Current
mature commercial
anode materials of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), such as graphite
and Li4Ti5O12, have been unable to
meet the rapidly growing demand for high storage capacity and ultrafast
charging. In recent years, many two-dimensional (2D) materials, including
graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, transition metal oxides,
transition metal carbides and nitrides, and monoelemental materials,
have been used as anode materials because of their large specific
surface areas, numerous active sites, and outstanding transport rate
of lithium ions. On the basis of the research status in recent years,
in this review, we introduce the structures and characteristics of
these 2D nanomaterials. Then, the advantages and disadvantages of
these 2D materials in LIBs are compared. The defects of 2D materials
can be improved by compositing them with other materials, and the
electrochemical properties of 2D materials can be improved. Furthermore,
the prospects and development of 2D materials in flexible LIBs are
evaluated and strategies to overcome the difficulties are proposed.