Issue 24, 2025

Capacity enhancement of LaAl2Ag ternary alloy anode for fluoride-ion batteries

Abstract

The fluoride-ion battery (FIB) is considered a promising next-generation energy storage system due to the abundant fluorine resources and higher theoretical energy densities. Although the capacities of cathodes in FIBs have increased to near theoretical limits, the capacities of anodes in FIBs are still at most half of those in cathodes, and therefore it is a prerequisite to develop high-capacity anode materials for the practical application of FIBs. In typical pure metal fluoride anodes, it is difficult to simultaneously realize high F ion and high electron conductivities during the charging and discharging processes, which limits the practical capacities of anodes. Here, we propose the LaAl2Ag ternary alloy for capacity enhancement of anodes in FIBs. Compared to pure Al metal and LaAl3 binary alloy anodes, the LaAl2Ag anode shows a high reversible capacity of more than 400 mA h g−1. During the initial discharging process, the LaAl2Ag anode is decomposed into LaF3, AlF3, and Ag nanocrystals, which form nanoscale fast conduction paths for F ions and electrons across the anode, and the capacity is significantly enhanced. The present strategy of alloying with electrochemically inactive Ag is effective in enhancing electron conductivity during cycling.

Graphical abstract: Capacity enhancement of LaAl2Ag ternary alloy anode for fluoride-ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Jan 2025
Accepted
06 May 2025
First published
19 May 2025

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025,13, 18610-18617

Capacity enhancement of LaAl2Ag ternary alloy anode for fluoride-ion batteries

S. Sasano, R. Ishikawa, K. Kawahara, N. Shibata and Y. Ikuhara, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 18610 DOI: 10.1039/D5TA00837A

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