Batteries, Volume 9, Issue 7

The concept of a representative elementary volume (REV) is key for connecting results of pore-scale simulations with continuum properties of microstructures. Current approaches define REVs only based on their size as the smallest volume in a heteroge...

A composite electrode of carbon nanotube CNT@Mn₃O₄ nanocable was successfully synthesized via direct electrophoretic deposition onto a copper foil, followed by calcination. By uniformly depositing Mn₃O₄ nanoparticles on CNTs, a nanocable structure of...

The degradation and safety study of lithium-ion batteries is becoming increasingly important given that these batteries are widely used not only in electronic devices but also in automotive vehicles. Consequently, the detection of degradation modes t...

Much attention has been given to aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) due to their features of inherent safety, environmental compatibility, low cost, and fantastic energy density. Nevertheless, chemical corrosion and dendrite growth occurring on Zn ano...

Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries (AZIBs) have garnered significant interest in recent years, owing to their inherent safety, affordability, and eco-friendliness. Recently, substantial research has been conducted to broaden the application scenarios of AZIBs...

In our increasingly electrified society, lithium–ion batteries are a key element. To design, monitor or optimise these systems, data play a central role and are gaining increasing interest. This article is a review of data in the battery field....

As an essential component of the lithium-ion battery system, electrolyte plays a crucial role in ion transport between the electrodes. In the event of thermal runaway, commercial organic electrolytes are prone to internal disturbances and fires; henc...

The nickel-iron (Ni-Fe) battery is a century-old technology that fell out of favor compared to modern batteries such as lead–acid and lithium-ion batteries. However, in the last decade, there has been a resurgence of interest because of its rob...

Battery management systems (BMSs) are critical to ensure the efficiency and safety of high-power battery energy storage systems (BESSs) in vehicular and stationary applications. Recently, the proliferation of battery big data and cloud computing adva...

Anodes equipped with limited lithium offer a way to deal with the increasing market requirement for high-energy-density rechargeable batteries and inadequate global lithium reserves. Anode-free lithium-ion batteries (AFLBs) with zero excess metal cou...

Digital platforms, electric vehicles, and renewable energy grids all rely on energy storage systems, with lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as the predominant technology. However, the current energy density of LIBs is insufficient to meet the long-term ob...

The introduction of battery electric vehicles on the global market has triggered a sustained upheaval in the automotive industry. In this process, the new properties of a battery-electric powertrain lead to a different set of central requirements, su...

Thermal management systems are critical to the maintenance of lithium-ion battery performance in new energy vehicles. While phase change materials are frequently employed in battery thermal management systems, it’s important to address the conc...

Silicon (Si) is considered a promising anode active material to enhance energy density of lithium-ion batteries. Many studies have focused on new structures and the electrochemical performance, but only a few investigated the particulate properties i...

Electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a promising solution for sustainable transportation. The high energy density, long cycle life, and low self-discharge rate of lithium-ion batteries make them an ideal choice for EVs. Recently, these batteries h...

Lithium-ion battery (LIB) pack is the core component of electric vehicles (EVs). As the demand is continuously increasing, it puts a lot of strain on the battery raw material supply chains. Likewise, the large quantity of spent LIBs from different so...

Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) operate effectively over the temperature range of 10 °C to 40 °C. However, their performance is significantly compromised at low operating temperatures, which may happen in cold climatic conditions. The loss of p...

With the rapid development of new-energy vehicles worldwide, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are becoming increasingly popular because of their high energy density, long cycle life, and low self-discharge rate. They are widely used in different kinds of...

Batteries are a key resource in the quest for sustainable energy. Here, the theoretical basis is presented for a new type of electrochemical concentration cell that might contribute to this enterprise. The cell, which has been successfully demonstrat...

The world’s energy crisis and environmental pollution are mainly caused by the increase in the use of fossil fuels for energy, which has led scientists to investigate specific cutting-edge devices that can capture the energy present in the imme...

The results from measuring the capacity of thin-film solid-state lithium-ion batteries (SSLIBs) $\mathrm{T}\mathrm{i}|\mathrm{S}\mathrm{i}@\mathrm{O}@\mathrm{A}\mathrm{l}|\mathrm{L}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{O}\mathrm{N}\left|\mathrm{L}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{C}\mathrm{o}{\mathrm{O}}_2\right|\mathrm{T}\mathrm{i}$, $\mathrm{T}\mathrm{i}|\mathrm{S}\mathrm{i}@\mathrm{O}@\mathrm{A}\mathrm{l}|\mathrm{L}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{O}\mathrm{N}\left|\mathrm{L}{\mathrm{i}}_{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{V}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_5\right|\mathrm{T}\mathrm{i}$, and $\mathrm{T}\mathrm{i}\left|\mathrm{L}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{O}\mathrm{N}\right|\mathrm{L}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{C}\mathrm{o}{\mathrm{O}}_2|\mathrm{T}\mathrm{i}$ at different charge currents are reported. It is shown that the dependence...

A triple polarization (TP) model is proposed based on the second-order RC hysteresis equivalent circuit model, in order to more precisely reflect the dynamic and static characteristics of a LiFePO₄ (LFP) battery, considering the long relaxation time...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) suffer from charging difficulties, capacity decay, and severe ageing in a low-temperature environment. In this work, we suggest a theoretical study and strategy for improving the low-temperature resistance of LiMn₂O₄(LMO)...

All-solid-state batteries are known to be the new energy storage holy grail that will lead to safer batteries with higher energy density than current Li-ion batteries. The use of a solid electrolyte enables the use of lithium metal as the anode mater...

The energy transition is only feasible by using household or large photovoltaic powerplants. However, efficient use of photovoltaic power independently of other energy sources can only be accomplished employing batteries. The ever-growing demand for...

This investigation is motivated by the need in the development of manganese oxide cathodes for supercapacitors with high capacitance at high charge–discharge rates and enhanced capacitance retention in a wide range of charge–discharge rat...

State estimation for lithium-ion battery cells has been the topic of many publications concerning the different states of a battery cell. They often focus on a battery cell’s state of charge (SOC) or state of health (SOH). Therefore, this paper...

Heteroatom doping, especially nitrogen doping, has been regarded as an efficient strategy to break through the capacity limitation of carbonaceous anode materials in potassium-ion batteries (PIBs). Constructing edge-nitrogen-rich carbon skeleton with...

To ensure the safety and reliability of an echelon-use lithium-ion battery (EULIB), the performance of a EULIB is accurately reflected. This paper presents a method of estimating the combined state of energy (SOE) and state of charge (SOC). First, ai...

It continues to be a challenge to design innovative NiCoP composite anode materials to further improve rate capacity. In this work, bimetallic flower-like NiCoP encapsulated in an N-doped carbon shell (designated as NiCoP@NC) as a high-rate capable a...

This paper defines terms such as “recycling rate” that enable the characterization of flows of battery materials and expands the terminology to accommodate the description of complex product recycling. It also estimates the maximum percen...

Redox flow batteries provide high flexibility and scalability for large-scale energy storage systems due to their safety, low cost and decoupling of energy and power. While typical flow frame designs usually assume all parts are standard, the industr...

State of charge (SOC) estimation is the core algorithm of the battery management system. However, the commonly used model-based, data-driven, or experiment-based methods struggle to independently achieve accurate SOC estimation under different workin...

Herein, we describe the synthesis and evaluation of hierarchical mesoporous orthorhombic niobium oxide (T-Nb₂O₅) as an anode material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIB). The as-synthesized material addresses key challenges such as beneficia...

Zn-air batteries (ZABs) with neutral electrolytes offer a significantly longer lifespan and better recyclability than alkaline ones. However, low-performance bifunctional catalytic activities for oxygen reduction or evolution reaction (i.e., ORR/OER)...

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are promising to be next-generation battery that provides high energy density and intrinsic safety. Research in the field of ASSBs has so far focused on the development of highly conductive solid electrolytes (SEs)....

Lithium-ion battery cells exhibit a complex and nonlinear coupling of thermal, electrochemical, and mechanical behavior. In order to increase insight into these processes, we report the development of a pseudo-three-dimensional (P3D) thermo-electro-m...

With a global urgency to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, there has been an increasing demand for electric vehicles on the roads to replace vehicles that use internal combustion. Subsequently, the demand and consumption of raw materials have increa...

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been regarded as a promising alternative to traditional lithium-based batteries due to their intrinsic advantages of safety, low cost, and abundance. However, the strong electrostatic interaction between Zn²⁺ an...

Lithium-ion batteries have become the primary electrical energy storage device in commercial and industrial applications due to their high energy/power density, high reliability, and long service life. It is essential to estimate the state of health...

Accurate evaluation of the health status of lithium-ion batteries must be deemed as of great significance, insofar as the utility and safety of batteries are of concern. Lithium plating, in particular, is notoriously known to be a chemical reaction t...

Aqueous sodium-ion batteries (ASIBs) represent a promising battery technology for stationary energy storage, due to their attractive merits of low cost, high abundance, and inherent safety. Recently, a variety of advanced cathode, anode, and electrol...

Since Sony launched the commercial lithium-ion cell in 1991, the composition of the liquid electrolytes has changed only slightly. The electrolyte consists of highly flammable solvents and thus poses a safety risk. Solid-state ion conductors, classif...

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) using sulfide solid electrolytes with high room-temperature ionic conductivity are expected as promising next-generation batteries, which might solve the safety issues and enable the utilization of lithium metal as t...

During the manufacturing process of the lithium-ion battery, metal foreign matter is likely to be mixed into the battery, which seriously influences the safety performance of the battery. In order to reduce the outflow of such foreign matter defect c...

Nature-abundant sodium metal is regarded as ideal anode material for advanced batteries due to its high specific capacity of 1166 mAh g⁻¹ and low redox potential of −2.71 V. However, the uncontrollable dendritic Na formation and low coulombic efficie...

Conventional boron nitride material is a resistant refractory compound of boron and nitrogen with various crystalline forms. The hexagonal form, which corresponds to graphite, is used as a lubricant and an additive to cosmetic products because of its...

To date, zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been attracting extensive attention due to their outstanding properties and the potential to be the solution for next-generation energy storage systems. However, the uncontrollable growth of zinc dendrites and...

Magnesium-ion batteries represent promising environmentally sustainable energy-storage systems with higher energy densities than their lithium counterparts. In this work, the charge storage mechanisms of the olivine-related compound (Mg_0.5Ni_0.5)₃(PO₄...

All-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) are a promising next-generation battery technology. They exhibit high energy density, while mitigating intrinsic problems such as polysulfide shuttling and lithium dendrite growth that are common to...