Anode architectures for tomorrow’s batteries: challenges and breakthroughs in lithium-ion battery technology
摘要
The need for significant performance and sustainable energy storage solutions is constantly increasing, which has led to sustained interest in approaches for enhancing lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology. The present review explores the significant role of anode designs in influencing the prospect of LIBs, by examining their challenges and solutions to enhance the performance of future energy storage systems. It opens new doors by emphasizing the growth of LIBs as a crucial candidate in the global shift to clean and effective energy systems, and highlights the importance of anode architecture in influencing the overall performance and lifetime of LIBs. It elaborates the discoveries and inventions that have evolved to address existing anode structural problems, such as insufficient energy density, deteriorating cycling performance, and safety concerns, in a systematic way. This includes the introduction of new anode materials, advances in nanostructured designs, and the incorporation of modern technologies to advance the complete efficiency along reliability of lithium-ion batteries. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need to recognize the underlying electrochemical principles driving anode behavior to accelerate battery technological improvements. It continues by underlining the revolutionary potential of new anode architectures, demonstrating their ability to not only fulfill growing energy storage needs but also solve the environmental and sustainability problems.