A Review of Carbon Nanofiber Materials for Dendrite-Free Lithium-Metal Anodes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Preparation Technology for CNFs
2.1. CVD
2.2. Template Method
2.3. Electrospinning
3. CNFs for Dendrite-Free LMA
3.1. Neat CNFs
3.2. CNF-Based Composites
3.2.1. Heteroatom/CNF Composites
3.2.2. Metal/CNFs Composites
3.2.3. Metal Compound/CNFs Composites
- Monometallic Compound/CNF Composites
- Metal Oxide/CNFs Composites
- Metal Fluoride/CNF Composites
- Metal Sulfide/CNFs Composites
- Other Metal Compound/CNFs Composites
- Bimetallic Compound/CNFs Composites
- Complex Metal Compound/CNFs Composites
3.2.4. Inorganic Non-Metal Material/CNFs Composites
3.2.5. Polymer/CNFs Composites
3.2.6. Co-Doping/CNFs Composites
4. Conclusions and Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Preparation Technology | Diameter | Length | Electrical Conductivity | Cost |
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CVD | 50–200 nm | 50–100 µm | 103–104 S cm−1 | >500 USD/kg |
Templated method | 50–200 nm | 1–60 µm | 1–10 S cm−1 | N/A |
Electrospinning | 10 nm–10 μm | 103–104 µm | 1–600 S cm−1 | N/A |
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Wei, L.; Ji, D.; Zhao, F.; Tian, X.; Guo, Y.; Yan, J. A Review of Carbon Nanofiber Materials for Dendrite-Free Lithium-Metal Anodes. Molecules 2024, 29, 4096. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174096
Wei L, Ji D, Zhao F, Tian X, Guo Y, Yan J. A Review of Carbon Nanofiber Materials for Dendrite-Free Lithium-Metal Anodes. Molecules. 2024; 29(17):4096. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174096
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei, Liying, Dawei Ji, Fulai Zhao, Xuwang Tian, Yongshi Guo, and Jianhua Yan. 2024. "A Review of Carbon Nanofiber Materials for Dendrite-Free Lithium-Metal Anodes" Molecules 29, no. 17: 4096. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174096