Issue 32, 2020

Emerging polyanionic and organic compounds for high energy density, non-aqueous potassium-ion batteries

Abstract

Potassium ion batteries (PIBs) as promising energy storage candidates have attracted increasing attention due to the low-cost and abundant potassium resources. Despite numerous emerging electrode materials, the development of PIBs has consecutively encountered major challenges compared with lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), such as low reversible specific capacities, inferior cycling stabilities, and unsatisfactory energy densities. In light of this, we provide a state-of-the-art review on the development of emerging classes of cathode materials, especially for polyanionic composites and organic compounds, with the aim of achieving high energy density for non-aqueous PIBs. First of all, we highlight the recent development of electrode materials towards non-aqueous PIBs with the discussion on their existing problems and the potential solutions. Then, the recent advancements in polyanionic and organic compounds towards achieving high energy density of PIBs are provided. We focus on their structure–performance relationships with a comparison of their electrochemical properties, and further promising investigations of these types of cathode materials are identified and discussed as well. Finally, personal perspectives on future optimization on cathode materials towards realizing the real applications in PIBs are constructively discussed.

Graphical abstract: Emerging polyanionic and organic compounds for high energy density, non-aqueous potassium-ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
11 out 2019
Accepted
25 nov 2019
First published
25 nov 2019

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020,8, 16061-16080

Emerging polyanionic and organic compounds for high energy density, non-aqueous potassium-ion batteries

M. Chen, Q. Liu, Y. Zhang, G. Xing, S. Chou and Y. Tang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 16061 DOI: 10.1039/C9TA11221A

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