Fuel cells and flow batteries are promising technologies to address climate change and air pollution problems. An understanding of the complex multiscale and multiphysics transport phenomena occurring in these electro...Fuel cells and flow batteries are promising technologies to address climate change and air pollution problems. An understanding of the complex multiscale and multiphysics transport phenomena occurring in these electrochemical systems requires powerful numerical tools. Over the past decades, the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method has attracted broad interest in the computational fluid dynamics and the numerical heat transfer communities, primarily due to its kinetic nature making it appropriate for modeling complex multiphase transport phenomena. More importantly, the LB method fits well with parallel computing due to its locality feature, which is required for large-scale engineering applications. In this article, we review the LB method for gas-liquid two-phase flows, coupled fluid flow and mass transport in porous media, and particulate flows. Examples of applications are provided in fuel cells and flow batteries. Further developments of the LB method are also outlined.展开更多
Silicon offers a high theoretical specific capacity for anodic lithium storage.However,its applications are hindered by the electrode instability caused by the sharp volume change,and the limited rate performance resu...Silicon offers a high theoretical specific capacity for anodic lithium storage.However,its applications are hindered by the electrode instability caused by the sharp volume change,and the limited rate performance resulted from the insulating property.Herein,we introduce a facile and fast method of preparing honeycomb‐like silicon‐based anodes(MXene‐Si@C)with porous structure using MXene and carbon‐coated silicon.The dual protection from both the surface coating and as‐formed interlayered vacant spaces ameliorate the volume expansion of the silicon and thus reinforce the mechanical stability of the electrode.In addition,the highly conducting MXene and the surface carbon coating form a hierarchical and consecutive electron‐conducting network with evidently reduced resistance.With this proposed composite,a high average Coulombic efficiency of 99.73%and high capacity retention of 82.4%after 300 cycles at 1 A/g can be achieved even with an areal loading around 1.5 mg/cm^(2).Coupled with an NCM523 cathode,the proof‐of‐concept full cell delivers a high capacity of 164.2mAh/g with an extremely high energy density of 574Wh/kg(based on the mass of the electrode materials)at 0.2 C and an excellent cyclability at 0.5 C of 100 cycles with decent capacity retention(80.28%).展开更多
基金supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Grant 623313)
文摘Fuel cells and flow batteries are promising technologies to address climate change and air pollution problems. An understanding of the complex multiscale and multiphysics transport phenomena occurring in these electrochemical systems requires powerful numerical tools. Over the past decades, the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method has attracted broad interest in the computational fluid dynamics and the numerical heat transfer communities, primarily due to its kinetic nature making it appropriate for modeling complex multiphase transport phenomena. More importantly, the LB method fits well with parallel computing due to its locality feature, which is required for large-scale engineering applications. In this article, we review the LB method for gas-liquid two-phase flows, coupled fluid flow and mass transport in porous media, and particulate flows. Examples of applications are provided in fuel cells and flow batteries. Further developments of the LB method are also outlined.
基金supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,China(Project No.T23‐601/17‐R).
文摘Silicon offers a high theoretical specific capacity for anodic lithium storage.However,its applications are hindered by the electrode instability caused by the sharp volume change,and the limited rate performance resulted from the insulating property.Herein,we introduce a facile and fast method of preparing honeycomb‐like silicon‐based anodes(MXene‐Si@C)with porous structure using MXene and carbon‐coated silicon.The dual protection from both the surface coating and as‐formed interlayered vacant spaces ameliorate the volume expansion of the silicon and thus reinforce the mechanical stability of the electrode.In addition,the highly conducting MXene and the surface carbon coating form a hierarchical and consecutive electron‐conducting network with evidently reduced resistance.With this proposed composite,a high average Coulombic efficiency of 99.73%and high capacity retention of 82.4%after 300 cycles at 1 A/g can be achieved even with an areal loading around 1.5 mg/cm^(2).Coupled with an NCM523 cathode,the proof‐of‐concept full cell delivers a high capacity of 164.2mAh/g with an extremely high energy density of 574Wh/kg(based on the mass of the electrode materials)at 0.2 C and an excellent cyclability at 0.5 C of 100 cycles with decent capacity retention(80.28%).
