Potassium-ion batteries: outlook on present and future technologies

X Min, J Xiao, M Fang, WA Wang, Y Zhao… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The limited resources and uneven distribution of lithium stimulate strong motivation to
develop new rechargeable batteries that use alternative charge carriers. Potassium-ion …

Graphite as anode materials: Fundamental mechanism, recent progress and advances

H Zhang, Y Yang, D Ren, L Wang, X He - Energy Storage Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphite is a perfect anode and has dominated the anode materials since the birth of lithium
ion batteries, benefiting from its incomparable balance of relatively low cost, abundance …

A tailored electrolyte for safe and durable potassium ion batteries

L Fan, H Xie, Y Hu, Z Caixiang, AM Rao… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrolytes are critical for the safety and long-term cyclability of potassium ion batteries
(PIBs). However, conventional low-concentration electrolytes cannot simultaneously achieve …

Building electrode skins for ultra-stable potassium metal batteries

H Ding, J Wang, J Zhou, C Wang, B Lu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
In nature, the human body is a perfect self-organizing and self-repairing system, with the
skin protecting the internal organs and tissues from external damages. In this work, inspired …

Recent Advances in Electrolytes for Potassium‐Ion Batteries

Y Xu, T Ding, D Sun, X Ji, X Zhou - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Potassium‐ion batteries (KIBs) are considered as the potential energy storage devices due
to the abundant reserves and low cost of potassium. In the past decade, research on KIBs …

Hard carbon anodes: fundamental understanding and commercial perspectives for Na‐ion batteries beyond Li‐ion and K‐ion counterparts

LF Zhao, Z Hu, WH Lai, Y Tao, J Peng… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hard carbon (HC) is recognized as a promising anode material with outstanding
electrochemical performance for alkali metal‐ion batteries including lithium‐ion batteries …

Carbon materials for ion-intercalation involved rechargeable battery technologies

G Wang, M Yu, X Feng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The ever-increasing energy demand motivates the pursuit of inexpensive, safe, scalable,
and high-performance rechargeable batteries. Carbon materials have been intensively …

Heteroatom-doped graphene-based materials for sustainable energy applications: A review

SJ Lee, J Theerthagiri, P Nithyadharseni… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The demand for sustainable energy storage and production is vital and continues to grow
with increasing human population. Energy utilization and environmental protection demand …

Capacitive contribution matters in facilitating high power battery materials toward fast-charging alkali metal ion batteries

T He, X Kang, F Wang, J Zhang, T Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, electrochemical energy storage systems, represented by alkali
metal ion batteries and supercapacitors, have developed rapidly against the background of …

Carbonaceous anode materials for non-aqueous sodium-and potassium-ion hybrid capacitors

S Liu, L Kang, J Zhang, SC Jun… - ACS Energy Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sodium-and potassium-ion (Na-/K-ion) hybrid capacitors are promising electrochemical
energy storage systems that are more cost-effective than corresponding lithium-based …