

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are the best energy-storage technology in today’s society to power portable electronics and electric vehicles. Currently, the increasing demand for energy storage systems with higher specific energy, lower cost, better safety, and lower environmental impact is impelling research efforts toward novel battery technologies beyond Li-ion. In this respect, rechargeable metal batteries such as metal-air batteries, metal-sulfur batteries, aqueous secondary (e.g., Zn, Mg, Al) batteries, and solid-state metal batteries show excellent application prospects and have attracted intense interest. Though some of these energy-storage devices (e.g., Zn-air batteries and Li-sulfur batteries) are commercially available, many of them are still at laboratory stage. Therefore, it is still a great challenge to realize the large-scale application of rechargeable metal batteries before some problems are properly addressed: (1) side reactions occur on the metal anode side, including dendrites, corrosion, passivation, etc.; (2) the low kinetic reaction rate of the cathode; (3) energy storage mechanisms; (4) their relatively low cycle life; (5) the development of new cathode materials with high specific capacity and their matching to the metal anode.

In this Special Issue, we wish to cover recent advances in electrode materials for rechargeable metal batteries in the form of original research articles and critical reviews with the aim of promoting the discussion and development of this field.

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Alkali metal (e.g., Li, Na, K) anodes;
  • Multivalent metal (e.g., Zn, Mg, Al) anodes;
  • Sulfur, air and metal oxide cathodes;
  • Solid-state metal batteries;
  • Advanced characterization techniques for electrode materials;
  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations;
  • Modeling and simulation of full cell systems.

Dr. Tao Li
Dr. Long Zhang
Dr. Xue Bai
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Inorganics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • rechargeable secondary batteries
  • metal anodes
  • dendrites
  • corrosion
  • cathode materials
  • interfacial chemistry
  • mechanism

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11 pages, 4593 KiB  
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Metal Chelation Enables High-Performance Tea Polyphenol Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
by Yan Guo, Junpo Guo, Bo Li, Yun Zheng, Wen Lei, Jiangmin Jiang, Jincheng Xu, Jingjun Shen, Jielei Li and Huaiyu Shao
Inorganics 2023, 11(4), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11040148 - 31 Mar 2023
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The application of organic electrode materials can make the whole cycle of the lithium battery operation effective for green sustainability. However, poor electronic conductivity and strong solubility in nonprotonic electrolytes limit the application of organic anodes. Here, a novel organic anode material, TP-Ni, [...] Read more.
The application of organic electrode materials can make the whole cycle of the lithium battery operation effective for green sustainability. However, poor electronic conductivity and strong solubility in nonprotonic electrolytes limit the application of organic anodes. Here, a novel organic anode material, TP-Ni, was fabricated through the simple chelation of tea polyphenols with nickel ions. Benefiting from coordination bonds that alter the intrinsic microstructure of TPs and contribute to pseudocapacitive charging, the TP-Ni anode exhibits remarkable electrochemical properties, including a high specific capacity (1163 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1), superb rate capability, and extraordinary cycling stability (5.0 A g−1 over 4000 cycles with a capacity retention of 87.8%). This work can provide guidance for the design and synthesis of new high-performance organic electrode materials in the future and help accelerate the process of organic electrode material applications. Full article
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Comparative Study of Lithium Halide-Based Electrolytes for Application in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
by Eleonora Venezia, Pejman Salimi, Shanshan Liang, Silvio Fugattini, Lorenzo Carbone and Remo Proietti Zaccaria
Inorganics 2023, 11(2), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11020086 - 19 Feb 2023
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Among the next-generation energy storage technologies, lithium-sulfur batteries are considered one of the most appealing solutions owing to their remarkable theoretical capacity. However, to become commercially competitive, there is a strong need to address some issues still characterizing this technology. One of the [...] Read more.
Among the next-generation energy storage technologies, lithium-sulfur batteries are considered one of the most appealing solutions owing to their remarkable theoretical capacity. However, to become commercially competitive, there is a strong need to address some issues still characterizing this technology. One of the explored strategies is the optimization of the electrolyte formulation. To this aim, we compared 1,3-dioxolane/1,2-dimethoxyethane-based electrolytes containing two lithium halides, i.e., lithium bromide (LiBr) and lithium iodide (LiI), with lithium bis (trifluoromethane)sulfonylimide (LiTFSI) as a reference electrolyte. The obtained results show how the donicity of the lithium-salt anions might affect the solid electrolyte interphase stability and the lithium sulfide deposition morphology, therefore influencing the electrochemical performance of the cells. Among the tested electrolytes, the sulfur cell containing LiBr salt exhibited the best electrochemical performance maintaining a specific capacity of 900 mAh g−1 at C/4 and a stable trend along cycling at 1C with a specific capacity of about 770 mAh g−1 for 200 cycles. Full article
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Facile Synthesis of Nb-Doped CoTiO3 Hexagonal Microprisms as Promising Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
by Tao Li, Gengchen Yu, Minghui Song, Qi Zhang, Yifan Li and Xue Bai
Inorganics 2023, 11(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11010010 - 25 Dec 2022
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Bimetallic oxides are demonstrated to show better electrochemical performance than single transition metal oxides. Recently, ilmenite-type transition metal titanate (MTiO3, M = Fe, Co, Ni, etc.) is emerging as a promising anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its comparable theoretical [...] Read more.
Bimetallic oxides are demonstrated to show better electrochemical performance than single transition metal oxides. Recently, ilmenite-type transition metal titanate (MTiO3, M = Fe, Co, Ni, etc.) is emerging as a promising anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its comparable theoretical capacity and small volumetric change during cycling. However, the practical electrochemical performance is still harmed by its poor electronic conductivity. Herein, for the first time, a Nb-doping strategy is adopted to modify CoTiO3 hexagonal microprisms by a facile solvothermal method combined with an annealing treatment. Benefiting from the unique 1D morphology and the ameliorated conductivities induced by Nb-doping, the optimized Nb-doped CoTiO3 anode exhibits an improved lithium-storage capacity of 233 mA h g−1 at 100 mA g−1 after 100 cycles and excellent rate capability, which are superior to that of pure CoTiO3. This work sheds light on the potential application of titanium containing bimetallic oxide in the next-generation advanced rechargeable LIBs. Full article
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Recent Advances in Anode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries
by Xue Bai, Nannan Wu, Gengchen Yu and Tao Li
Inorganics 2023, 11(7), 289; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11070289 - 06 Jul 2023
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Although lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology has prevailed for years, the growing pressure and increased cost of lithium sources urge the rapid development of other promising energy storage devices. As a low-cost alternative, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with similar properties of electrochemical reaction have caught [...] Read more.
Although lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology has prevailed for years, the growing pressure and increased cost of lithium sources urge the rapid development of other promising energy storage devices. As a low-cost alternative, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) with similar properties of electrochemical reaction have caught researchers’ attention. Nevertheless, great challenges of inferior reversible capacity and poor lifespan induced by the bigger ionic radius of sodium ions still exist. To solve these problems, improvements to anode materials prove to be an effective way. Herein, the latest research on promising anodes in SIBs is summarized, and the further prospects are also illustrated. Full article
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Hybrid Nanostructured Materials as Electrodes in Energy Storage Devices
by Md. Shahinul Islam, Mahfuza Mubarak and Ha-Jin Lee
Inorganics 2023, 11(5), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11050183 - 24 Apr 2023
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The global demand for energy is constantly rising, and thus far, remarkable efforts have been put into developing high-performance energy storage devices using nanoscale designs and hybrid approaches. Hybrid nanostructured materials composed of transition metal oxides/hydroxides, metal chalcogenides, metal carbides, metal–organic frameworks, carbonaceous [...] Read more.
The global demand for energy is constantly rising, and thus far, remarkable efforts have been put into developing high-performance energy storage devices using nanoscale designs and hybrid approaches. Hybrid nanostructured materials composed of transition metal oxides/hydroxides, metal chalcogenides, metal carbides, metal–organic frameworks, carbonaceous compounds and polymer-based porous materials have been used as electrodes for designing energy storage systems such as batteries, supercapacitors (SCs), and so on. Different kinds of hybrid materials have been shown to be ideal electrode materials for the development of efficient energy storage devices, due to their porous structures, high surface area, high electrical conductivity, charge accommodation capacity, and tunable electronic structures. These hybrid materials can be synthesized following various synthetic strategies, including intercalative hybridization, core–shell architecture, surface anchoring, and defect control, among others. In this study, we discuss applications of the various advanced hybrid nanostructured materials to design efficient batteries and SC-based energy storage systems. Moreover, we focus on their features, limitations, and real-time resolutions. Full article
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Vanadium Oxide-Based Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries: Energy Storage Mechanism and Design Strategy
by Yu Qiu, Zhaoqian Yan, Zhihao Sun, Zihao Guo, Hongshou Liu, Benli Du, Shaoyao Tian, Peng Wang, Han Ding and Lei Qian
Inorganics 2023, 11(3), 118; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11030118 - 12 Mar 2023
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Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are an ideal choice for a new generation of large energy storage devices because of their high safety and low cost. Vanadium oxide-based materials have attracted great attention in the field of AZIB cathode materials due to their [...] Read more.
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are an ideal choice for a new generation of large energy storage devices because of their high safety and low cost. Vanadium oxide-based materials have attracted great attention in the field of AZIB cathode materials due to their high theoretical capacity resulting from their rich oxidation states. However, the serious structural collapse and low intrinsic conductivity of vanadium oxide-based materials cause rapid capacity fading, which hinders their further applications in AZIB cathode materials. Here, the structural characteristics and energy storage mechanisms of vanadium oxide-based materials are reviewed, and the optimization strategies of vanadium oxide-based cathode materials are summarized, including substitutional doping, vacancy engineering, interlayer engineering, and structural composite. Finally, the future research and development direction of vanadium oxide-based AZIBs are prospected in terms of cathode, anode, electrolyte, non-electrode components, and recovery technology. Full article
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