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- Bhowmick, Sourav, et al.
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Ambient temperature liquid salt electrolytes
- 2023
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In: Chemical Communications. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 1364-548X .- 1359-7345. ; 59:18, s. 2620-2623
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Alkali metal salts usually have high melting points due to strong electrostatic interactions and solvents are needed to create ambient temperature liquid electrolytes. Here, we report on six phosphate-anion-based alkali metal salts, Li/Na/K, all of which are liquids at room temperature, with glass transition temperatures ranging from −61 to −29 °C, and are thermally stable up to at least 225 °C. While the focus herein is on various physico-chemical properties, these salts also exhibit high anodic stabilities, up to 6 V vs. M/M+ (M = Li/Na/K), and deliver some battery performance - at elevated temperatures as there are severe viscosity limitations at room-temperature. While the battery performance arguably is sub-par, solvent-free electrolytes based on alkali metal salts such as these should pave the way for conceptually different Li/Na/K-batteries, either by refined anion design or by using several salts to create eutectic mixtures.
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- Johansson, Patrik, 1969, et al.
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Ten Ways to Fool the Masses When Presenting Battery Research
- 2021
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In: Batteries and Supercaps. - : Wiley. - 2566-6223. ; 4:12, s. 1785 -1788
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- As scientists within the field of battery research we may often find it quite difficult to match and trust the promises given in press releases and high-profile papers. Even though there are real breakthroughs, where the results indeed are as impressive as they are marketed to be, we may as often find the reporting of "revolutionary" results to omit critical aspects of the methods and materials used. The absolute majority of researchers do not actively pursue to present their science in any untrue fashion, but poor (ethical) judgement could affect anyone working long hours in a gloomy lab at dusk and at the same time feel being pressed for publications and citations. Here, we outline ten ways to make your results appear more attractive and ground-breaking than they actually are, especially to laypeople that might not appreciate the full range of difficulties associated with battery research. Consider it a light-hearted entry with respect to scientific quality in methodology and dissemination, that might assist you in looking for nebulous reporting practices in your own and your peers' work, but please do not consider it a guide, but a humorous contrast to the real publishing guidelines recently launched
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- Loaiza, L. C., et al.
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Initial Evolution of Passivation Layers in Non-Aqueous Aluminium Batteries
- 2023
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In: Journal of the Electrochemical Society. - : The Electrochemical Society. - 0013-4651 .- 1945-7111. ; 170:3
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Aluminium batteries (AlBs) have gathered considerable attention, primarily due to the high capacity, the low cost, the large abundance in the Earth's crust, and the recyclability of the Al metal anode. However, several hurdles must be surpassed to make AlBs a feasible energy storage technology and two of them are interconnected; the presence of an ionic and electronically insulating native oxide layer on the Al metal anode that calls for special non-aqueous, most often ionic liquid based acidic electrolytes, to enable reversible plating and stripping of Al. We here find the passivation layer initially formed in contact with an ionic liquid electrolyte (ILE) to have a porous and very complex nature, i.e. an outer inorganic/organic layer and an inner oxide-rich layer. Furthermore, it grows under open circuit voltage conditions by simultaneous dissolution and re-deposition of dissolved products, while during galvanostatic cycling this is exacerbated by an electrochemical etching that causes pitting corrosion of the Al metal itself. All of this leads to unstable interfaces being formed and the co-existence of several species at the Al metal anode surface, of which a proper understanding and mitigation are crucial to make AlBs a reality.
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- Chen, Xi, et al.
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2D Silicon-Germanium-Layered Materials as Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries
- 2021
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In: ACS Applied Energy Materials. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 2574-0962. ; 4:11, s. 12552 -12561
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- To address the volume changes of Si-based and Ge-based anode materials during lithiation and delithiation, two-dimensional (2D) composites like siloxene and germanane have recently been developed. These 2D materials can insert alkali cations without an alloying reaction, thereby limiting the associated volume expansion. While Si has a high theoretical capacity and low cost, its electrical conductivity is low; on the other hand, Ge provides a higher electronic conductivity but at a higher cost. Therefore, we propose a series of 2D Si-Ge alloys, that is, Si1-xGex with 0.1 < x < 0.9, referred to as siliganes, with reasonable cost and encouraging electrochemical performance. The layered siliganes were obtained by fully deintercalating Ca cations from the Ca(Si1-xGex)2 parent phases and used as Li-ion battery (LIB) anodes. XRD, SEM, Raman spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the materials and identify the mechanisms occurring during cycling in LIBs. Siligane_Si0.9Ge0.1 was identified as the best candidate; at a current density of 0.05 A g-1, after 10 cycles, it showed a reversible capacity of 1325 mA h g-1, with high capacity retention and coulombic efficiency.
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- Ghorbanzade, Pedram, et al.
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Plasticized and salt-doped single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes for lithium batteries
- 2022
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In: RSC Advances. - : Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). - 2046-2069. ; 12:28, s. 18164-18167
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Single-ion conducting polymer electrolytes created by plasticizing LiPSTFSI with PPO and LiTFSI are shown to both improve the ionic conductivity and alter the ion conduction mechanism. This correlates with both local and macroscopic properties, opening for rational design of solid-state, but yet pliable electrolytes.
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- Loaiza Rodriguez, Laura, 1990, et al.
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Li-Salt Doped Single-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Application
- 2022
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In: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. - : Wiley. - 1022-1352 .- 1521-3935. ; 223
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Traditionally solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) for lithium battery application are made by dissolving a Li-salt in a polymer matrix, which renders both the Li+ cations, the charge carriers of interest, and the anions, only by-standers, mobile. In contrast, single-ion conductors (SICs), with solely the Li+ cation mobile, can be created by grafting the anions onto the polymer backbone. SICs provide the safety, mechanical stability, and flexibility of SPEs, but often suffer in ionic conductivity. Herein an intrinsically synergetic design is suggested and explored; one dopes a promising SIC, LiPSTFSI (poly[(4-styrenesulfonyl) (trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide]), with a common battery Li-salt, LiTFSI. This way one both increases the Li+ concentration and transport. Indeed, systematically exploring doping, it is found that 50-70 wt% of LiTFSI renders materials with considerable improvements in both the (Li+) dynamics and the ionic conductivity. A deeper analysis allows to address connections between the ion transport mechanism(s) (Arrhenius/VTF), the charge carrier speciation and concentration, and the free volume and glass transition temperature. While no silver bullet is even remotely found, the general findings open paths to be further explored for SPEs in general and Li-salt doped SICs in particular.
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