A review on recent developments and challenges of cathode materials for rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries

Owing to their high cost and safety hazards, and the low abundance of Li in natural resources, the future of Li-ion batteries is becoming difficult. To replace Li-ion batteries, aqueous multivalent ion batteries are considered to be a worthwhile choice. In particular, aqueous zinc ion batteries are...

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Published inJournal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 7; no. 31; pp. 1829 - 18236
Main Authors Selvakumaran, Dinesh, Pan, Anqiang, Liang, Shuquan, Cao, Guozhong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
Subjects
Abundance
Cathodes
Electrode materials
Hazards
Lithium
Lithium-ion batteries
Natural resources
Rechargeable batteries
Reviews
Structural stability
Zinc
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Summary:Owing to their high cost and safety hazards, and the low abundance of Li in natural resources, the future of Li-ion batteries is becoming difficult. To replace Li-ion batteries, aqueous multivalent ion batteries are considered to be a worthwhile choice. In particular, aqueous zinc ion batteries are becoming an attractive option due to the natural abundance and unique properties of zinc. However, as for the Li-ion battery, the Zn-ion battery also has its own inadequacies in terms of cathodes. Finding a suitable cathode material for Zn-ion batteries with adequate structural stability and high capacity is an uphill task for researchers. This review presents the recent developments of various cathode materials in zinc ion batteries and their effectiveness towards the advancement of Zn-ion batteries. Based on the collected literature, various strategies adopted for enhancing the performance of Zn-ion batteries are also briefly discussed in this review. Furthermore, the explicit progress and future perspectives of Zn-ion batteries are also discussed. This review highlights the recent developments of cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries, which are cost effective and have good safety.
Bibliography:Prof. Anqiang Pan received BE (2005) and DPhil (2011) degrees in materials physics and chemistry from Central South University. He worked in Prof. Guozhong Cao's group at the University of Washington as an exchange student (2008-2009). Then, he worked at PNNL as a visiting scholar in Dr Ji-Guang Zhang's and Dr Jun Liu's group (2009-2011). He joined Prof. Xiongwen (David) Lou's group at Nanyang Technological University as a research fellow (2011-2012). He joined Central South University as a Sheng-Hua Professor in 2013. Currently, he has published more than 120 papers. His current interests are in lithium ion batteries, and supercapacitors.
Prof. Shuquan Liang received a PhD degree from Central South University (PR China) in 2000. He is the winner of Monash University Engineering Sir John Medal. He hosted five state research projects including national 973 sub-project and national 863 project. He has published more than 100 papers in Frontier journals. Currently, his main research interests include micro/nanostructured functional materials, nanocomposites and their energy storage and conversion devices.
Dr Dinesh Selvakumaran received a combined bachelor's and master's degree (2007-2012) in physics from Bharathidasan University (India). He received a PhD in physics from Annamalai University (India) under the supervision of Prof. S. Barathan in 2017. In 2018, he joined as a post-doctoral fellow in Prof. Anqiang Pan's group at Central South University (PR China). His current research interests are zinc-ion batteries and next-generation energy storage devices.
Dr. Guozhong Cao is Boeing-Steiner Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. He has published over 740 technical papers with over 580 SCI papers, and authored and edited 8 books and 4 conference proceedings and contributed 29 book chapters. He is one of the Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers with a total citation of over 36 000 and an H-index of 93. His current research focuses mainly on materials for energy conversion and storage.
ISSN:2050-7488
2050-7496
DOI:10.1039/c9ta05053a