Nano Polymorphism-Enabled Redox Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries

Jun Mei; Jinkai Wang; Huimin Gu; Yaping Du; Hongkang Wang; Yusuke Yamauchi; Ting Liao; Ziqi Sun; Zongyou Yin

doi:10.1002/adma.202004920

Nano Polymorphism-Enabled Redox Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries

Adv Mater. 2021 Feb;33(8):e2004920. doi: 10.1002/adma.202004920. Epub 2020 Dec 31.

Authors

Jun Mei^{1

2}, Jinkai Wang^{3

4}, Huimin Gu³, Yaping Du⁵, Hongkang Wang⁴, Yusuke Yamauchi^{6

7}, Ting Liao^{2

8}, Ziqi Sun^{1

2}, Zongyou Yin³

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
² Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
³ Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
⁴ State Key Lab of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Center of Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy (CNRE), School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
⁵ School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Energy Materials Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Centre for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
⁶ School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
⁷ JST-ERATO Yamauchi's Materials Space-Tectonics Project, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.
⁸ School of Mechanical Medical & Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.

PMID: 33382163
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004920

Abstract

Nano polymorphism (NPM), as an emerging research area in the field of energy storage, and rechargeable batteries, have attracted much attention recently. In this review, the recent progress on the composition and formation of polymorphs, and the evolution processes of different redox electrodes in rechargeable metal-ion, metal-air, and metal-sulfur batteries are highlighted. First, NPM and its significance for rechargeable batteries are discussed. Subsequently, the current NPM modulation strategies of different types of representative electrodes for their corresponding rechargeable battery applications are summarized. The goal is to demonstrate how NPM could tune the intrinsic material properties, and hence, improve their electrochemical activities for each battery type. It is expected that the analysis of polymorphism and electrochemical properties of materials could help identify some "processing-structure-properties" relationships for material design and performance enhancement. Lastly, the current research challenges and potential research directions are discussed to offer guidance and perspectives for future research on NPM engineering.

Keywords: anodes; cathodes; nano polymorphism; rechargeable batteries; redox electrodes.

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