Nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage

Zhang, Zuo‐Feng; Uchaker, Evan; Candelaria, Stephanie L.; Cao, Guozhong

doi:10.1039/c3cs00009e

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“…Compared with their bulk forms, nanostructured conductive polymers exhibit several advantageous properties, such as 4 improved mechanical properties for strain accommodation, large surface areas, shortened pathways for charge/mass/ion transport, and, moreover, provides new exciting features including flexibility, and the mixed conductive mechanism which lowers the interfacial impedance between the electrode and the electrolyte. 5 A variety of conductive polymer nanostructures have been developed and applied for a range of applications, such as energy conversion and storage devices, sensors and actuators, and bio-devices.…”

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Nanostructured conductive polymers for advanced energy storage

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Conductive polymers combine the attractive properties associated with conventional polymers and unique electronic properties of metals or semiconductors. Recently, nanostructured conductive polymers have aroused considerable research interest owing to their unique properties over their bulk counterparts, such as large surface areas and shortened pathways for charge/mass transport, which make them promising candidates for broad applications in energy conversion and storage, sensors, actuators, and biomedical devices. Numerous synthetic strategies have been developed to obtain various conductive polymer nanostructures, and high-performance devices based on these nanostructured conductive polymers have been realized. This Tutorial review describes the synthesis and characteristics of different conductive polymer nanostructures; presents the representative applications of nanostructured conductive polymers as active electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors and lithium-ion batteries and new perspectives of functional materials for next-generation high-energy batteries, meanwhile discusses the general design rules, advantages, and limitations of nanostructured conductive polymers in the energy storage field; and provides new insights into future directions. Key learning points(1) General synthetic approaches and fundamental properties of 1D, 2D, and 3D nanostructured conductive polymers.

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Section: Ye Shi Is a Materials Science Andmentioning

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Nanostructured conductive polymers for advanced energy storage

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“…1 Though battery technologies have been developed over a hundred of years, few of them can meet the needs for ever‐increasing electric energy storage applications. For example, Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are now considered as a promising candidate for a number of electric storage applications, there exists a great concern about the widespread availability and rising price of lithium resources 2.…”

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Phosphate Framework Electrode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries

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Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) have been considered as a promising alternative for the next generation of electric storage systems due to their similar electrochemistry to Li‐ion batteries and the low cost of sodium resources. Exploring appropriate electrode materials with decent electrochemical performance is the key issue for development of sodium ion batteries. Due to the high structural stability, facile reaction mechanism and rich structural diversity, phosphate framework materials have attracted increasing attention as promising electrode materials for sodium ion batteries. Herein, we review the latest advances and progresses in the exploration of phosphate framework materials especially related to single‐phosphates, pyrophosphates and mixed‐phosphates. We provide the detailed and comprehensive understanding of structure–composition–performance relationship of materials and try to show the advantages and disadvantages of the materials for use in SIBs. In addition, some new perspectives about phosphate framework materials for SIBs are also discussed. Phosphate framework materials will be a competitive and attractive choice for use as electrodes in the next‐generation of energy storage devices.

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“…The ESSs need to fulfill many requirements, for instance, high energy density, long-term stability, cost-effectiveness, design flexibility, good safety, and easy processability, which are determined by the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of the electroactive materials composing the ESSs. [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45] For this reason, many researchers have focused on the development of newly designed materials for sustainable energy storage applications.…”

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Porous nanoarchitectures of spinel-type transition metal oxides for electrochemical energy storage systems

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. (2015). Porous nanoarchitectures of spinel-type transition metal oxides for electrochemical energy storage systems. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (46), 30963-30977. Porous nanoarchitectures of spinel-type transition metal oxides for electrochemical energy storage systems AbstractTransition metal oxides possessing two kinds of metals (denoted as AxB3-xO4, which is generally defined as a spinel structure; A, B = Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Fe, etc.), with stoichiometric or even non-stoichiometric compositions, have recently attracted great interest in electrochemical energy storage systems (ESSs). The spinel-type transition metal oxides exhibit outstanding electrochemical activity and stability, and thus, they can play a key role in realising cost-effective and environmentally friendly ESSs. Moreover, porous nanoarchitectures can offer a large number of electrochemically active sites and, at the same time, facilitate transport of charge carriers (electrons and ions) during energy storage reactions. In the design of spinel-type transition metal oxides for energy storage applications, therefore, nanostructural engineering is one of the most essential approaches to achieving high electrochemical performance in ESSs. In this perspective, we introduce spinel-type transition metal oxides with various transition metals and present recent research advances in material design of spinel-type transition metal oxides with tunable architectures (shape, porosity, and size) and compositions on the micro-and nano-scale. Furthermore, their technological applications as electrode materials for next-generation ESSs, including metal-air batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors, are discussed. The spinel-type transition metal oxides exhibit outstanding electrochemical activity and stability, and thus, they can play a key role in realising cost-effective and environmentally friendly ESSs. Moreover, porous nanoarchitectures can offer a large number of electrochemically active sites and, at the same time, facilitate transport of charge carriers (electrons and ions) during energy storage reactions. In the design of spinel-type transition metal oxides for energy storage applications, therefore, nanostructural engineering is one of the most essential approaches to achieving high electrochemical performance in ESSs. In this perspective, we introduce spinel-type transition metal oxides with various transition metals and present recent research advances in material design of spinel-type transition metal oxides with tunable architectures (shape, porosity, and size) and compositions on the micro-and nano-scale.Furthermore, their technological applications as electrode materials for next-generation ESSs, including metal-air batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors, are discussed.

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Nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage

Cited by 1,418 publications

References 324 publications

Nanostructured conductive polymers for advanced energy storage

Nanostructured conductive polymers for advanced energy storage

Phosphate Framework Electrode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries

Porous nanoarchitectures of spinel-type transition metal oxides for electrochemical energy storage systems

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