High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation
Abstract Rechargeable batteries of high energy density and overall performance are becoming a critically important technology in the rapidly changing society of the twenty-first century. While lithium-ion batteries have so far been the dominant choice, numerous emerging applications call for higher...
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| description | Abstract Rechargeable batteries of high energy density and overall performance are becoming a critically important technology in the rapidly changing society of the twenty-first century. While lithium-ion batteries have so far been the dominant choice, numerous emerging applications call for higher capacity, better safety and lower costs while maintaining sufficient cyclability. The design space for potentially better alternatives is extremely large, with numerous new chemistries and architectures being simultaneously explored. These include other insertion ions (e.g. sodium and numerous multivalent ions), conversion electrode materials (e.g. silicon, metallic anodes, halides and chalcogens) and aqueous and solid electrolytes. However, each of these potential “beyond lithium-ion” alternatives faces numerous challenges that often lead to very poor cyclability, especially at the commercial cell level, while lithium-ion batteries continue to improve in performance and decrease in cost. This review examines fundamental principles to rationalise these numerous developments, and in each case, a brief overview is given on the advantages, advances, remaining challenges preventing cell-level implementation and the state-of-the-art of the solutions to these challenges. Finally, research and development results obtained in academia are compared to emerging commercial examples, as a commentary on the current and near-future viability of these “beyond lithium-ion” alternatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e852b37454d4168bf3b4bae12cafe0c2022-12-22T01:43:53ZengSpringerOpenNano-Micro Letters2311-67062150-55512022-04-0114114910.1007/s40820-022-00844-2High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to CommercialisationYulin Gao0Zhenghui Pan1Jianguo Sun2Zhaolin Liu3John Wang4Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of SingaporeInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of SingaporeAbstract Rechargeable batteries of high energy density and overall performance are becoming a critically important technology in the rapidly changing society of the twenty-first century. While lithium-ion batteries have so far been the dominant choice, numerous emerging applications call for higher capacity, better safety and lower costs while maintaining sufficient cyclability. The design space for potentially better alternatives is extremely large, with numerous new chemistries and architectures being simultaneously explored. These include other insertion ions (e.g. sodium and numerous multivalent ions), conversion electrode materials (e.g. silicon, metallic anodes, halides and chalcogens) and aqueous and solid electrolytes. However, each of these potential “beyond lithium-ion” alternatives faces numerous challenges that often lead to very poor cyclability, especially at the commercial cell level, while lithium-ion batteries continue to improve in performance and decrease in cost. This review examines fundamental principles to rationalise these numerous developments, and in each case, a brief overview is given on the advantages, advances, remaining challenges preventing cell-level implementation and the state-of-the-art of the solutions to these challenges. Finally, research and development results obtained in academia are compared to emerging commercial examples, as a commentary on the current and near-future viability of these “beyond lithium-ion” alternatives.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00844-2High energy densityBeyond lithium-ion batteriesMultivalent-ion batteriesConversion electrode materialsElectrolyte |
| spellingShingle | Yulin Gao Zhenghui Pan Jianguo Sun Zhaolin Liu John Wang High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation Nano-Micro Letters High energy density Beyond lithium-ion batteries Multivalent-ion batteries Conversion electrode materials Electrolyte |
| title | High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation |
| title_full | High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation |
| title_fullStr | High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation |
| title_short | High-Energy Batteries: Beyond Lithium-Ion and Their Long Road to Commercialisation |
| title_sort | high energy batteries beyond lithium ion and their long road to commercialisation |
| topic | High energy density Beyond lithium-ion batteries Multivalent-ion batteries Conversion electrode materials Electrolyte |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00844-2 |
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