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Anode and Energy Storage Mechanism of Battery

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 May 2024 | Viewed by 5754

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yu-Feng Qin

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College of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, China
Interests: lithium (sodium)-ion batteries; aqueous zinc-ion batteries; anodes materials; energy conversion materials; energy storage mechanism; transition metal chalcogenides
Prof. Dr. Kai Wang

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College of Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
Interests: life prediction of new energy storage devices; energy storage device; storage of new energy; distributed microgrid
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Prof. Dr. En-Long Zhou

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College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 27101, China
Interests: metal organic framework; porous materials; lithium ion battery; anode materials; photocatalysis; water splitting; CO2 reduction

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue “Anode and Energy Storage Mechanism of Battery” aims to address advances in the preparation, processing, characterization, technological development, system testing, and storage mechanism of various types of anode materials for batteries. Fossil fuels (such as oil, natural gas, and coal) are nonrenewable sources of energy, resources which are gradually being exhausted whilst also generating toxic or greenhouse gases. Although solar energy, wind energy, and other well-known green energies are inexhaustible and produce no pollution to the environment, these energies are easily disturbed by environmental factors, exhibiting disadvantages of intermittency and randomness. However, the development of energy conversion and storage systems is becoming increasingly more important. Alkali metal-ion batteries and aqueous zinc-ion batteries have progressively attracted attention. For practical applications, the design and preparation of anodes are key factors to improving the life cycle, specific capacity, rate capability, energy density, and power density of these batteries. This Special Issue solicits original papers concerning all types of anode materials for alkali metal-ion batteries and aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Of particular interest are recent developments in advanced materials, processes, characterization, and energy storage mechanisms. Articles and reviews focusing on the preparation, composition, structure, morphology, electrochemical properties, and energy storage mechanism of these anode materials are very welcome.

Dr. Yu-Feng Qin
Prof. Dr. Kai Wang
Prof. Dr. En-Long Zhou
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • anodes materials
  • nanomaterials
  • energy conversion mechanism
  • energy storage mechanism
  • electrochemical performance
  • cycle life
  • rate capability
  • lithium-ion batteries
  • alkali metal-ion batteries
  • aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Improved Lithium Storage Performance of a TiO2 Anode Material Doped by Co
by Li Cai, Fang-Chao Gu, Shu-Min Meng, An-Qi Zhuang, Hang Dong, Zi-Zhe Li, Zhen-Feng Guan, De-Shuai Li, Yong Li, Xi-Xiang Xu, Qiang Li and Qiang Cao
Materials 2023, 16(4), 1325; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041325 - 04 Feb 2023
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TiO2 is a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its low cost, suitable operating voltage, and excellent structural stability. The inherent poor electron conductivity and low ion diffusion coefficient, however, severely limit its application in lithium storage. Here, Co-doped [...] Read more.
TiO2 is a promising anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its low cost, suitable operating voltage, and excellent structural stability. The inherent poor electron conductivity and low ion diffusion coefficient, however, severely limit its application in lithium storage. Here, Co-doped TiO2 is synthesized by a hydrothermal method as an anode material since Co@TiO2 possesses a large specific surface area and high electronic conductivity. Thanks to the Co dopants, the ion diffusion and electron transport are both greatly improved, which is very beneficial for cycle stability, coulombic efficiency (CE), reversible capacity, and rate performance. As a result, Co@TiO2 shows a high reversible capacity of 227 mAh g−1 at 3 C, excellent rate performance, and cycling stability with a capacity of about 125 mAh g−1 at 10C after 600 cycles (1 C = 170 mA g−1). Full article
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Establish TiNb2O7@C as Fast-Charging Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries
by Shuya Gong, Yue Wang, Meng Li, Yuehua Wen, Bin Xu, Hong Wang, Jingyi Qiu and Bin Li
Materials 2023, 16(1), 333; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16010333 - 29 Dec 2022
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Intercalation-type metal oxides are promising active anode materials for the fabrication of safer rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, as they are capable of minimizing or even eliminating Li plating at low voltages. Due to the excellent cycle performance, high specific capacity and appropriate working potential, [...] Read more.
Intercalation-type metal oxides are promising active anode materials for the fabrication of safer rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, as they are capable of minimizing or even eliminating Li plating at low voltages. Due to the excellent cycle performance, high specific capacity and appropriate working potential, TiNb2O7 (TNO) is considered to be the candidate of anode materials. Despite a lot of beneficial characteristics, the slow electrochemical kinetics of the TNO-based anodes limits their wide use. In this paper, TiNb2O7@C was prepared by using the self-polymerization coating characteristics of dopamine to enhance the rate-performance and cycling stability. The TNO@C-2 particles present ideal rate performance with the discharge capacity of 295.6 mA h g−1 at 0.1 C. Moreover, the TNO@C-2 anode materials exhibit initial discharge capacity of 177.4 mA h g−1, providing 91% of capacity retention after 400 cycles at 10 C. The outstanding electrochemical performance can be contributed to the carbon layer, which builds fast lithium ion paths, enhancing the electrical conductivity of TNO. All these results confirm that TNO@C is a valid methodology to enhance rate-performance and cycling stability and is a new way to provide reliable and quickly rechargeable energy storage resources. Full article
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Synthesis and Electrochemical Performance of V6O13 Nanosheets Film Cathodes for LIBs
by Fei Li, Haiyan Xu, Fanglin Liu, Dongcai Li, Aiguo Wang and Daosheng Sun
Materials 2022, 15(23), 8574; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15238574 - 01 Dec 2022
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V6O13 thin films were deposited on indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) conductive glass by a concise low-temperature liquid-phase deposition method and through heat treatment. The obtained films were directly used as electrodes without adding any other media. The results indicate that [...] Read more.
V6O13 thin films were deposited on indium-doped tin oxide (ITO) conductive glass by a concise low-temperature liquid-phase deposition method and through heat treatment. The obtained films were directly used as electrodes without adding any other media. The results indicate that the film annealed at 400 °C exhibited an excellent cycling performance, which remained at 82.7% of capacity after 100 cycles. The film annealed at 400 °C with diffusion coefficients of 6.08 × 10−12 cm2·s−1 (Li+ insertion) and 5.46 × 10−12 cm2·s−1 (Li+ extraction) in the V6O13 film electrode. The high diffusion coefficients could be ascribed to the porous morphology composed of ultrathin nanosheets. Moreover, the film endured phase transitions during electrochemical cycling, the V6O13 partially transformed to Li0.6V1.67O3.67, Li3VO4, and VO2 with the insertion of Li+ into the lattice, and Li0.6V1.67O3.67, Li3VO4, and VO2 partially reversibly transformed backwards to V6O13 with the extraction of Li+ from the lattice. The phase transition can be attributed to the unique structure and morphology with enough active sites and ions diffusion channels during cycles. Such findings reveal a bright idea to prepare high-performance cathode materials for LIBs. Full article
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The Review of Hybridization of Transition Metal-Based Chalcogenides for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes
by Lin-Hui Wang, Long-Long Ren and Yu-Feng Qin
Materials 2023, 16(12), 4448; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16124448 - 18 Jun 2023
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Transition metal chalcogenides as potential anodes for lithium-ion batteries have been widely investigated. For practical application, the drawbacks of low conductivity and volume expansion should be further overcome. Besides the two conventional methods of nanostructure design and the doping of carbon-based materials, the [...] Read more.
Transition metal chalcogenides as potential anodes for lithium-ion batteries have been widely investigated. For practical application, the drawbacks of low conductivity and volume expansion should be further overcome. Besides the two conventional methods of nanostructure design and the doping of carbon-based materials, the component hybridization of transition metal-based chalcogenides can effectively enhance the electrochemical performance owing to the synergetic effect. Hybridization could promote the advantages of each chalcogenide and suppress the disadvantages of each chalcogenide to some extent. In this review, we focus on the four different types of component hybridization and the excellent electrochemical performance that originated from hybridization. The exciting problems of hybridization and the possibility of studying structural hybridization were also discussed. The binary and ternary transition metal-based chalcogenides are more promising to be used as future anodes of lithium-ion batteries for their excellent electrochemical performance originating from the synergetic effect. Full article
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