Sustainable Cathodes for Lithium‐Ion Energy Storage Devices Based on Tannic Acid—Toward Ecofriendly Energy Storage

For decades, improvements in electrolytes and electrodes have driven the development of electrochemical energy storage devices. Generally, electrodes and electrolytes should not be developed separately due to the importance of the interaction at their interface. The energy storage ability and safety of energy storage devices are in fact determined by the arrangement of ions and electrons between the electrode and the electrolyte. In this paper, the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors using ionic liquids (ILs) as an electrolyte are reviewed. Additionally, the energy storage device ILs developed over the last decade are introduced.

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The Importance of Interphases in Energy Storage Devices: Methods and Strategies to Investigate and Control Interfacial Processes

Physchem ◽

10.3390/physchem1010003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 26-44

Author(s):

Chiara Ferrara ◽

Riccardo Ruffo ◽

Piercarlo Mustarelli

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Solid Electrolyte Interphase ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Lithium Metal ◽

Energy Storage Devices ◽

Storage Devices ◽

Lithium Metal Batteries ◽

And Control ◽

Near Future

Extended interphases are playing an increasingly important role in electrochemical energy storage devices and, in particular, in lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries. With this in mind we initially address the differences between the concepts of interface and interphase. After that, we discuss in detail the mechanisms of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation in Li-ion batteries. Then, we analyze the methods for interphase characterization, with emphasis put on in-situ and operando approaches. Finally, we look at the near future by addressing the issues underlying the lithium metal/electrolyte interface, and the emerging role played by the cathode electrolyte interphase when high voltage materials are employed.

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A germanium and zinc chalcogenide as an anode for a high-capacity and long cycle life lithium battery

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c9ra06023e ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (60) ◽

pp. 35045-35049

Author(s):

Xu Chen ◽

Jian Zhou ◽

Jiarui Li ◽

Haiyan Luo ◽

Lin Mei ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

High Performance ◽

Lithium Battery ◽

Large Scale ◽

High Capacity ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Energy Storage Devices ◽

Storage Devices ◽

Long Cycle Life ◽

Zinc Chalcogenide

High-performance lithium ion batteries are ideal energy storage devices for both grid-scale and large-scale applications.

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Application of Carbon Materials in Aqueous Zinc Ion Energy Storage Devices

Small ◽

10.1002/smll.202100219 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2100219

Author(s):

Ziting Wang ◽

Maoqin Zhang ◽

Weiting Ma ◽

Junbo Zhu ◽

Weixing Song

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Carbon Materials ◽

Zinc Ion ◽

Energy Storage Devices ◽

Ion Energy ◽

Storage Devices

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A flame-retardant polyimide interlayer with polysulfide lithium traps and fast redox conversion towards safety and high sulfur utilization Li-S batteries

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/d1nr07173d ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Zhiyu Zhou ◽

Zexiang Chen ◽

Yang Zhao ◽

Huifang Lv ◽

Hualiang Wei ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Flame Retardant ◽

Lithium Ion Battery ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Energy Storage Devices ◽

Storage Devices ◽

Battery Technology ◽

Redox Conversion ◽

Lithium Sulfur ◽

Made In

In recent years and following the progress made in lithium-ion battery technology, substantial efforts have been devoted to developing practical lithium-sulfur (Li–S) batteries for next-generation commercial energy storage devices. The...

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A High-Rate Two-Dimensional Polyarylimide Covalent Organic Framework Anode for Aqueous Zn-Ion Energy Storage Devices

Journal of the American Chemical Society ◽

10.1021/jacs.0c07992 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 142 (46) ◽

pp. 19570-19578

Author(s):

Minghao Yu ◽

Naisa Chandrasekhar ◽

Ramya Kormath Madam Raghupathy ◽

Khoa Hoang Ly ◽

Haozhe Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

High Rate ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Energy Storage Devices ◽

Ion Energy ◽

Storage Devices ◽

Covalent Organic Framework ◽

Organic Framework

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Research on molecular energy storage

Izvestiya MGTU MAMI ◽

10.31992/2074-0530-2021-49-3-49-56 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 49-56

Author(s):

S.M. Zuyev ◽

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R.A. Maleyev ◽

YU.M. Shmatkov ◽

M.YU. Khandzhalov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Energy Storage ◽

Lithium Ion Battery ◽

Double Layer ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Storage Device ◽

Energy Storage Device ◽

Energy Storage Devices ◽

Storage Devices ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages

This article provides a comparative analysis of various energy storage devices. A detailed review and analysis of molecular energy storage units is carried out, their main characteristics and parame-ters, as well as their application areas, are determined. The main types of molecular energy storage are determined: electric double layer capacitors, pseudo capacitors, hybrid capacitors. Comparison of the characteristics of various batteries is given. The parameters of various energy storage devices are presented. The analysis of molecular energy storage devices and accumulators is carried out. Ttheir advantages and disadvantages are revealed. It has been shown that molecular energy storage or double layer electrochemical capacitors are ideal energy storage systems due to their high specific energy, fast charging and long life compared to conventional capacitors. The article presents oscillograms of a lithium-ion battery with a voltage of 10.8 V at a pulsed load current of 2A of a laptop with and without a molecular energy storage device, as well as oscil-lograms of a laptop with DVD lithium-ion battery with a voltage of 10.8 V with a parallel shutdown of a molecular energy storage device with a capacity of 7 F and without it. The comparative analysis shows that when the molecular energy storage unit with a 7 F capacity is switched on and off, transient processes are significantly improved and there are no supply voltage dips. The dependenc-es of the operating time of a 3.6 V 600 mAh lithium-ion battery at a load of 2 A for powering mo-bile cellular devices with and without a molecular energy storage are given. It is shown that when the molecular energy storage device is switched on, the battery operation time increases by almost 20%.

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Porous Activity of Biomass-Activated Carbon Enhanced by Nitrogen-Dopant Towards High-Performance Lithium Ion Hybrid Battery-Supercapacitor

Journal of The Electrochemical Society ◽

10.1149/1945-7111/ac42a1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Juan Yu ◽

Xuyang Wang ◽

Jiaxin Peng ◽

Xuefeng Jia ◽

Linbo Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Activated Carbon ◽

Energy Storage ◽

Pore Structure ◽

High Performance ◽

Electrode Materials ◽

Specific Capacity ◽

Lithium Ion ◽

Utilization Efficiency ◽

Energy Storage Devices ◽

Storage Devices

Abstract Biomass-activated carbon materials are promising electrode materials for lithium-ion hybrid capacitors (LiCs) because of their natural hierarchical pore structure. The efficient utilization of structural pores in activated carbon is very important for their electrochemical performance. Herein, porous biomass-activated carbon (PAC) with large specific surface area was prepared using a one-step activation method with biomass waste as the carbon source and ZnCl2 as the activator. To further improve its pore structure utilization efficiency, the PAC was doped with nitrogen using urea as the nitrogen source. The experimental results confirmed that PAC-1 with a high nitrogen doping level of 4.66% exhibited the most efficient pore utilization among all the samples investigated in this study. PAC-1 exhibited 92% capacity retention after 8000 cycles, showing good cycling stability. Then, to maximize the utilization of high-efficiency energy storage devices, LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 (NCA), a promising cathode material for lithium-ion batteries with high specific capacity, was compounded with PAC-1 in different ratios to obtain NCA@PC composites. The NCA@PC-9 composite exhibited excellent capacitance in LiCs and an energy density of 210.9 Wh kg-1 at a high power density of 13.3 kW kg-1. These results provide guidelines for the design of high-performance and low-cost energy storage devices.

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