Batteries based on multivalent metals have the potential to meet the future needs of large-scale energy storage, due to the relatively high abundance of elements such as magnesium, calcium, aluminium and zinc in the Earth’s crust. However, the com- plexity of multivalent metal-ion chemistries has led to rampant confusions, technical challenges, and eventually doubts and uncertainties about the future of these technologies. In this Review, we clarify the key strengths as well as common misconceptions of multivalent metal-based batteries. We then examine the growth behaviour of metal anodes, which is crucial for their safety promises but hitherto unestablished. We further discuss scrutiny of anode efficiency and cathode storage mechanism pertaining to complications arising from electrolyte solutions. Lastly, we critically review existing cathode materials and discuss design strategies to enable genuine multivalent metal-ion-based energy storage materials with competitive performance.
Liang, Yanliang, Dong, Hui, Aurbach, Doron, & Yao, Yan (2020). Current status and future directions of multivalent metal-ion batteries. Nature Energy, 5(9). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0655-0
Liang, Yanliang, Dong, Hui, Aurbach, Doron, et al., "Current status and future directions of multivalent metal-ion batteries," Nature Energy 5, no. 9 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-0655-0
@article{osti_1856674,
author = {Liang, Yanliang and Dong, Hui and Aurbach, Doron and Yao, Yan},
title = {Current status and future directions of multivalent metal-ion batteries},
annote = {Batteries based on multivalent metals have the potential to meet the future needs of large-scale energy storage, due to the relatively high abundance of elements such as magnesium, calcium, aluminium and zinc in the Earth’s crust. However, the com- plexity of multivalent metal-ion chemistries has led to rampant confusions, technical challenges, and eventually doubts and uncertainties about the future of these technologies. In this Review, we clarify the key strengths as well as common misconceptions of multivalent metal-based batteries. We then examine the growth behaviour of metal anodes, which is crucial for their safety promises but hitherto unestablished. We further discuss scrutiny of anode efficiency and cathode storage mechanism pertaining to complications arising from electrolyte solutions. Lastly, we critically review existing cathode materials and discuss design strategies to enable genuine multivalent metal-ion-based energy storage materials with competitive performance.},
doi = {10.1038/s41560-020-0655-0},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1856674},
journal = {Nature Energy},
issn = {ISSN 2058-7546},
number = {9},
volume = {5},
place = {United States},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
year = {2020},
month = {07}}
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office. Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies (BATT) Program