Two-dimensional nanostructures for sodium-ion battery anodes
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted great attention recently due to the abundance of sodium resources, particularly for large-scale electric energy storage applications for renewable energy and smart grids. More and more nanostructured anode materials have been developed with the aims of high...
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| Published in | Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 6; no. 8; pp. 3284 - 333 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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2018
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| Summary: | Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have attracted great attention recently due to the abundance of sodium resources, particularly for large-scale electric energy storage applications for renewable energy and smart grids. More and more nanostructured anode materials have been developed with the aims of high energy density, high cycling stability, and excellent rate capability, in which two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures are showing promise due to their shortened paths for sodium ion transportation and larger surface areas for sodium ion absorption. Moreover, 2D materials (
e.g.
graphene) have been proved to be excellent supporting and conducting agents in SIB anodes due to their high electrical conductivity and structural stability, in which synergetic effects between the graphene and the active materials are generally observed. This review is devoted to the recent progress in the use of 2D active materials and in composites consisting of both 2D supports and active materials as anodes for SIBs. Based on the manner of sodium storage, their electrochemical performance for sodium storage is discussed in terms of four classifications, including carbonaceous materials (graphene and carbon nanosheets), alloy based materials (Sn, Sb, and P), conversion materials (phosphides/oxides/sulfides/selenides), and intercalation materials (Ti-based compounds). Finally, the main challenges for and perspectives on 2D nanostructures for sodium storage are discussed.
Two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures including 2D materials and composites containing 2D supports and active materials as sodium-ion battery anodes are reviewed. |
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| Bibliography: | Hua Kun Liu received an award of Doctor of Science at University of Wollongong (20/07/2017). She is a distinguished Professor at Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, UOW, Australia, and a Fellow of Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering. She received the UOW Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence Senior Researcher in 2013, and won the most competitive ARC Australian Professorial Fellowships in 1994-1998, 1999-2003, 2003-2005 and 2006-2010. She has supervised 71 PhD and 40 postdoctoral and visiting fellows. She was selected as a highly cited researcher by Thompson Reuters in 2016. Her publications have attracted citations 40000, H-index: 85. Jianfeng Mao received his Ph.D. in materials science from the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2012. After working at the Max-Planck-Institute für Kohlenforschung, University of Glasgow and University of Maryland, he moved back to the University of Wollongong in 2015. His research interests are in inorganic materials for rechargeable batteries, catalysis, and hydrogen storage. Tengfei Zhou is currently an associate research fellow at the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Wollongong in 2016, under the supervision of Professor Zaiping Guo. His research interests include the design and fabrication of two-dimensional functional nanomaterials and their applications in new-generation energy storage and conversion, such as Li/Na/K-ion batteries, supercapacitors, catalysts, etc. Hong Gao is a PHD student at Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. Her current research interest is to optimize the sodium/lithium-storage properties of promising anode materials. Yang Zheng is currently a PhD candidate at the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong, Australia under the supervision of Prof. Zaiping Guo. His research focuses on the design and fabrication of novel nanomaterials for the applications in energy storage and conversion, such as Li/Na ion batteries and catalysis. Zaiping Guo received her PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Wollongong in December 2003. After APD fellowship in the Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, she joined Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong as a Lecturer in 2008, and was promoted to Professor in 2012, and then Senior Professor in 2013. Her current research interests focus on the design and application of nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion, including rechargeable batteries, hydrogen storage, and fuel cells. |
| ISSN: | 2050-7488 2050-7496 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c7ta10500b |