TY - JOUR
T1 - Zinc-ion batteries: Materials, mechanisms, and applications
AU - Ming, Jun
AU - Guo, Jing
AU - Xia, Chuan
AU - Wang, Wenxi
AU - Alshareef, Husam N.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-04-23
Acknowledgements: Research reported in this publication was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
PY - 2018/11/3
Y1 - 2018/11/3
N2 - The increasing global demand for energy and the potential environmental impact of increased energy consumption require greener, safer, and more cost-efficient energy storage technologies. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been successful in meeting much of today’s energy storage demand; however, lithium (Li) is a costly metal, is unevenly distributed around the world, and poses serious safety and environmental concerns. Alternate battery technologies should thus be developed. Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have recently attracted attention due to their safety, environmental friendliness, and lower cost, compared to LIBs. They use aqueous electrolytes, which give them an advantage over multivalent ion batteries (e.g., Mg2+, Ca2+, Al3+) that require more complex electrolytes. However, as with every new technology, many fundamental and practical challenges must be overcome for ZIBs to become commercial products. In this manuscript, we present a timely review and offer perspectives on recent developments and future directions in ZIBs research. The review is divided into five parts: (i) cathode material development, including an understanding of their reaction mechanism; (ii) electrolyte development and characterization; (iii) zinc anode, current collector, and separator design; (iv) applications; and (v) outlook and perspective.
AB - The increasing global demand for energy and the potential environmental impact of increased energy consumption require greener, safer, and more cost-efficient energy storage technologies. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been successful in meeting much of today’s energy storage demand; however, lithium (Li) is a costly metal, is unevenly distributed around the world, and poses serious safety and environmental concerns. Alternate battery technologies should thus be developed. Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have recently attracted attention due to their safety, environmental friendliness, and lower cost, compared to LIBs. They use aqueous electrolytes, which give them an advantage over multivalent ion batteries (e.g., Mg2+, Ca2+, Al3+) that require more complex electrolytes. However, as with every new technology, many fundamental and practical challenges must be overcome for ZIBs to become commercial products. In this manuscript, we present a timely review and offer perspectives on recent developments and future directions in ZIBs research. The review is divided into five parts: (i) cathode material development, including an understanding of their reaction mechanism; (ii) electrolyte development and characterization; (iii) zinc anode, current collector, and separator design; (iv) applications; and (v) outlook and perspective.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/630588
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927796X18301955
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85055912460&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mser.2018.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.mser.2018.10.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055912460
SN - 0927-796X
VL - 135
SP - 58
EP - 84
JO - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports
JF - Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports
ER -