Lignin-derived electrode materials for supercapacitor applications: progress and perspectives

Y Tong, J Yang, J Li, Z Cong, L Wei, M Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is one of the most abundant natural polymers and is affordable, has high carbon
content and abundant active functional groups. At present, lignin-derived carbon is …

Understanding specific ion effects and the Hofmeister series

KP Gregory, GR Elliott, H Robertson, A Kumar… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Specific ion effects (SIE), encompassing the Hofmeister Series, have been known for more
than 130 years since Hofmeister and Lewith's foundational work. SIEs are ubiquitous and …

Green Ether Electrolytes for Sustainable High‐voltage Potassium Ion Batteries

X Ma, H Fu, J Shen, D Zhang, J Zhou… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ether‐based electrolytes are promising for secondary batteries due to their good
compatibility with alkali metal anodes and high ionic conductivity. However, they suffer from …

[PDF][PDF] Cyclic-anion salt for high-voltage stable potassium-metal batteries

Y Hu, L Fan, AM Rao, W Yu, C Zhuoma… - National Science …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Electrolyte anions are critical for achieving high-voltage stable potassium-metal batteries
(PMBs). However, the common anions cannot simultaneously prevent the formation of 'dead …

Weak cation–solvent interactions in ether‐based electrolytes stabilizing potassium‐ion batteries

J Li, Y Hu, H Xie, J Peng, L Fan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional ether‐based electrolytes exhibited a low polarization voltage in potassium‐ion
batteries, yet suffered from ion–solvent co‐intercalation phenomena in a graphite anode …

Research development on K-ion batteries

T Hosaka, K Kubota, AS Hameed, S Komaba - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Li-ion batteries (LIBs), commercialized in 1991, have the highest energy density among
practical secondary batteries and are widely utilized in electronics, electric vehicles, and …

Challenges and strategies toward cathode materials for rechargeable potassium‐ion batteries

S Liu, L Kang, SC Jun - Advanced materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With increasing demand for grid‐scale energy storage, potassium‐ion batteries (PIBs) have
emerged as promising complements or alternatives to commercial lithium‐ion batteries …

Tissue-derived carbon microbelt paper: a high-initial-coulombic-efficiency and low-discharge-platform K+-storage anode for 4.5 V hybrid capacitors

T Zhang, Z Mao, X Shi, J Jin, B He, R Wang… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Hard carbon (HC) is a promising anode material for K+-storage due to its randomly oriented
turbostratic structure. However, most reported HC anodes exhibit low initial coulombic …

Reticular Elastic Solid Electrolyte Interface Enabled by an Industrial Dye for Ultrastable Potassium‐Ion Batteries

Y Zhang, X Yi, H Fu, X Wang, C Gao, J Zhou… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The solid electrolyte interface (SEI) is vital to the stability of alkali metal‐ion battery anodes.
However, conventional SEIs that lack elasticity will be damaged during the anode's repeated …

Approaching high-performance potassium-ion batteries via advanced design strategies and engineering

W Zhang, Y Liu, Z Guo - Science advances, 2019 - science.org
Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) have attracted tremendous attention due to their low cost, fast
ionic conductivity in electrolyte, and high operating voltage. Research on PIBs is still in its …