Issue 17, 2015

Rational material design for ultrafast rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Abstract

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are important electrochemical energy storage devices for consumer electronics and emerging electrical/hybrid vehicles. However, one of the formidable challenges is to develop ultrafast charging LIBs with the rate capability at least one order of magnitude (>10 C) higher than that of the currently commercialized LIBs. This tutorial review presents the state-of-the-art developments in ultrafast charging LIBs by the rational design of materials. First of all, fundamental electrochemistry and related ionic/electronic conduction theories identify that the rate capability of LIBs is kinetically limited by the sluggish solid-state diffusion process in electrode materials. Then, several aspects of the intrinsic materials, materials engineering and processing, and electrode materials architecture design towards maximizing both ionic and electronic conductivity in the electrode with a short diffusion length are deliberated. Finally, the future trends and perspectives for the ultrafast rechargeable LIBs are discussed. Continuous rapid progress in this area is essential and urgent to endow LIBs with ultrafast charging capability to meet huge demands in the near future.

Graphical abstract: Rational material design for ultrafast rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
01 Dec 2014
First published
10 Apr 2015

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015,44, 5926-5940

Author version available

Rational material design for ultrafast rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Y. Tang, Y. Zhang, W. Li, B. Ma and X. Chen, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 5926 DOI: 10.1039/C4CS00442F

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