Zhang Xin, Yang Yongan, Zhou Zhen
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCast), Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, No. 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China.
Chem Soc Rev. 2020 May 26;49(10):3040-3071. doi: 10.1039/c9cs00838a.
Lithium-ion batteries have had a tremendous impact on several sectors of our society; however, the intrinsic limitations of Li-ion chemistry limits their ability to meet the increasing demands of developing more advanced portable electronics, electric vehicles, and grid-scale energy storage systems. Therefore, battery chemistries beyond Li ions are being intensively investigated and need urgent breakthroughs toward commercial applications, wherein the use of metallic Li is one of the most intuitive choices. Despite several decades of oblivion due to safety concerns regarding the growth of Li dendrites, Li-metal anodes are now poised to be revived because of the advances in investigative tools and globally invested efforts. In this review, we first summarize the existing issues with regard to Li anodes and their underlying reasons and then highlight the recent progress made in the development of high-performance Li anodes. Finally, we propose the persisting challenges and opportunities toward the exploration of practical Li-metal anodes.
锂离子电池对我们社会的多个领域产生了巨大影响；然而，锂离子化学的固有局限性限制了它们满足开发更先进的便携式电子产品、电动汽车和电网规模储能系统不断增长的需求的能力。因此，超越锂离子的电池化学正在受到深入研究，并且迫切需要在商业应用方面取得突破，其中使用金属锂是最直观的选择之一。尽管由于对锂枝晶生长的安全担忧而被忽视了几十年，但由于研究工具的进步和全球范围内的投入努力，锂金属阳极现在有望复兴。在这篇综述中，我们首先总结了锂阳极存在的问题及其根本原因，然后突出了高性能锂阳极开发方面的最新进展。最后，我们提出了探索实用锂金属阳极方面持续存在的挑战和机遇。
