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Catalytic effect of carbon-based electrode materials in energy storage devices

碳基电极材料在能源存储器件中的催化效应

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The catalytic effect of electrode materials is one of the most crucial factors for achieving efficient electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Carbon-based metal composites were widely synthesized and employed as electrode materials because of their inherited outstanding properties. Usually, electrode materials can provide a higher capacity than the anticipated values, even beyond the theoretical limit. The origin of the extra capacity has not yet been explained accurately, and its formation mechanism is still ambiguous. Herein, we first summarized the current research progress and drawbacks in energy storage devices (ESDs), and elaborated the role of catalytic effect in enhancing the performance of ESDs as follows: promoting the evolution of the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), accelerating the reversible conversion of discharge/charge products, and improving the conversion speed of the intermediate and the utilization rate of the active materials, thereby avoiding the shuttling effect. Additionally, a particular focus was placed on the interaction between the catalytic effect and energy storage performance in order to highlight the efficacy and role of the catalytic effect. We hope that this review could provide innovative ideas for designing the electrode materials with an efficient catalytic effect for ESDs to promote the development of this research field.

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催化效应是实现电极材料高效电化学能量转换和存储的关键因素之一. 碳基复合材料因具有优异的物化性能, 被广泛地合成并应用于电极材料. 电极材料在能源存储器件中表现出的容量往往超过其理论容量值, 额外容量的产生原因及形成机制尚未得到准确解释. 本文首先回顾了储能器件的研究现状和不足, 阐述了催化效应在不同类型能源存储器件中的作用: 促进固体电解质界面相的演化, 加速放电/充电产物的可逆转化, 以及提高中间体的转化速率和活性物质的利用率, 从而提升活性物质的利用. 此外, 还分析了催化效应与储能性能之间的相互作用, 以突出催化效应的重要功能. 希望本综述在系统地分析、归纳和总结的基础上, 为设计具有高效催化作用的电极材料提供新思路, 积极推动这一研究领域的发展.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21875221, 21890753, 22162026, 22225204, and U1967215), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFB0101202), the Youth Talent Support Program of High-Level Talents Special Support Plan in Henan Province (ZYQR201810148), Qiushi Scientific Research Initiation Plan of Zhengzhou University (32213243), and the Distinguished Young Scholars Innovation Team of Zhengzhou University (32320275).

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Huicong Xia  (夏会聪), Yifan Wei  (魏一帆), Kai Guo  (郭恺) & Jia-Nan Zhang  (张佳楠)

  2. State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China

    Huicong Xia  (夏会聪), Lingxing Zan  (昝灵兴) & Dehui Deng  (邓德会)

  3. Key Laboratory of Chemical Reaction Engineering of Shaanxi Province, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yan’an University, Yan’an, 716000, China

    Lingxing Zan  (昝灵兴)

  4. State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China

    Wenfu Yan  (闫文付)

  5. Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Catalytic and Functional Material Preparation of Zhengzhou City, Zhengzhou, 450012, China

    Huicong Xia  (夏会聪), Yifan Wei  (魏一帆), Kai Guo  (郭恺) & Jia-Nan Zhang  (张佳楠)

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Xia H, Zhang JN, and Deng D drafted the outline; Xia H, Zan L, Wei Y, Guo K, and Yan W co-wrote and revised the manuscript. All authors contributed to the general discussion.

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Huicong Xia received his ME (2018) and PhD (2022) degrees from the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University under the supervision of Prof. Jia-Nan Zhang. He was a visiting researcher at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). His research interests focus on carbon-based nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion, such as metal-ion batteries and metal-air batteries.

Yifan Wei received his BE (2020) degree in materials science and engineering from the Northeast Forestry University. He is now pursuing his ME degree under the supervision of Prof. Zhang at Zhengzhou University. His research interests focus on carbon-based electrocatalytic materials for energy storage and conversion, such as oxygen reduction reaction and nitrate reduction.

Lingxing Zan received his PhD degree in physical and theoretical chemistry from the University of Bonn in 2017. He worked as a postdoc at DICP, CAS. He is currently an associate professor at the College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Yan’an University, and focusing on the fundamental research of electrochemical catalysis and energy storage such as metal-ion/air battery, oxygen evolution reaction, and water electrolysis.

Dehui Deng received his PhD degree in physical chemistry from DICP in 2013. He subsequently joined the State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, DICP, as an associate professor and became a full professor in 2017. Since January 2015, he has served as an iChEM Professor at Xiamen University. He also served as a visiting scholar at Stanford University between 2015 and 2016. He is dedicated to the research of precious metal-substituted nanocatalysts for fundamental and applied research in heterogeneous catalysis and electrocatalysis, aiming at highly efficient activation and conversion of small molecules such as C1 molecules, O2, N2, H2, and H2O.

Jia-Nan Zhang received her BSc (2005) and PhD (2010) degrees from the State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis & Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University under the supervision of Prof. Jihong Yu. She was a visiting researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA. She was a visiting scholar at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan in 2018–2019. Currently, she is a full professor at the College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University. Her research interest focuses on atomically dispersed metal-active materials for energy storage and conversion.

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Xia, H., Zan, L., Wei, Y. et al. Catalytic effect of carbon-based electrode materials in energy storage devices. Sci. China Mater. 65, 3229–3242 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-022-2217-5

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