Issue 20, 2021

Recent progress in electrode materials for aqueous sodium and potassium ion batteries

Abstract

Due to their safety, environmental benignity, and affordability, aqueous sodium/potassium-ion batteries (ASIBs/APIBs) have attracted increasing attention as promising candidates for large-scale stationary energy storage systems. Nevertheless, the practical applications of ASIBs/APIBs are hindered by their poor cyclability and low efficiency, which are mainly caused by the narrow thermodynamic voltage window and (electro-)chemical instability of electrode materials in aqueous electrolytes. Therefore, recent research is focused primarily on searching for new electrode materials and understanding their fundamental aqueous reaction mechanisms. This review presents the recent advances in novel electrode materials of ASIBs/APIBs, the operation mechanism of representative materials, and new findings based on the preparation and modification approaches. The redox potentials of typical cathode and anode materials used in ASIBs/APIBs, in comparison with the electrochemical stability window of aqueous electrolytes, are summarized. Brief discussions on future opportunities and challenges in this field are further presented at the end. We hope that this review will be helpful for designing high-performance ASIBs/APIBs and stimulate more research progress.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress in electrode materials for aqueous sodium and potassium ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 7 2021
Accepted
16 8 2021
First published
18 8 2021

Mater. Chem. Front., 2021,5, 7384-7402

Recent progress in electrode materials for aqueous sodium and potassium ion batteries

Y. Wang, D. Liu, M. Sun and J. Liu, Mater. Chem. Front., 2021, 5, 7384 DOI: 10.1039/D1QM01011E

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