Zhang Xudong, Hou Yukun, He Wen, Yang Guihua, Cui Jingjie, Liu Shikun, Song Xin, Huang Zhen
Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan 250353, China.
Nanoscale. 2015 Feb 28;7(8):3356-72. doi: 10.1039/c4nr06815g.
Designing, fabricating, and integrating nanomaterials are key to transferring nanoscale science into applicable nanotechnology. Many nanomaterials including amorphous and crystal structures are synthesized via biomineralization in biological systems. Amongst various techniques, bionanotechnology is an effective strategy to manufacture a variety of sophisticated inorganic nanomaterials with precise control over their chemical composition, crystal structure, and shape by means of genetic engineering and natural bioassemblies. This provides opportunities to use renewable natural resources to develop high performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). For LIBs, reducing the sizes and dimensions of electrode materials can boost Li(+) ion and electron transfer in nanostructured electrodes. Recently, bionanotechnology has attracted great interest as a novel tool and approach, and a number of renewable biotemplate-based nanomaterials have been fabricated and used in LIBs. In this article, recent advances and mechanism studies in using bionanotechnology for high performance LIBs studies are thoroughly reviewed, covering two technical routes: (1) Designing and synthesizing composite cathodes, e.g. LiFePO4/C, Li3V2(PO4)3/C and LiMn2O4/C; and (2) designing and synthesizing composite anodes, e.g. NiO/C, Co3O4/C, MnO/C, α-Fe2O3 and nano-Si. This review will hopefully stimulate more extensive and insightful studies on using bionanotechnology for developing high-performance LIBs.
设计、制造和整合纳米材料是将纳米科学转化为实用纳米技术的关键。包括非晶态和晶体结构在内的许多纳米材料都是通过生物系统中的生物矿化作用合成的。在各种技术中，生物纳米技术是一种有效的策略，可以通过基因工程和天然生物组装精确控制其化学成分、晶体结构和形状，从而制造出各种复杂的无机纳米材料。这为利用可再生自然资源开发高性能锂离子电池（LIBs）提供了机会。对于锂离子电池来说，减小电极材料的尺寸和维度可以提高纳米结构电极中锂离子和电子的传输。最近，生物纳米技术作为一种新颖的工具和方法引起了极大的兴趣，许多基于可再生生物模板的纳米材料已被制造出来并应用于锂离子电池中。在本文中，我们全面综述了利用生物纳米技术进行高性能锂离子电池研究的最新进展和机理研究，涵盖了两条技术路线：（1）设计和合成复合阴极，如LiFePO4/C、Li3V2(PO4)3/C和LiMn2O4/C；（2）设计和合成复合阳极，如NiO/C、Co3O4/C、MnO/C、α-Fe2O3和纳米硅。希望这篇综述能激发更多关于利用生物纳米技术开发高性能锂离子电池的广泛而深入的研究。
