Interface Engineering for Aqueous Aluminum Metal Batteries: Current Progresses and Future Prospects

Huaming Yu; Chade Lv; Chunshuang Yan; Guihua Yu

doi:10.1002/smtd.202300758

Interface Engineering for Aqueous Aluminum Metal Batteries: Current Progresses and Future Prospects

Small Methods. 2023 Aug 16:e2300758. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202300758. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Huaming Yu¹, Chade Lv¹, Chunshuang Yan¹, Guihua Yu²

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¹ MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, P.R. China.
² Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA.

PMID: 37584206
DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300758

Abstract

Aqueous aluminum metal batteries (AMBs) have attracted numerous attention because of the abundant reserves, low cost, high theoretical capacity, and high safety. Nevertheless, the poor thermodynamics stability of metallic Al anode in aqueous solution, which is caused by the self-corrosion, surface passivation, or hydrogen evolution reaction, dramatically limits the electrochemical performance and hampers the further development of AMBs. In this comprehensive review, the key scientific challenges of Al anode/electrolyte interface (AEI) are highlighted. A systematic overview is also provided about the recent progress on the rational interface engineering principles toward a relatively stable AEI. Finally, suggestions and perspectives for future research are offered on the optimization of Al anode and aqueous electrolytes to enable a stable and durable AEI, which may pave the way for developing high-performance AMBs.

Keywords: aluminum anodes; aqueous aluminum batteries; corrosion; interface engineering; surface passivation.

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