Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 27, 2025
Abstract
Transition
Metal
Phosphides
(TMPs)
are
highly
focused
on
as
electrode
materials
for
their
potential
applications
in
electrochemical
energy
storage
and
conversion
(EESC)
devices
due
to
high
theoretical
capacity,
carrier
mobility,
excellent
chemical
mechanical
stability.
However,
pristine
TMPs
typically
suffer
from
low
device
stability
safety
concerns
sluggish
electronic/ionic
kinetics
volumetric
variation
after
prolonged
cycling.
The
precise
morphological
design
synthesis
of
with
good
dispersity,
novel
assembling
techniques,
mitigation
approaches,
emphasizing
nanoarchitectonics
engineering,
opens
up
new
frontiers
overcome
these
challenges.
This
paper
comprehensively
reviews
state‐of‐the‐art
advances
TMP‐based
key
materials,
focusing
geometric
electronic
structure
modulation,
EESC,
including
rechargeable
batteries,
supercapacitors,
electrocatalysis.
In
the
end,
current
technical
future
research
prospects
nanostructured
have
also
been
presented
EESC
applications.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 15, 2024
Lithium-sulfur
(Li-S)
batteries,
acclaimed
for
their
high
energy
density,
cost-effectiveness,
and
environmental
benefits,
are
widely
considered
as
a
leading
candidate
the
next-generation
storage
systems.
However,
commercialization
is
impeded
by
critical
challenges,
such
shuttle
effect
of
lithium
polysulfides
sluggish
reaction
kinetics.
These
issues
can
be
effectively
mitigated
through
design
heterojunction
catalysts.
Despite
remarkable
advancements
in
this
field,
comprehensive
elucidation
underlying
mechanisms
structure-performance
relationships
catalysts
sulfur
electrocatalysis
systems
remains
conspicuously
absent.
Here,
it
expounded
upon
heterostructure
engineering
Li-S
batteries
latest
guided
these
multifarious
examined.
Furthermore,
illuminates
groundbreaking
paradigms
design,
encompassing
realms
composition,
structure,
function,
application.
Finally,
research
trends
future
development
directions
novel
materials
extensively
deliberated.
This
study
not
only
provides
profound
understanding
but
also
facilitates
exploration
new
electrocatalyst
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 27, 2025
Although
noteworthy
research
focuses
on
heterostructured
catalysts
for
efficient
polysulfide
adsorption
in
lithium-sulfur
(Li-S)
batteries,
the
strategy
maximized
electrocatalytic
activity
is
less
investigated.
Herein,
Mn2O3/β-MnO2
heterostructure
electrocatalyst
engineered
via
situ
regulation
of
atomically
dispersed
Zr4+
sites
form
Zr-Ox
coordinated-structure
as
a
highly
stable
freestanding
cathode.
The
fine-tuned
can
adjust
inducing
reduced
overpotential,
improved
Li+
mobility,
and
boosted
redox
kinetics.
Their
achievements
are
synergistically
derived
from
inhibition
migration,
utilization
3D
Li2S
nucleation
mechanism,
modification
d-band
center
electrocatalysts,
resulting
crack-free
anode-protection,
diffusion-favorable
deposition,
sustainable
sulfur-reactions.
Eventually,
Zr0.1-Mn2O3/β-MnO2@MWCNT
cathode
demonstrates
high
initial
capacity
808
mAh
g-1
with
low
average
decay
rate
0.068%
over
1000
cycles
at
1
C,
even
along
an
impressive
cyclic
stability
5
C
showing
up
to
559.3
only
0.170%
200
cycles.
Noteworthy,
electrocatalyst-applied
cell
achieves
areal
half-/full-cell
(N/P:
2.86)
4.45/3.88
cm-2
61.7/70.1%
retention
110/50
under
4.6/5.4
mg
sulfur
loading
electrolyte
8
µL
mgsulfur
-1.
This
highlights
new
perspective
design
high-performance
Li-S
batteries.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 27, 2025
Abstract
Transition
Metal
Phosphides
(TMPs)
are
highly
focused
on
as
electrode
materials
for
their
potential
applications
in
electrochemical
energy
storage
and
conversion
(EESC)
devices
due
to
high
theoretical
capacity,
carrier
mobility,
excellent
chemical
mechanical
stability.
However,
pristine
TMPs
typically
suffer
from
low
device
stability
safety
concerns
sluggish
electronic/ionic
kinetics
volumetric
variation
after
prolonged
cycling.
The
precise
morphological
design
synthesis
of
with
good
dispersity,
novel
assembling
techniques,
mitigation
approaches,
emphasizing
nanoarchitectonics
engineering,
opens
up
new
frontiers
overcome
these
challenges.
This
paper
comprehensively
reviews
state‐of‐the‐art
advances
TMP‐based
key
materials,
focusing
geometric
electronic
structure
modulation,
EESC,
including
rechargeable
batteries,
supercapacitors,
electrocatalysis.
In
the
end,
current
technical
future
research
prospects
nanostructured
have
also
been
presented
EESC
applications.
