Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B8, Canada.
Adv Mater. 2012 Jul 17;24(27):3589-615. doi: 10.1002/adma.201200397. Epub 2012 Jun 15.
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are used widely in today's consumer electronics and offer great potential for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in HEVs, pure EVs, and also in smart grids as future energy-storage devices. However, many challenges must be addressed before these future applications of LIBs are realized, such as the energy and power density of LIBs, their cycle and calendar life, safety characteristics, and costs. Recently, a technique called atomic layer deposition (ALD) attracted great interest as a novel tool and approach for resolving these issues. In this article, recent advances in using ALD for LIB studies are thoroughly reviewed, covering two technical routes: 1) ALD for designing and synthesizing new LIB components, i.e., anodes, cathodes, and solid electrolytes, and; 2) ALD used in modifying electrode properties via surface coating. This review will hopefully stimulate more extensive and insightful studies on using ALD for developing high-performance LIBs.
锂离子电池（LIBs）在当今的消费电子产品中得到了广泛应用，并且在混合动力电动汽车（HEVs）、插电式混合动力汽车、纯电动汽车以及作为未来储能设备的智能电网中具有巨大的应用潜力。然而，在实现这些未来 LIB 的应用之前，还需要解决许多挑战，例如 LIB 的能量和功率密度、循环和日历寿命、安全特性和成本。最近，一种称为原子层沉积（ALD）的技术作为一种解决这些问题的新工具和方法引起了极大的兴趣。本文深入综述了最近在 LIB 研究中使用 ALD 的进展，涵盖了两种技术路线：1）ALD 用于设计和合成新型 LIB 组件，即阳极、阴极和固体电解质；2）ALD 通过表面涂层用于修饰电极性能。希望这篇综述能够激发更多关于使用 ALD 开发高性能 LIB 的广泛而深入的研究。
