Enhanced electrochemical performance of SnS nanoparticles/CNTs composite as anode material for sodium-ion battery

SnS/CNTs composite as anode for SIBs exhibits high reversible capacity, good cyclability as well as rate performance, which is superior to that of pure SnS. The enhanced electrochemical performance can be attributed to the adding of CNTs as a flexible and conductive structure supporter and the formation of SnS nanoparticles with small diameter.     

Carbonyl polymeric electrode materials for metal-ion batteries

This review presents the recent progress in carbonyl polymeric electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries and magnesiumion batteries. This comprehensive review is expected to be helpful for arousing more interest of organic materials for metal-ion batteries and designing novel battery materials with high performance.     

A 3D Nanostructured Hydrogel‐Framework‐Derived High‐Performance Composite Polymer Lithium‐Ion Electrolyte

Solid‐state electrolytes have emerged as a promising alternative to existing liquid electrolytes for next generation Li‐ion batteries for better safety and stability. Of various types of solid electrolytes, composite polymer electrolytes exhibit acceptable Li‐ion conductivity due to the interaction between nanofillers and polymer. Nevertheless, the agglomeration of nanofillers at high concentration has been a major obstacle for improving Li‐ion conductivity. In this study, we designed a three‐dimensional (3D) nanostructured hydrogel‐derived Li_0.35La_0.55TiO₃ (LLTO) framework, which was used as a 3D nanofiller for high‐performance composite polymer Li‐ion electrolyte. The systematic percolation study revealed that the pre‐percolating structure of LLTO framework improved Li‐ion conductivity to 8.8×10^?5 S cm^?1 at room temperature.     

An Aluminum–Sulfur Battery with a Fast Kinetic Response

The electrochemical performance of the aluminum‐sulfur (Al‐S) battery has very poor reversibility and a low charge/discharge current density owing to slow kinetic processes determined by an inevitable dissociation reaction from Al₂Cl₇^? to free Al³⁺. Al₂Cl₆Br^? was used instead of Al₂Cl₇^? as the dissociation reaction reagent. A 15‐fold faster reaction rate of Al₂Cl₆Br^? dissociation than that of Al₂Cl₇^? was confirmed by density function theory calculations and the Arrhenius equation. This accelerated dissociation reaction was experimentally verified by the increase of exchange current density during Al electro‐deposition. Using Al₂Cl₆Br^? instead of Al₂Cl₇^?, a kinetically accelerated Al‐S battery has a sulfur utilization of more than 80 %, with at least four times the sulfur content and five times the current density than that of previous work.     

锂离子电池Sb基负极材料研究进展

Sb基材料作为一类合金机制的锂离子电池负极材料,因具有比容量高、安全性好等优点受到广泛关注。 然而,由于Sb基负极材料在充放电过程中的体积效应和本身导电性较差等问题导致的循环性能不理想,制约了其作为锂离子电池负极材料的商业化应用。 本文综述了近年来在锂离子电池Sb基各类负极材料方面的研究进展,重点介绍了它们的反应机理、合成方法及电化学性能,并对Sb基负极材料的发展方向进行了展望。     

硫掺杂二氧化钛/碳化钛复合材料的制备及储锂性能

通过二维层状Ti_3C_2的原位水热氧化和气相硫化反应,制备了硫掺杂二氧化钛/碳化钛(S-TiO_2/Ti_3C_2)复合材料,并用于电化学储锂。结果表明,二氧化钛纳米颗粒原位生长在碳化钛片层上,且硫成功掺杂到二氧化钛中。这种S-TiO_2/Ti_3C_2复合结构作为锂离子电池的负极材料,表现出较好的电化学性能。在0.2 A/g的电流密度下循环100圈后,放电比容量稳定在288 m A·h/g,远高于纯Ti_3C_2和TiO_2/Ti_3C_2电极的放电比容量。S-TiO_2/Ti_3C_2复合材料表现出的较高比容量和良好的循环性能,主要归因于复合材料的特殊纳米结构优势:二氧化钛原位生长在碳化钛上,使复合材料具有稳定良好的接触界面,能够促进电子的快速转移,同时可以有效避免循环过程中两种组分的分离;硫在二氧化钛中的掺杂可以提高二氧化钛的导电性,并引入缺陷,提高反应活性。此研究工作为二维材料的原位转化及复合提供了新的思路和研究方法。     

基于沸石咪唑酯骨架-8的LiFePO_4改性

商业化LiFePO_4(LFP)正极材料的导电性一直是制约其性能提高的关键。为了提高LFP的性能,利用沸石咪唑酯骨架-8(ZIF-8)制备多孔碳材料(CZIF-8)改善商业化LFP正极材料的导电性,对比了两种改性LFP的方法:1)将退火的ZIF-8以物理混合的方法与LFP混合制得LFP/CZIF-8正极材料;2)ZIF-8在LFP表面原位生长后退火制得LFP@CZIF-8正极材料。X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、氮气吸脱附(BET)和拉曼光谱等测试证明,改性后的LFP仍具有橄榄石型结构,同时出现了具有介孔结构的石墨化碳材料的特征。扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)测试证明LFP/CZIF-8样品中LFP与CZIF-8之间未形成链接结构,而在LFP@CZIF-8样品中二者形成了核壳结构。电化学阻抗测试(EIS)表明,改性后样品的离子传输阻抗明显减小,说明两种方法均提高了LFP的导电性。充放电循环测试表明,两种改性方法均能提高LFP的循环性能和库伦效率。不同的是,倍率性能测试表明,LFP/CZIF-8样品的高倍率性能比LFP@CZIF-8样品更有优势,在10.0 C电流倍率下能够达到57.8 m A·h/g。这一研究为商业化锂离子电池电极材料的改性提供了新的思路,并且通过方法优化为产业化做了铺垫。     

锂电池极片微结构优化及可控制备技术进展

锂离子电池是应用最广泛的电化学储能器件,目前,经济的快速发展对其提出了更高的要求。 电极微观结构对电池性能影响显著,电极微结构精细设计及可控制备成为锂离子电池领域的研究热点之一。 本文结合锂离子电池最新发展趋势,总结了锂离子电池电极反应基本过程及电极微结构的表征技术,然后概述了近几年电极微观结构的设计与优化,并分析了电极微结构的关键特征。 基于理想的电极结构,综述了电极可控制备技术的最新进展。     

锂离子电池高比容量FeSn2-C复合负极材料的合成与性能

Sn基合金负极材料具有高达990 mAh·g^-1的理论比容量,但其也存在因脱嵌锂过程发生巨大的体积变化而导致循环性能较差的问题. 本文以Sn、Fe、石墨为原料利用简易的高能球磨法成功制备了具有核壳结构的FeSn₂-C复合物,系统研究了球磨时间、FeSn₂相含量对材料物相结构及电化学性能的影响,并分析了电极的失效机理. 研究表明,球磨时间的增加有利于FeSn₂金属间化合物相的形成及材料颗粒的细化,进而有利于材料比容量的增加及循环性能的提升;FeSn₂相含量的增加能够提高FeSn₂-C材料的比容量,但会降低FeSn₂-C电极的循环稳定性. 经工艺优化及组分调节,球磨24 h合成的Sn₂₀Fe₁₀C₇₀材料具有最优的电化学性能,材料的比容量在540 mAh·g^-1左右,并能稳定循环100次,是一种非常有发展前途的锂离子电池高比容量负极材料.