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Electrochemical Energy Storage: Recent Advances in the Development of Li/Na Ion Batteries

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2023) | Viewed by 4669

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Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
Interests: material science; energy storage; Li-ion batteries; nanotechnology

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The use of fossil fuels causes many threats to human life, out of which global warming is the most serious one. The use of renewable energy may solve the issues originating from use of fossil fuels; however, their dependency on weather and location creates a bottleneck in universal adoption of them due to a mismatch between demand and supply. Storage devices are quite useful to fulfil the gap between demand and supply and recent developments in the field of Li-ion batteries render them frontline contenders. Due to limited stocks of Li on earth, an alternative is required, which has brought Na-ion batteries into picture. This Special Issue focuses on the rigorously peer-reviewed research articles, reviews, minireviews and perspective on the recent advancements in the field of electrochemical energy storage, conversion reactions, reaction mechanism of electrode materials, lithium and sodium ion batteries, etc. The submissions are not limited to the listed topics but can be based on other related fields as well.

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Keywords

  • • electrochemical conversion reaction
  • • secondary batteries
  • • Li- and Na-ion batteries
  • • energy storage
  • • composite materials for electrochemical storage
  • • novel analytical techniques for electrochemical storage
  • • novel computational techniques for electrochemical storage
  • • all-solid-state batteries.

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Peukert Generalized Equations Applicability with Due Consideration of Internal Resistance of Automotive-Grade Lithium-Ion Batteries for Their Capacity Evaluation
by Nataliya N. Yazvinskaya, Mikhail S. Lipkin, Nikolay E. Galushkin and Dmitriy N. Galushkin
Energies 2022, 15(8), 2825; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15082825 - 13 Apr 2022
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In this paper, the applicability of the Peukert equation and its generalizations were investigated for capacity evaluation of automotive-grade lithium-ion batteries. It is proved that the classical Peukert equation is applicable within the range of the discharge currents from 0.2Cn to [...] Read more.
In this paper, the applicability of the Peukert equation and its generalizations were investigated for capacity evaluation of automotive-grade lithium-ion batteries. It is proved that the classical Peukert equation is applicable within the range of the discharge currents from 0.2Cn to 2Cn (Cn is the nominal battery capacity). As a rule, the operating currents of many automotive-grade lithium-ion batteries are exactly within this range of the discharge currents. That is why, successfully, the classical Peukert equation is used in many analytical models developed for these batteries. The generalized Peukert equation C = Cm/(1 + (i/i0)n) is applicable within the discharge currents range from zero to approximately 10Cn. All kinds of operating discharge currents (including both very small ones and powerful short-term bursts) fall into this discharge currents range. The modified Peukert equation C = Cm(1 − i/i1)/((1 − i/i1) + (i/i0)n) is applicable at any discharge currents. This equation takes into account the battery’s internal resistance and has the smallest error of experimental data approximation. That is why the discussed modified Peukert equation is most preferable for use in analytical models of automotive-grade lithium-ion batteries. The paper shows that all the parameters of the generalized Peukert equations have a clear electrochemical meaning in contrast to the classical Peukert equation, where all the parameters are just empirical constants. Full article
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Electrochemical Performance of Graphene-Modulated Sulfur Composite Cathodes Using LiBH4 Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Li-S Battery
by Tarun Patodia, Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Rini Singh, Takayuki Ichikawa, Ankur Jain and Balram Tripathi
Energies 2021, 14(21), 7362; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217362 - 5 Nov 2021
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All-solid-state Li-S batteries (use of solid electrolyte LiBH4) were prepared using cathodes of a homogeneous mixture of graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with sulfur (S) and solid electrolyte lithium borohydride (LiBH4), and their electrochemical performance was [...] Read more.
All-solid-state Li-S batteries (use of solid electrolyte LiBH4) were prepared using cathodes of a homogeneous mixture of graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with sulfur (S) and solid electrolyte lithium borohydride (LiBH4), and their electrochemical performance was reported. The use of LiBH4 and its compatibility with Li metal permits the utilization of Li anode that improves the vitality of composite electrodes. The GO-S and rGO-S nanocomposites with different proportions have been synthesized. Their structural and morphological characterizations were performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the results are presented. The electrochemical performance was tested by galvanostatic charge-discharge measurements at a 0.1 C-rate. The results presented here demonstrate the successful implementation of GO-S composites in an all-solid-state battery. Full article
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