Inorganics,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(8), С. 222 - 222
Опубликована: Авг. 16, 2024
To
mitigate
the
greenhouse
effect
and
environmental
pollution
caused
by
consumption
of
fossil
fuels,
recent
research
has
focused
on
developing
renewable
energy
sources
new
high-efficiency,
environmentally
friendly
storage
technologies.
Among
these,
Li–CO2
batteries
have
shown
great
potential
due
to
their
high
density,
long
discharge
plateau,
friendliness,
offering
a
promising
solution
for
achieving
carbon
neutrality
while
advancing
devices.
However,
slow
kinetics
CO2
reduction
reaction
accumulation
Li2CO3
cathode
surface
lead
significant
in
space
active
sites.
This
turn
results
overpotential,
low
efficiency,
power
density.
study
elucidates
charge–discharge
mechanisms
lithium–carbon
dioxide
systematically
analyzes
products.
It
also
summarizes
latest
advancements
materials
these
batteries.
Furthermore,
it
proposes
future
directions
efforts
development
Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2025
Abstract
Polymeric
materials
featuring
excellent
flame
retardancy
are
essential
for
applications
requiring
high
levels
of
fire
safety,
while
those
based
on
biopolymers
highly
favored
due
to
their
eco‐friendly
nature,
sustainable
characteristics,
and
abundant
availability.
This
review
first
outlines
the
pyrolysis
behaviors
biopolymers,
with
particular
emphasis
naturally
occurring
ones
derived
from
non‐food
sources
such
as
cellulose,
chitin/chitosan,
alginate,
lignin.
Then,
strategies
chemical
modifications
flame‐retardant
purposes
through
covalent,
ionic,
coordination
bonds
presented
compared.
The
is
placed
advanced
methods
introducing
biopolymer‐based
retardants
into
polymeric
matrices
fabricating
materials.
Finally,
challenges
sustaining
current
momentum
in
utilization
further
discussed.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025
All-solid-state
batteries
(ASSBs)
represent
a
transformative
advancement
in
energy
storage,
distinguished
by
their
superior
safety
and
density.
However,
the
sustainable
development
of
ASSBs
depends
critically
on
effective
recycling
solid
electrolytes
electrode
materials
from
spent
batteries,
which
poses
significant
challenges.
Here,
we
present
facile
high-value-added
carbothermal
strategy
for
poly(ethylene
oxide)
(PEO)-based
electrolytes.
This
approach
enables
direct
synthesis
one-dimensional
lithium
fluoride
nanowhiskers
(1D-LiF)
utilizing
PEO-based
surface
dead
Li
components.
Through
systematic
investigation,
identify
two
mechanisms
growth
1D-LiF
demonstrate
high
value
these
1D
LiF
developing
advanced
composite
simple
efficient
upcycling
serves
as
valuable
reference
other
solid-state
supports
ASSBs.
The
metal-catalysis-free
also
provides
an
instructive
method
rational
metal
halide
nanomaterials.
Advanced Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 6, 2025
Direct
recycling
of
cathode
materials
has
attracted
phenomenal
attention
due
to
its
economic
and
eco-friendly
advantages.
However,
existing
direct
technologies
are
difficult
apply
highly
degraded
layered
as
the
accumulation
thick
rock-salt
phases
on
their
surfaces
not
only
blocks
lithiation
channels
but
also
is
thermodynamically
transform
into
phases.
Here,
a
surface
engineering-assisted
upcycling
strategy
that
reactivates
lithium
diffusion
at
using
acid
etching
explored.
Acid
can
selectively
remove
electrochemically
inert
while
simultaneously
dissociating
polycrystalline
structure
single
crystals,
thereby
reducing
thermodynamic
barrier
relithiation
process
enhancing
stability
regenerated
cathode.
This
restore
capacity
LiNi0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2
from
59.7
165.4
mAh
g-1,
comparable
commercialized
ones.
The
exhibits
excellent
electrochemical
with
retention
80.1%
1
C
after
500
cycles
within
3.0-4.2
V
(vs
graphite)
in
pouch-type
full
cells.
In
addition,
generality
this
been
validated
Ni-rich
LiCoO2.
work
presents
promising
approach
for
materials.
Advanced Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2025
Abstract
The
increasing
demand
for
Li‐ion
batteries
across
various
energy
storage
applications
underscores
the
urgent
need
environmentally
friendly
and
efficient
direct
recycling
strategies
to
address
issue
of
substantial
cathode
waste.
Diverse
reducing
agents
Li
supplements,
such
as
quinone
molecules,
have
been
considered
homogenize
distribution
in
materials
obtained
after
cycling;
however,
detailed
reaction
mechanism
is
still
unknown.
Herein,
ideal
electrochemical
potential
factor
redox
mediator
3,5‐di‐tert‐butyl‐o‐benzoquinone
(DTBQ)
chemical
relithiation
high‐Ni‐layered
cathodes
are
elucidated.
Here,
100%
efficiency
DTBQ‐assisted
achieved
by
adjusting
immersion
time
Li‐deficient
electrodes.
reversible
features
physical
structures
both
regenerated
DTBQ
molecules
investigated
using
advanced
characterization
density
functional
theory
calculations.
These
findings
emphasize
redox‐mediator‐assisted
realizing
processes
offer
a
facile
sustainable
solution
battery
recycling.
Inorganics,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13(3), С. 76 - 76
Опубликована: Март 6, 2025
As
a
multi-electron
system
material,
the
excellent
capacity
and
environmentally
benign
properties
of
Li2FeTiO4
cathodes
make
them
attractive
for
lithium-ion
batteries.
Nevertheless,
their
electrochemical
performance
has
been
hampered
by
poor
conductivity
limited
ion
transport.
In
this
work,
synthesis
Mg-doped
Li2MgxFe1−xTiO4
(LiFT-Mgx,
x
=
0,
0.01,
0.03,
0.05)
cathode
materials
was
successfully
achieved.
We
observed
significant
gains
in
interlayer
spacing,
ionic
conductivity,
kinetics.
Hence,
sample
LiFT-Mg0.03
demonstrated
charming
initial
(112.1
mAh
g−1,
0.05
C),
stability
(85.0%,
30
cycles),
rate
capability
(96.5
85.9%).
This
research
provided
precious
insights
into
lithium
storage
with
exceptional
long-term
potential
to
drive
development
next-generation
energy
technologies.