Sustainable Solid-State Sodium-Ion Batteries Featuring Ferroelectric Electrolytes.

Solid-state batteries offer significant advantages but present several challenges. Given the complexity of these systems, it is good practice to begin the study with simpler models and progressively advance to more complex configurations, all while maintaining an understanding of the physical principles governing solid-state battery operation. The results presented in this work pertain to cells without traditional electrodes, thus providing a foundation for guiding the development of fully functional solid-state cells.

Energy harnessing and storage from surface switching with a ferroelectric electrolyte.

In the quest for innovative energy solutions suitable for mobile, stationary and digital applications, ferroelectric topological insulators (FETIs) emerge as promising candidates. These materials combine topologically protected states with spontaneous and switchable polarization. This study reveals emergent phenomena in FETI-electrolytes through experiments and simulations, specifically in the ABaClO family (where A = Li, Na or K, and = 0 or 0.

Distinctive Electric Properties of Group 14 Oxides: SiO, SiO, and SnO.

The oxides of group 14 have been widely used in numerous applications in glass, ceramics, optics, pharmaceuticals, and food industries and semiconductors, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, sensors, and energy storage, namely, batteries. Herein, we simulate and experimentally determine by scanning kelvin probe (SKP) the of three oxides, SiO, SiO, and SnO, which were found to be very similar. Electrical properties such as electronic band structure, electron localization function, and carrier mobility were also simulated for the three crystalline oxides, amorphous SiO, and surfaces.

Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy-Amine Thermosets and Solvate IL: Towards New Composite Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Battery Applications.

To effectively use (Li) lithium metal anodes, it is becoming increasingly necessary to create membranes with high lithium conductivity, electrochemical and thermal stabilities, as well as adequate mechanical properties. Composite gel polymer electrolytes (CGPE) have emerged as a promising strategy, offering improved ionic conductivity and structural performance compared to polymer electrolytes. In this study, a simple and scalable approach was developed to fabricate a crosslinked polyethylene oxide (PEO)-based membrane, comprising two different glass fiber reinforcements, in terms of morphology and thickness.

Cork: Enabler of sustainable and efficient coaxial structural batteries.

Structural batteries aim to advance to 'massless' energy storage units. Here we report an electrode-less coaxial battery with a cork-internal shell, CFRP(+)/cork/Cu/NaBaClO/Al(-), where CFRP is carbon fiber reinforced polymer. The cell may, alternatively, solely have a cork external shell cork/Cu(+)/NaBaClO/Al(-).

Designing Versatile Polymers for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications: A Review.

Solid-state electrolytes are a promising family of materials for the next generation of high-energy rechargeable lithium batteries. Polymer electrolytes (PEs) have been widely investigated due to their main advantages, which include easy processability, high safety, good mechanical flexibility, and low weight. This review presents recent scientific advances in the design of versatile polymer-based electrolytes and composite electrolytes, underlining the current limitations and remaining challenges while highlighting their technical accomplishments.

An All-Solid-State Coaxial Structural Battery Using Sodium-Based Electrolyte.

The transition to a sustainable society is paramount and requires the electrification of vehicles, the grid, industry, data banks, wearables, and IoT. Here, we show an all-solid-state structural battery where a Na-based ferroelectric glass electrolyte is combined with metallic electrodes/current collectors (no traditional cathode present at fabrication) and thin-ply carbon-fiber laminates to obtain a coaxial multifunctional beam. This new concept aims to optimize the volume of any hollow beam-like structure by integrating an electrochemical system capable of both harvesting thermal and storing electrical energy while improving its mechanical performance.

The Latest Trends in Electric Vehicles Batteries.

Global energy demand is rapidly increasing due to population and economic growth, especially in large emerging countries, which will account for 90% of energy demand growth to 2035. Electric vehicles (EVs) play a paramount role in the electrification revolution towards the reduction of the carbon footprint. Here, we review all the major trends in Li-ion batteries technologies used in EVs.

Coherence in the Ferroelectric AClO (A = Li, Na) Family of Electrolytes.

Coherence is a major caveat in quantum computing. While phonons and electrons are weakly coupled in a glass, topological insulators strongly depend on the electron-phonon coupling. Knowledge of the electron-phonon interaction at conducting surfaces is relevant from a fundamental point of view as well as for various applications, such as two-dimensional and quasi-1D superconductivity in nanotechnology.

Structural Batteries: A Review.

Structural power composites stand out as a possible solution to the demands of the modern transportation system of more efficient and eco-friendly vehicles. Recent studies demonstrated the possibility to realize these components endowing high-performance composites with electrochemical properties. The aim of this paper is to present a systematic review of the recent developments on this more and more sensitive topic.

Lithium-ion electrolytic substrates for sub-1V high-performance transition metal dichalcogenide transistors and amplifiers.

Electrostatic gating of two-dimensional (2D) materials with ionic liquids (ILs), leading to the accumulation of high surface charge carrier densities, has been often exploited in 2D devices. However, the intrinsic liquid nature of ILs, their sensitivity to humidity, and the stress induced in frozen liquids inhibit ILs from constituting an ideal platform for electrostatic gating. Here we report a lithium-ion solid electrolyte substrate, demonstrating its application in high-performance back-gated n-type MoS and p-type WSe transistors with sub-threshold values approaching the ideal limit of 60 mV/dec and complementary inverter amplifier gain of 34, the highest among comparable amplifiers.

Dataset on a primary lithium battery cell with a ferroelectric Li-glass electrolyte and MnO cathode.

Here we show the electrochemical data for a Ferroelectric Electrolyte Battery (FEB) Li/ferroelectric Li-glass electrolyte (LiBaClO) in cellulose/γ-MnO pouch-cell with (2.5 × 2.5 cm) discharged with a green LED load.

Dataset on a ferroelectric based electrostatic and electrochemical Li-cell with a traditional cathode.

Here we show the electrochemical raw data for a Li/ferroelectric Li-glass electrolyte/plasticizer/Li-rich, F doped LNMO coin cell where the plasticizer is succinonitrile-SN. The nominal composition of the active oxide-host cathode particles is LiNiMnOF (LNMO) that disproportionated into 78 wt% spinel phase LiNiMnOF and 22 wt% Li-rich, F-doped layered phase containing LiMnO planes separated by Li and Ni ions. The LiBaOCl electrolyte was synthesized and ground in ethanol.

Nontraditional, Safe, High Voltage Rechargeable Cells of Long Cycle Life.

A room-temperature all-solid-state rechargeable battery cell containing a tandem electrolyte consisting of a Li-glass electrolyte in contact with a lithium anode and a plasticizer in contact with a conventional, low cost oxide host cathode was charged to 5 V versus lithium with a charge/discharge cycle life of over 23,000 cycles at a rate of 153 mA·g of active material. A larger positive electrode cell with 329 cycles had a capacity of 585 mAh·g at a cutoff of 2.5 V and a current of 23 mA·g of the active material; the capacity rose with cycle number over the 329 cycles tested during 13 consecutive months.