Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(43)
Published: June 27, 2024
Abstract
Electrocatalysis
is
a
crucial
method
for
achieving
global
carbon
neutrality,
serving
as
an
essential
means
of
energy
conversion,
and
electrocatalyst
in
the
process
electrocatalysis.
Because
abundant
active
sites,
multi‐component
synergistic
effect
high‐entropy
materials
has
wide
application
prospect
field
Moreover,
due
to
special
structure
materials,
it
possible
obtain
almost
continuous
adsorption
distribution
by
regulating
composition,
which
attracted
extensive
attention
researchers.
This
paper
reviews
properties
types
including
alloys
compounds.
The
synthesis
strategies
are
systematically
introduced,
solid
phase
synthesis,
liquid‐phase
gas‐phase
classified
summarized.
electrocatalysis
summarized,
promotion
strategy
various
catalytic
reaction
processes
Finally,
current
progress
problems
encountered,
future
development
direction
reviewed.
It
emphasized
that
high
flux
density
functional
theory
calculation
guiding
catalyst
design
will
be
great
significance
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Room-temperature
sodium–sulfur
(RT
Na–S)
batteries
can
allow
an
ultrahigh
specific
capacity
and
a
high
energy
density
but
unfortunately
suffer
from
lot
of
intractable
challenges
sulfur
cathodes.
Nanomaterials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 330 - 330
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
Sodium-sulfur
batteries
have
been
provided
as
a
highly
attractive
solution
for
large-scale
energy
storage,
benefiting
from
their
substantial
storage
capacity,
the
abundance
of
raw
materials,
and
cost-effectiveness.
Nevertheless,
conventional
sodium-sulfur
subject
critique
due
to
high
operating
temperature
costly
maintenance.
In
contrast,
room-temperature
exhibit
significant
advantages
in
these
regards.
The
most
commonly
utilized
cathode
active
material
is
S8
molecule,
whose
intricate
transformation
process
plays
crucial
role
enhancing
battery
capacity.
However,
this
concomitantly
generates
quantity
polysulfide
intermediates,
leading
diminished
kinetics
reduced
utilization
efficiency.
pivotal
strategy
design
catalysts
with
adsorption
catalytic
functionalities,
which
can
be
applied
cathode.
Herein,
we
present
summary
current
research
progress
terms
nanostructure
engineering,
catalyst
strategies,
regulating
sulfur
species
conversion
pathways
perspective
high-performance
host
strategy.
A
comprehensive
analysis
performance
four
perspectives:
metal
catalysts,
compound
atomically
dispersed
heterojunctions.
Finally,
analyze
bottlenecks
challenges,
offering
some
thoughts
suggestions
overcoming
issues.
Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5(8)
Published: April 21, 2025
Room-temperature
sodium-sulfur
(RT
Na-S)
batteries
are
potential
candidates
for
next-generation
energy
storage
systems
because
of
low-cost
resources,
high
theoretical
capacity,
and
density.
However,
their
commercialization
is
hindered
by
the
inherent
shuttle
effect,
insulation
sulfur,
slow
catalytic
conversion.
This
study
proposes
a
novel
approach
involving
design
C/CoFe
alloy
catalyst
coupled
with
Ti3C2Tx
MXene
substrate
(C/CoFe-MXene)
as
three-dimensional
porous
conductive
sulfur
host.
Polysulfide
adsorption/catalytic
experiments
density
functional
theory
calculation
confirmed
excellent
affinity
strong
conversion
ability
C/CoFe-MXene
composite
polysulfides.
The
heterostructure
formed
between
CoFe
promotes
Na+
transport
accelerates
reaction
kinetics
species.
Consequently,
assembled
RT
Na-S
host
(2.0
mg
cm-2)
deliver
initial
specific
capacity
572
mAh
g-1
at
1
C.
Even
5
C,
battery
achieves
ultralong-term
cycling
over
5,400
cycles
retention
rate
61.9%,
corresponding
to
fading
0.0089%
per
cycle,
demonstrating
outstanding
high-rate
tolerance.
work
provides
new
insights
into
preparation
cathodes
surface
area
activity
using
catalysts
loaded
on
substrates
in
batteries.
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 16, 2025
Abstract
The
low
cost
and
high
energy
density
characteristics
of
room‐temperature
sodium‐sulfur
(RT
Na‐S)
batteries
remarkably
promote
the
development
sustainable
large‐scale
energy‐storage
systems.
However,
there
are
serious
problems
with
shuttle
effect
slow
conversion
kinetics
caused
by
polysulfide
dissolution
in
RT
Na‐S
batteries,
which
can
lead
to
decreased
coulombic
efficiency,
rapid
capacity
degradation,
poor
rate
performance,
hindering
practical
application
batteries.
Recently,
numerous
multimodal
approaches
have
been
attempted
address
these
issues,
thereby
promoting
cycling
stability
raising
a
higher
level.
is
still
lack
comprehensive
systematic
summary
catalyst
design
based
on
cooperative
catalysis
principle.
In
this
review,
advantages,
operation
mechanisms,
main
challenges
first
introduced.
After
that,
latest
progress
catalysts
elaborately
summarized,
exploring
corresponding
work
mechanisms
principles
Finally,
future
research
directions
for
developing
high‐performance
presented.
