A fast ionic transport copolymeric network for stable quasi-solid lithium metal battery

Solid-state lithium(Li) metal batteries overwhelm the lithium-ion batteries by harvesting high energy from Li metal anode with ultrahigh capacities and gaining excellent safety from solid electrolytes.However,the uncontrollable solvents in solid electrolytes usually aggravate poor interfacial contact with lithium metal anode and deteriorate Li^(+) pathways.Here a copolymeric network-structured ion conductor by rationally integrating cellulose nanofibril as a two-in-one functional material is employed to anchor the solvent.Taking advantages of tightly anchoring of cellulose nanofibril to solvent,the asconstructed quasi-solid polymer-based electrolyte offers rapid Li^(+) transport channels and realizes effective Li-dendrite suppression,which enables high ionic conductivity of 1.93 × 10^(-3)S cm^(-1) at room temperature,long-term Li plating/stripping over 1900 h,and high capacity retention of 99%.This work provides a fresh strategy for creating solid electrolytes that meet both high ionic conductivity and interfacial stability requirements for practical solid-state lithium metal battery.

Architecture engineering of carbonaceous anodes for high-rate potassium-ion batteries

The limited lithium resource in earth's crust has stimulated the pursuit of alternative energy storage technologies to lithium-ion battery.Potassium-ion batteries(KIBs)are regarded as a kind of promising candidate for large-scale energy storage owing to the high abundance and low cost of potassium resources.Nevertheless,further development and wide application of KIBs are still challenged by several obstacles,one of which is their fast capacity deterioration at high rates.A considerable amount of effort has recently been devoted to address this problem by developing advanced carbonaceous anode materials with diverse structures and morphologies.This review presents and highlights how the architecture engineering of carbonaceous anode materials gives rise to high-rate performances for KIBs,and also the beneficial conceptions are consciously extracted from the recent progress.Particularly,basic insights into the recent engineering strategies,structural innovation,and the related advances of carbonaceous anodes for high-rate KIBs are under specific concerns.Based on the achievements attained so far,a perspective on the foregoing,and proposed possible directions,and avenues for designing high-rate anodes,are presented finally.

Unveiling the role of lithiophilic sites denseness in regulating lithium ion deposition

The construction of lithiophilic sites is an effective way to achieve uniform lithium(Li)ion deposition for stably cycling Li metal batteries.However,in-depth investigations involving lithiophilic sites denseness(LSD)in impacting Li ion deposition remain unknown.Herein we propose an insight into this issue by probing the effect of LSD on determining the Li ion deposition.Experimental characterization and theoretical simulation demonstrate that rational LSD plays a vital role in both Li nucleation and the subsequent Li ion plating behaviors.By tailoring the LSD from low to high,the accompanied Li nucleation overpotentials continuously decrease.Additionally,the Li ion mobility increases first and then weakens in the subsequent Li ion plating stage.Consequently,the Li metal with a moderate LSD allows a dendritefree morphology and satisfactory long-term cycling performances.This work affords a deeper fundamental understanding of lithiophilic chemistry that directs the development of efficient strategies to realize dendrite-free Li metal batteries.

基于全同源策略构建低界面阻抗的柔性固态锂离子电池

固态锂离子电池被认为是可穿戴电子设备的理想储能器件.然而,高的电极/电解质界面阻抗仍是该领域一个严峻的挑战,尤其在弯曲变形条件下.本文提出全同源策略,利用热塑性聚氨酯作为固态电解质和电极的离子导电框架,构建具有低界面阻抗的柔性固态锂离子电池.实验结果表明,聚氨酯中-C=O、-NH和-C-O-C-等功能基团有助于锂离子传输.利用该特性,制备出具有高柔韧性和离子电导率的聚氨酯基固态电解质,以及具有优异柔韧性的复合电极,其即使在不同形变下仍能保持良好的电化学性能.在此基础上,成功组装了全同源的柔性固态锂离子电池,其表现出更低的界面阻抗和更优异的电化学性能.这种全同源策略为柔性固态电池的设计提供了一种新思路.

The role of fluorescent carbon dots in crops:Mechanism and applications

Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)have been widely studied in biosensing,imaging,information encryption,and optoelectronic devices due to excellent optical properties,such as photostability,tunable luminescence range,and resistance to photobleaching.In recent years,CDs have been explored for use in agriculture.Based on their light harvest and light conversion capacity,as well as their characteristics of easy synthesis and low toxicity,CDs show great potential in improving crop photosynthesis.In addition,CDs can also be used for smart and anticounterfeiting packing,food safety detection,and preservation of crops after harvest.In this study,the application of CDs with excellent optical properties in crops has been summarized,including preharvest processes(photosynthesis and plant imaging),and postharvest processes(crop preservation and food safety).Then the toxicity of CDs to crops is introduced.Finally,the present challenges and future prospects are discussed.