Recent Advances in Transition-Metal-Based Catalytic Material for Room-Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries

verfasst von: Frederik Bettels, Zhihua Lin, Zhenhu Li, Yaxin Shao, Fei Ding, Shuangyi Liu, Lin Zhang, Yuping Liu
Abstract: Room-temperature sodium–sulfur (RT Na–S) batteries have emerged as a promising candidate for next-generation scalable energy storage systems, due to their high theoretical energy density, low cost, and natural abundance. However, the practical applications of these batteries are hindered by the notorious shuttle effect of soluble sodium polysulfides (NaPSs) and sluggish reaction kinetics, which result in fast performance loss. To address this issue, recent studies have reported impressive achievements of transition metal nanoparticles/single atoms/cluster/compounds (TM)-based host materials with strong adsorption and catalyzation to NaPSs. These materials can significantly improve the electrochemical performance of RT Na–S batteries. In this review, the recent progress on TM-based host materials for RT Na–S batteries, including iron (Fe)-, cobalt (Co)-, nickel (Ni)-, molybdenum (Mo)-, titanium (Ti)-, vanadium (V)-, manganese (Mn)-, and other TM-based materials are summarized. The design, fabrication, and properties of these host materials are comprehensively summarized and systematically analyzed the underlying chemical inhibition and electrocatalysis mechanism between NaPSs and TM-based catalytic materials. At last, the challenges and prospects for designing efficient TM-based catalytic materials for high-performance RT Na–S batteries are discussed.
Organisationseinheit(en): Institut für Festkörperphysik
Laboratorium für Nano- und Quantenengineering
Externe Organisation(en): Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Typ: Übersichtsarbeit
Journal: Advanced functional materials
Band: 34
ISSN: 1616-301X
Publikationsdatum: 29.01.2024
Publikationsstatus: Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Elektronische, optische und magnetische Materialien, Chemie (insg.), Biomaterialien, Werkstoffwissenschaften (insg.), Physik der kondensierten Materie, Elektrochemie
Elektronische Version(en): https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202302626 (Zugang: Offen)

BibTeX

@article{eefc03a758ac4544bfdc1e93496d9bff,
title = "Recent Advances in Transition-Metal-Based Catalytic Material for Room-Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries",
abstract = "Room-temperature sodium–sulfur (RT Na–S) batteries have emerged as a promising candidate for next-generation scalable energy storage systems, due to their high theoretical energy density, low cost, and natural abundance. However, the practical applications of these batteries are hindered by the notorious shuttle effect of soluble sodium polysulfides (NaPSs) and sluggish reaction kinetics, which result in fast performance loss. To address this issue, recent studies have reported impressive achievements of transition metal nanoparticles/single atoms/cluster/compounds (TM)-based host materials with strong adsorption and catalyzation to NaPSs. These materials can significantly improve the electrochemical performance of RT Na–S batteries. In this review, the recent progress on TM-based host materials for RT Na–S batteries, including iron (Fe)-, cobalt (Co)-, nickel (Ni)-, molybdenum (Mo)-, titanium (Ti)-, vanadium (V)-, manganese (Mn)-, and other TM-based materials are summarized. The design, fabrication, and properties of these host materials are comprehensively summarized and systematically analyzed the underlying chemical inhibition and electrocatalysis mechanism between NaPSs and TM-based catalytic materials. At last, the challenges and prospects for designing efficient TM-based catalytic materials for high-performance RT Na–S batteries are discussed.",
keywords = "catalytic materials, room-temperature sodium–sulfur batteries, shuttle effects, sluggish kinetics, transition metal nanoparticles/compounds",
author = "Frederik Bettels and Zhihua Lin and Zhenhu Li and Yaxin Shao and Fei Ding and Shuangyi Liu and Lin Zhang and Yuping Liu",
note = "Funding Information: Y.L., F.B., and Z.H.L. contributed equally to this work. L.Z. conceived the project. This work was financially supported by the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK), via the Research Training Group “CircularLIB” and the program “Nanomaterials and Quantum Technology for Digital Transformation” (hsn‐digital). Y. L. thanks the research support from the CAS “Hundred Talents Program B,” and Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology (No. E2906216). Z.H.L. acknowledges the support from the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). ",
year = "2024",
month = jan,
day = "29",
doi = "10.1002/adfm.202302626",
language = "English",
volume = "34",
journal = "Advanced functional materials",
issn = "1616-301X",
publisher = "Wiley-VCH Verlag",
number = "5",
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