Aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)with Al metal anode are attracting increasing research interest on account of their high safety,low cost,large volumetric energy density(≈8046 mA h cm−3),and environmental friendliness.Spe...Aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)with Al metal anode are attracting increasing research interest on account of their high safety,low cost,large volumetric energy density(≈8046 mA h cm−3),and environmental friendliness.Specifically,the reversible Al electrostripping/deposition is achieved with the rapid development of room temperature ionic liquids,and rapid progress has been made in fabricating high-performance and durable AIBs during the past decade.This review provides an integrated comprehension of the evolution of AIBs and highlights the development of various non-aqueous and aqueous electrolytes including high-temperature molten salts,room temperature ionic liquids,and gel–polymer electrolytes.The critical issues on the interplay of electrolytes are outlined in terms of the voltage window span,the effective ion species during charge storage(Al 3+or Al x Cl?y)and their underlying charge transfer(e.g.,interfacial transfer and diffusion),and the solid electrolyte interface formation and its role.Following the critical insight,future perspectives on how to practically design feasible AIBs are given.展开更多
Since the electrochemical energy storage was invented, mobile has brought us a new world without wires for more electronic devices [1–4]. Aluminum ion batteries(AIBs) were born with the requirements of electrochemica...Since the electrochemical energy storage was invented, mobile has brought us a new world without wires for more electronic devices [1–4]. Aluminum ion batteries(AIBs) were born with the requirements of electrochemical energy storage towards high capacity, safe and low cost.展开更多
Aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)are promising next-generation batteries systems because of their features of low cost and abundant aluminum resource.However,the inferior rate capacity and poor all-climate performance,espe...Aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)are promising next-generation batteries systems because of their features of low cost and abundant aluminum resource.However,the inferior rate capacity and poor all-climate performance,especially the decayed capacity under low temperature,are still critical challenges toward high-specific-capacity AIBs.Herein,we report a binder-free and freestanding metal-organic framework-derived FeS_(2)@C/carbon nanotube(FeS_(2)@C/CNT)as a novel all-climate cathode in AIBs working under a wide temperature window between−25 and 50℃ with exceptional flexibility.The resultant cathode not only drastically suppresses the side reaction and volu-metric expansion with high capacity and long-term stability but also greatly enhances the kinetic process in AIBs with remarkable rate capacity(above 151 mAh g^(−1) at 2 A g^(−1))at room temperature.More importantly,to break the bottleneck of the inherently low capacity in graphitic material-based all-climate AIBs,the new hierarchical conductive composite FeS_(2)@C/CNT highly promotes the all-climate performance and delivers as high as 117 mAh g^(−1) capacity even under−25°C.The well-designed metal sulfide electrode with remarkable performance paves a new way toward all-climate and flexible AIBs.展开更多
Aluminum-ion battery(AIB)is very promising for its safety and large current charge–discharge.However,it is challenging to build a high-performance AIB system based on low-cost materials especially cathode&electro...Aluminum-ion battery(AIB)is very promising for its safety and large current charge–discharge.However,it is challenging to build a high-performance AIB system based on low-cost materials especially cathode&electrolyte.Despite the low-cost expanded graphite-triethylaminehydrochloride(EG-ET)system has been improved in cycle performance,its rate capability still remains a gap with the expensive graphene-alkylimidazoliumchloride AIB system.In this work,we treated the cheap EG appropriately through an industrial high-temperature process,employed the obtained EG3K(treated at 3000℃)cathode with AlCl_(3)-ET electrolyte,and built a novel,high-rate capability and double-cheap AIB system.The new EG3K-ET system achieved the cathode capacity of average 110 m Ah g^(-1)at 1 A g^(-1)with 18,000cycles,and retained the cathode capacity of 100 m Ah g^(-1)at 5 A g^(-1)with 27,500 cycles(fast charging of 72 s).Impressively,we demonstrated that a battery pack(EG3K-ET system,12 m Ah)had successfully driven the Model car running 100 m long.In addition,it was confirmed that the improvement of rate capability in the EG3K-ET system was mainly derived by deposition,and its capacity contribution ratio was about 53.7%.This work further promoted the application potential of the low-cost EG-ET AIB system.展开更多
The development of aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)is significantly confined by the limited high-performance cathode materials.Herein,organopolysulfides are investigated as active cathode materials to fabricate AIBs.A liq...The development of aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)is significantly confined by the limited high-performance cathode materials.Herein,organopolysulfides are investigated as active cathode materials to fabricate AIBs.A liquid-phase phenyl tetrasulfide(PTS)can deliver a capacity above 600 mAh g−1 after activation,with the maintenance of 253 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles.Owing to the different S locations,PTS shows several voltage plateaus and an average voltage of∼0.7 V vs.Al3+/Al with no decay upon cycling.More importantly,the liquid PTS can serve as a high-Coulombic-efficiency cathode(∼99.88%±0.57%after stabilization),enlighting the design of high-efficiency and low-resistance conversion-type cathode materials for AIBs.By experimental characterizations accompanied by theoretical calculations,it is found that PTS undergoes stepwise reaction procedures during discharge with final products of Al2S3 and AlCl2-coordinated phenyl sulfide,and partially reforms with elemental S and other organopolysulfides during charge.This study demonstrates new opportunities for the design of high-efficiency conversion-type cathode materials for advanced AIBs.展开更多
基金D.M.and D.Y.contributed equally to this work.This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51772094).
文摘Aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)with Al metal anode are attracting increasing research interest on account of their high safety,low cost,large volumetric energy density(≈8046 mA h cm−3),and environmental friendliness.Specifically,the reversible Al electrostripping/deposition is achieved with the rapid development of room temperature ionic liquids,and rapid progress has been made in fabricating high-performance and durable AIBs during the past decade.This review provides an integrated comprehension of the evolution of AIBs and highlights the development of various non-aqueous and aqueous electrolytes including high-temperature molten salts,room temperature ionic liquids,and gel–polymer electrolytes.The critical issues on the interplay of electrolytes are outlined in terms of the voltage window span,the effective ion species during charge storage(Al 3+or Al x Cl?y)and their underlying charge transfer(e.g.,interfacial transfer and diffusion),and the solid electrolyte interface formation and its role.Following the critical insight,future perspectives on how to practically design feasible AIBs are given.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22075028)。
文摘Since the electrochemical energy storage was invented, mobile has brought us a new world without wires for more electronic devices [1–4]. Aluminum ion batteries(AIBs) were born with the requirements of electrochemical energy storage towards high capacity, safe and low cost.
基金financial support for Australian Research Council through its Discovery and Linkage Programsperformed in part at Australian Microscopy&Microanalysis Research Facility at the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis,the University of Queensland(UQ)+3 种基金The authors also acknowledge National Natural Science Foundation of China(51901100 and 51871119)Jiangsu Provincial Founds for Natural Science Foundation(BK20180015)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2018M640481 and 2019T120426)Jiangsu Postdoctoral Research Fund(2019K003)。
文摘Aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)are promising next-generation batteries systems because of their features of low cost and abundant aluminum resource.However,the inferior rate capacity and poor all-climate performance,especially the decayed capacity under low temperature,are still critical challenges toward high-specific-capacity AIBs.Herein,we report a binder-free and freestanding metal-organic framework-derived FeS_(2)@C/carbon nanotube(FeS_(2)@C/CNT)as a novel all-climate cathode in AIBs working under a wide temperature window between−25 and 50℃ with exceptional flexibility.The resultant cathode not only drastically suppresses the side reaction and volu-metric expansion with high capacity and long-term stability but also greatly enhances the kinetic process in AIBs with remarkable rate capacity(above 151 mAh g^(−1) at 2 A g^(−1))at room temperature.More importantly,to break the bottleneck of the inherently low capacity in graphitic material-based all-climate AIBs,the new hierarchical conductive composite FeS_(2)@C/CNT highly promotes the all-climate performance and delivers as high as 117 mAh g^(−1) capacity even under−25°C.The well-designed metal sulfide electrode with remarkable performance paves a new way toward all-climate and flexible AIBs.
基金the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51533008,51703194 and 21805242)the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFA0200200)the Excellent Postdoctoral Special Fund of Zhejiang University for funding this research work。
文摘Aluminum-ion battery(AIB)is very promising for its safety and large current charge–discharge.However,it is challenging to build a high-performance AIB system based on low-cost materials especially cathode&electrolyte.Despite the low-cost expanded graphite-triethylaminehydrochloride(EG-ET)system has been improved in cycle performance,its rate capability still remains a gap with the expensive graphene-alkylimidazoliumchloride AIB system.In this work,we treated the cheap EG appropriately through an industrial high-temperature process,employed the obtained EG3K(treated at 3000℃)cathode with AlCl_(3)-ET electrolyte,and built a novel,high-rate capability and double-cheap AIB system.The new EG3K-ET system achieved the cathode capacity of average 110 m Ah g^(-1)at 1 A g^(-1)with 18,000cycles,and retained the cathode capacity of 100 m Ah g^(-1)at 5 A g^(-1)with 27,500 cycles(fast charging of 72 s).Impressively,we demonstrated that a battery pack(EG3K-ET system,12 m Ah)had successfully driven the Model car running 100 m long.In addition,it was confirmed that the improvement of rate capability in the EG3K-ET system was mainly derived by deposition,and its capacity contribution ratio was about 53.7%.This work further promoted the application potential of the low-cost EG-ET AIB system.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.22075007,92263206,and 21975006)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2022YFB2402600 and 2022YFB2404400)+1 种基金the Youth Beijing Schol-ars program(No.11000022T000000440694)Beijing Natural Sci-ence Foundation(Nos.KZ201910005002 and KZ202010005007)。
文摘The development of aluminum-ion batteries(AIBs)is significantly confined by the limited high-performance cathode materials.Herein,organopolysulfides are investigated as active cathode materials to fabricate AIBs.A liquid-phase phenyl tetrasulfide(PTS)can deliver a capacity above 600 mAh g−1 after activation,with the maintenance of 253 mAh g−1 after 100 cycles.Owing to the different S locations,PTS shows several voltage plateaus and an average voltage of∼0.7 V vs.Al3+/Al with no decay upon cycling.More importantly,the liquid PTS can serve as a high-Coulombic-efficiency cathode(∼99.88%±0.57%after stabilization),enlighting the design of high-efficiency and low-resistance conversion-type cathode materials for AIBs.By experimental characterizations accompanied by theoretical calculations,it is found that PTS undergoes stepwise reaction procedures during discharge with final products of Al2S3 and AlCl2-coordinated phenyl sulfide,and partially reforms with elemental S and other organopolysulfides during charge.This study demonstrates new opportunities for the design of high-efficiency conversion-type cathode materials for advanced AIBs.
