Renewable biomass-derived carbon-based hosts for lithium–sulfur batteries

Abstract

Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) were barged to the forefront of new-generation energy storage systems thanks to their environmental friendliness, inexpensiveness and high energy density (1675 mAh/g). However, their practical application faces...

Defect engineering in carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage and catalytic conversion

“…It is noteworthy that porous carbon materials are extensively used in the field of electrochemical energy storage and conversion, especially for various electrode materials, because of their rich pore structure, high electronic conductivity, good chemical and thermal stability, easily adjustable physicochemical properties and low production cost. 80,81 The large specific surface area provided by porous nanoarrays is believed to play an important role in loading a high number of defect sites on the electrodes, thus providing a great number of reactive sites for electrochemical redox reactions. 82 The porous structure of the electrode increases the electrolyte infiltration rate, which helps to improve the utilization of active materials, reduce the electrode inhomogeneous polarization and improve the electrode stability.…”

Green Production of Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials for High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

“…different aspects [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52]. This review work will focus on discussing recent advancements in the design, preparation and application of biomass-derived carbons as host or interlayer materials in LSBs.…”

“…At present, biomass-derived carbon materials are employed in energy storage applications, such as supercapacitors [39], lithium-ion batteries [40,41], lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) [42,43], and so on. As for the application of biomass-derived carbons in LSBs, many review works have been devoted to highlight the significance of these materials from different aspects [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52]. This review work will focus on discussing recent advancements in the design, preparation and application of biomass-derived carbons as host or interlayer materials in LSBs.…”

Functional Biomass‐Derived Materials for the Development of Sustainable Batteries

“…Examples of such batteries include zinc-air batteries (ZABs), [33][34][35][36] lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), [37][38][39][40][41] and lithium-sulfur (LiÀ S) batteries. [42][43][44][45][46] These batteries have demonstrated great potential [47][48][49] and can be manufactured using a variety of biomass materials, as shown in Figure 1. The main limitations of the current batteries are low energy density and capacity, low stability, lack of safety, and limited sustainability.…”