Issue 54, 2017

Advances in electrode materials for Li-based rechargeable batteries

Abstract

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries store energy as chemical energy in electrode materials during charge and can convert the chemical energy into electrical energy when needed. Tremendous attention has been paid to screen electroactive materials, to evaluate their structural integrity and cycling reversibility, and to improve the performance of electrode materials. This review discusses recent advances in performance enhancement of both anode and cathode through nanoengineering active materials and applying surface coatings, in order to effectively deal with the challenges such as large volume variation, instable interface, limited cyclability and rate capability. We also introduce and discuss briefly the diversity and new tendencies in finding alternative lithium storage materials, safe operation enabled in aqueous electrolytes, and configuring novel symmetric electrodes and lithium-based flow batteries.

Graphical abstract: Advances in electrode materials for Li-based rechargeable batteries

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
18 Apr 2017
Accepted
27 Jun 2017
First published
05 Jul 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 33789-33811

Advances in electrode materials for Li-based rechargeable batteries

H. Zhang, C. Mao, J. Li and R. Chen, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 33789 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA04370H

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