Materials Chemistry Frontiers Blog

We are delighted to share with you a collection of articles from Materials Chemistry Frontiers to showcase the exciting and recent developments in the field of Lithium-Based Batteries, including lithium-ion batteries, lithium-sulphur batteries and lithium-air batteries. This collection is free to access till July 19^th 2020 .

Reviews

A new generation of energy storage electrode materials constructed from carbon dots
Ji-Shi Wei, Tian-Bing Song, Peng Zhang, Xiao-Qing Niu, Xiao-Bo Chen and Huan-Ming Xiong
Mater. Chem. Front., 2020,4, 729-749
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00554D

Three-dimensional porous carbon materials and their composites as electrodes for electrochemical energy storage systems
Xiaoyang Deng, Jiajun Li, Liying Ma, Junwei Sha and Naiqin Zhao
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 2221-2245
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00425D

Antimony-based materials as promising anodes for rechargeable lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries
Jun He, Yaqing Wei, Tianyou Zhai and Huiqiao Li
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 437-455
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00480J

Recent progress in Zn-based anodes for advanced lithium ion batteries
Lei Wang, Guanhua Zhang, Quanhui Liu and Huigao Duan
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 1414-1435
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00125A

Multifunctional second barrier layers for lithium–sulfur batteries
Wei Fan, Longsheng Zhang and Tianxi Liu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 235-252
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00405B

Research articles

Multifunctional ultrasmall-MoS₂/graphene composites for high sulfur loading Li–S batteries
Tianyu Tang, Teng Zhang, Lina Zhao, Biao Zhang, Wei Li, Junjie Xu, Long Zhang, Hailong Qiu and Yanglong Hou
Mater. Chem. Front., 2020,4, 1483-1491
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0QM00082E

Cationic covalent organic framework based all-solid-state electrolytes
Zhen Li, Zhi-Wei Liu, Zhen-Jie Mu, Chen Cao, Zeyu Li, Tian-Xiong Wang, Yu Li, Xuesong Ding, Bao-Hang Han and Wei Feng
Mater. Chem. Front., 2020,4, 1164-1173
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00781D

The journey of lithium ions in the lattice of PNb₉O₂₅
Haoxiang Yu, Jundong Zhang, Runtian Zheng, Tingting Liu, Na Peng, Yu Yuan, Yufei Liu, Jie Shu and Zhen-Bo Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2020,4, 631-637
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00694J

The suppression of lithium dendrites by a triazine-based porous organic polymer-laden PEO-based electrolyte and its application for all-solid-state lithium batteries
N. Angulakshmi, R. Baby Dhanalakshmi, Murugavel Kathiresan, Yingke Zhou and A. Manuel Stephan
Mater. Chem. Front., 2020,4, 933-940
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00707E

A novel ordered hollow spherical nickel silicate–nickel hydroxide composite with two types of morphologies for enhanced electrochemical storage performance
Qiushi Wang, Yifu Zhang, Jinqiu Xiao, Hanmei Jiang, Xiaojuan Li and Changgong Meng
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 2090-2101
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00392D

Ultrafine MoO₃ nanoparticles embedded in porous carbon nanofibers as anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
Xiu Liu, Yuan Liu, Xiaodong Yan, Jin-Le Lan, Yunhua Yu and Xiaoping Yang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 120-126
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00497H

3D hollow reduced graphene oxide foam as a stable host for high-capacity lithium metal anodes
Pengcheng Yao, Qiyuan Chen, Yu Mu, Jie Liang, Xiuqiang Li, Xin Liu, Yang Wang, Bin Zhu and Jia Zhu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 339-343
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00499D

V₂(PO₄)O/C@CNT hollow spheres with a core–shell structure as a high performance anode material for lithium-ion batteries
Bin Xiao, Wen-hai Zhang, Hai-feng Xia, Zhi-teng Wang, Lin-bo Tang, Chang-sheng An, Zhen-jiang He, Hui Tong and Jun-chao Zheng
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 456-463
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00619A

Graphene-based Fe-coordinated framework porphyrin as an interlayer for lithium–sulfur batteries
Jin-Lei Qin, Bo-Quan Li, Jia-Qi Huang, Long Kong, Xiang Chen, Hong-Jie Peng, Jin Xie, Ruiping Liu and Qiang Zhang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 615-619
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00645H

A 2D/2D graphitic carbon nitride/N-doped graphene hybrid as an effective polysulfide mediator in lithium–sulfur batteries
Junsheng Ma, Mingpeng Yu, Huanyu Ye, Hongquan Song, Dongxue Wang, Yanting Zhao, Wei Gong and Hong Qiu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1807-1815
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00228F

A sandwich-type sulfur cathode based on multifunctional ceria hollow spheres for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries
Jianwei Wang, Bo Zhou, Hongyang Zhao, Miaomiao Wu, Yaodong Yang, Xiaolei Sun, Donghai Wang and Yaping Du
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1317-1322
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00024K

Synthesis and thermodynamic investigation of MnO nanoparticle anchored N-doped porous carbon as the anode for Li-ion and Na-ion batteries
Ya-Nan Sun, Liangtao Yang, Zhu-Yin Sui, Li Zhao, Mustafa Goktas, Hang-Yu Zhou, Pei-Wen Xiao, Philipp Adelhelm and Bao-Hang Han
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 2728-2737
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00599D

An insight into the pyrolysis process of metal–organic framework templates/precursors to construct metal oxide anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Ang Li, Binbin Qian, Ming Zhong, Yingying Liu, Ze Chang and Xian-He Bu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1398-1405
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00098D

Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ quantum dot decorated carbon frameworks from carbon dots for fast lithium ion storage
Lin Li, Xinnan Jia, Yu Zhang, Tianyun Qiu, Wanwan Hong, Yunling Jiang, Guoqiang Zou, Hongshuai Hou, Xianchun Chen and Xiaobo Ji
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1761-1767
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00259F

A general low-temperature synthesis route to polyanionic vanadium phosphate fluoride cathode materials: AVPO₄F (A = Li, Na, K) and Na₃V₂(PO₄)₂F₃
Nicolas Goubard-Bretesché, Erhard Kemnitz and Nicola Pinna
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 2164-2174
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00325H

Revisiting and improving the preparation of silicon-based electrodes for lithium-ion batteries: ball milling impact on poly(acrylic acid) polymer binders
Thibaut Chartrel, Mariama Ndour, Véronique Bonnet, Sébastien Cavalaglio, Luc Aymard, Franck Dolhem, Laure Monconduit and Jean-Pierre Bonnet
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 881-891
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00660A

Arranged redistribution of sulfur species and synergistic mediation of polysulfide conversion in lithium–sulfur batteries by a cactus structure MnO₂/carbon nanofiber interlayer
Zhihao Yu, Tianji Gao, TrungHieu Le, Jie Cheng and Ying Yang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 948-954
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00022D

Silicon nanoparticle-sandwiched ultrathin MoS₂–graphene layers as an anode material for Li-ion batteries
Ujjwala V. Kawade, Anuradha A. Ambalkar, Rajendra P. Panmand, Ramchandra S. Kalubarme, Sunil R. Kadam, Sonali D. Naik, Milind V. Kulkarni and Bharat B. Kale
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 587-596
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00568K

The formation of yolk–shell structured NiO nanospheres with enhanced lithium storage capacity
Jian Wang, Panpan Su, Jing Zhang, Fangfang Wang, Yali Chen, Hao Liu and Jian Liu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1619-1625
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00328B

Electric field effect in a Co₃O₄/TiO₂ p–n junction for superior lithium-ion storage
Huabin Kong, Chunshuang Yan, Chade Lv, Jian Pei and Gang Chen
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 909-915
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00007K

A novel lithium-ion hybrid capacitor based on an aerogel-like MXene wrapped Fe₂O₃ nanosphere anode and a 3D nitrogen sulphur dual-doped porous carbon cathode
Xiao Tang, Hao Liu, Xin Guo, Shijian Wang, Wenjian Wu, Anjon Kumar Mondal, Chengyin Wang and Guoxiu Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 1811-1821
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00232K

In situ synthesis of Cu₂O–CuO–C supported on copper foam as a superior binder-free anode for long-cycle lithium-ion batteries
Xiaoming Lin, Jia Lin, Jiliang Niu, Jinji Lan, R. Chenna Krishna Reddy, Yuepeng Cai, Jincheng Liu and Gang Zhang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 2254-2262
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00366A

Fe/Fe₃C@graphitic carbon shell embedded in carbon nanotubes derived from Prussian blue as cathodes for Li–O₂ batteries
Yanqing Lai, Yifeng Jiao, Junxiao Song, Kai Zhang, Jie Li and Zhian Zhang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 376-384
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00503B

A novel hierarchical precursor of densely integrated hydroxide nanoflakes on oxide microspheres toward high-performance layered Ni-rich cathode for lithium ion batteries
Yan Li, Xinhai Li, Zhixing Wang, Huajun Guo, Tao Li, Kui Meng and Jiexi Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 1822-1828
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00326B

In situ TEM study of lithiation into a PPy coated α-MnO₂/graphene foam freestanding electrode
Mohammad Akbari Garakani, Sara Abouali, Jiang Cui and Jang-Kyo Kim
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 1481-1488
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00153G

Directionally assembled MoS₂ with significantly expanded interlayer spacing: a superior anode material for high-rate lithium-ion batteries
Qilin Wei, Min-Rui Gao, Yan Li, Dongtang Zhang, Siyu Wu, Zonghai Chen and Yugang Sun
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 1441-1448
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00117K

We are delighted to share with you a collection of articles from Materials Chemistry Frontiers and Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers to showcase the exciting and recent developments in the field of perovskites for optoelectronic applications, such as perovskite solar cells and photodetectors. This collection is free to access till the 06-July.

All-inorganic lead-free perovskites for optoelectronic applications
Xingtao Wang, Taiyang Zhang, Yongbing Lou and Yixin Zhao
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 365-375
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00611C

Arranging strategies for A-site cations: impact on the stability and carrier migration of hybrid perovskite materials
Wei Jian, Ran Jia, Hong-Xing Zhang and Fu-Quan Bai
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2020,7, 1741-1749
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0QI00102C

Trap passivation and efficiency improvement of perovskite solar cells by a guanidinium additive
Jiaxu Yao, Hui Wang, Pang Wang, Robert S. Gurney, Akarin Intaniwet, Pipat Ruankham, Supab Choopun, Dan Liu and Tao Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1357-1364
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00112C

Highly oriented two-dimensional formamidinium lead iodide perovskites with a small bandgap of 1.51 eV
Jielin Yan, Weifei Fu, Xinqian Zhang, Jiehuan Chen, Weitao Yang, Weiming Qiu, Gang Wu, Feng Liu, Paul Heremans and Hongzheng Chen
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 121-128
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00472A

Facile fabrication of perovskite layers with large grains through a solvent exchange approach
Ying-Ke Ren, Xiao-Qiang Shi, Xi-Hong Ding, Jun Zhu, Tasawar Hayat, Ahmed Alsaedi, Zhao-Qian Li, Xiao-Xiao Xu, Shang-Feng Yang and Song-Yuan Dai
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 348-353
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00685C

Organic hole-transporting materials for 9.32%-efficiency and stable CsPbBr₃ perovskite solar cells
Yuanyuan Zhao, Tianshu Liu, Fumeng Ren, Jialong Duan, Yudi Wang, Xiya Yang, Qinghua Li and Qunwei Tang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 2239-2244
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00337H

Cs_1−xRb_xSnI₃ light harvesting semiconductors for perovskite photovoltaics
Kenneth P. Marshall, Shuxia Tao, Marc Walker, Daniel S. Cook, James Lloyd-Hughes, Silvia Varagnolo, Anjana Wijesekara, David Walker, Richard I. Walton and Ross A. Hatton
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 1515-1522
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00159F

Improving the moisture stability of perovskite solar cells by using PMMA/P3HT based hole-transport layers
Soumya Kundu and Timothy L. Kelly
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 81-89
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00396J

CsAg₂Sb₂I₉ solar cells
Zhimin Fang, Shizhe Wang, Shangfeng Yang and Liming Ding
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 1690-1693
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00309B

A broad-spectral-response perovskite photodetector with a high on/off ratio and high detectivity
Xiaohui Yi, Yisen Wang, Ningli Chen, Zhiwei Huang, Zhenwei Ren, Hui Li, Tao Lin, Cheng Li and Jizheng Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 1847-1852
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00303C

The effect of SrI₂ substitution on perovskite film formation and its photovoltaic properties via two different deposition methods
Huanyu Zhang, Rui Li, Mei Zhang and Min Guo
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 1354-1364
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00131F

Hole-transporting materials based on thiophene-fused arenes from sulfur-mediated thienannulations
Hsing-An Lin, Nobuhiko Mitoma, Lingkui Meng, Yasutomo Segawa, Atsushi Wakamiya and Kenichiro Itami
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 275-280
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00473G

Environmentally friendly, aqueous processed ZnO as an efficient electron transport layer for low temperature processed metal–halide perovskite photovoltaics
Jiaqi Zhang, Maurizio Morbidoni, Keke Huang, Shouhua Feng and Martyn A. McLachlan
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 84-89
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QI00667E

A chemical sensor for CBr₄ based on quasi-2D and 3D hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites immobilized on TiO₂ films
Pavlos Nikolaou, Anastasia Vassilakopoulou, Dionysios Papadatos, Emmanuel Topoglidis and Ioannis Koutselas
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 730-740
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00550D

A cascade-type electron extraction design for efficient low-bandgap perovskite solar cells based on a conventional structure with suppressed open-circuit voltage loss
Meiyue Liu, Ziming Chen, Zhen Chen, Hin-Lap Yip and Yong Cao
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 496-504
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00620B

A potassium thiocyanate additive for hysteresis elimination in highly efficient perovskite solar cells
Ruxiao Zhang, Minghua Li, Yahuan Huan, Jiahao Xi, Suicai Zhang, Xiaoqin Cheng, Hailin Wu, Wencai Peng, Zhiming Bai and Xiaoqin Yan
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019,6, 434-442
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QI01020J

Performance enhancement in up-conversion nanoparticle-embedded perovskite solar cells by harvesting near-infrared sunlight
Dongyu Ma, Yingli Shen, Tongtong Su, Juan Zhao, Naveed Ur Rahman, Zongliang Xie, Feng Shi, Shizhao Zheng, Yi Zhang and Zhenguo Chi
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 2058-2065
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00311H

Molecular doping of CuSCN for hole transporting layers in inverted-type planar perovskite solar cells
In Su Jin, Ju Ho Lee, Young Wook Noh, Sang Hyun Park and Jae Woong Jung
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019,6, 2158-2166
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QI00557A

CsPbI_2.69Br_0.31 solar cells from low-temperature fabrication
Shizhe Wang, Yong Hua, Mingkui Wang, Fangyang Liu and Liming Ding
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1139-1142
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00168A

(1,4-Butyldiammonium)CdBr₄: a layered organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite with a visible-blind ultraviolet photoelectric response
Yuyin Wang, Chengmin Ji, Xitao Liu, Shiguo Han, Jing Zhang, Zhihua Sun, Asma Khan and Junhua Luo
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 2450-2455
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8QI00551F

Electronic properties of tin iodide hybrid perovskites: effect of indium doping
Keisuke Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Yukihiro Takahashi, Jun Harada and Tamotsu Inabe
Mater. Chem. Front., 2018,2, 1291-1295
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7QM00587C

Bilayer chlorophyll derivatives as efficient hole-transporting layers for perovskite solar cells
Na Li, Chunxiang Dall’Agnese, Wenjie Zhao, Shengnan Duan, Gang Chen, Shin-ichi Sasaki, Hitoshi Tamiaki, Yoshitaka Sanehira, Tsutomu Miyasaka and Xiao-Feng Wang
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 2357-2362
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00377K

Step-efficient access to new starburst hole-transport materials with carbazole end-groups for perovskite solar cells via direct C–H/C–Br coupling reactions
Yu-Chieh Chang, Kun-Mu Lee, Chang-Chieh Ting and Ching-Yuan Liu
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 2041-2045
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00309F

High-performance carbon-based perovskite solar cells through the dual role of PC₆₁BM
Weili Fan, Zhe Wei, Zhenyun Zhang, Fazheng Qiu, Chaosheng Hu, Zhichao Li, Minxuan Xu and Junjie Qi
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019,6, 2767-2775
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QI00693A

Efficient inverted perovskite solar cells with truxene-bridged PDI trimers as electron transporting materials
Rui Wang, Kui Jiang, Han Yu, Fei Wu, Linna Zhu and He Yan
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 2137-2142
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00329K

N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone as an excellent coordinative additive with a wide operating range for fabricating high-quality perovskite films
Fangwen Cheng, Xiaojing Jing, Ruihao Chen, Jing Cao, Juanzhu Yan, Youyunqi Wu, Xiaofeng Huang, Binghui Wu and Nanfeng Zheng
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2019,6, 2458-2463
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QI00547A

Groove-assisted solution growth of lead bromide perovskite aligned nanowires: a simple method towards photoluminescent materials with guiding light properties
Isabelle Rodriguez, Roberto Fenollosa, Fernando Ramiro-Manzano, Rocío García-Aboal, Pedro Atienzar and Francisco J. Meseguer
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 1754-1760
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00210C