Clean and efficient recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)has become an urgent need to promote sustainable and rapid development of human society.Therefore,we provide a critical and comprehensive overview of th...Clean and efficient recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)has become an urgent need to promote sustainable and rapid development of human society.Therefore,we provide a critical and comprehensive overview of the various technologies for recycling spent LIBs,starting with lithium-ion power batteries.Recent research on raw material collection,metallurgical recovery,separation and purification is highlighted,particularly in terms of all aspects of economic efficiency,energy consumption,technology transformation and policy management.Mechanisms and pathways for transformative full-component recovery of spent LIBs are explored,revealing a clean and efficient closed-loop recovery mechanism.Optimization methods are proposed for future recycling technologies,with a focus on how future research directions can be industrialized.Ultimately,based on life-cycle assessment,the challenges of future recycling are revealed from the LIBs supply chain and stability of the supply chain of the new energy battery industry to provide an outlook on clean and efficient short process recycling technologies.This work is designed to support the sustainable development of the new energy power industry,to help meet the needs of global decarbonization strategies and to respond to the major needs of industrialized recycling.展开更多
Electromagnetic wave-absorbing materials play a crucial role in modern electronics,particularly in stealth and communication technologies.Carbon-based materials demonstrate considerable potential for the development a...Electromagnetic wave-absorbing materials play a crucial role in modern electronics,particularly in stealth and communication technologies.Carbon-based materials demonstrate considerable potential for the development and use of effective wave-absorbing substances,attributed to their complex structure,lightweight nature,excellent corrosion resistance,and affordability.Notably,nitrogen-doped carbon-based two-dimensional(2D)materials exhibit a more pronounced depletion effect on electromagnetic waves owing to their increased specific surface area and numerous polarization states.This article presents the successful synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon(NC)2D flakes using a hydrothermal method.In addition,single Fe atoms were successfully incorporated onto their surfaces,forming Fe@NC.The wave-absorbing capabilities of the Fe@NC samples were considerably improved,achieving a minimum reflection loss(RLmin)of−69.22 dB at 11.48 GHz and an effective absorption bandwidth of 5.79 GHz.The enhancement in electromagnetic wave absorption is attributed to the synergistic effects of magnetic loss,relaxation processes,dipole polarization,and electrical conduction loss.The successful synthesis of Fe@NC opens up new avenues for the development of atomically dispersed wave-absorbing materials.展开更多
Resulting from the development of electric vehicles,high energy-density Li-S batteries have recently attracted ever-increasing attentions worldwide.However,continuous dissolution of cathodic sulfur and followed shuttl...Resulting from the development of electric vehicles,high energy-density Li-S batteries have recently attracted ever-increasing attentions worldwide.However,continuous dissolution of cathodic sulfur and followed shuttle effect of polysulfides lead to very limited service lifetime for currently-applied Li-S batteries.Herein,a 3 D porous graphene aerogel(GA)decorated with high exposure of anatase TiO2(001)nanoplatelets is proposed as robust host to immobilize cathodic sulfur.Compared with commonly used TiO2(101)nanoparticles,the Ti O2(001)nanoplatelets have highly matched lattices with graphene(002)nanosheets,thus facilitating the electronic transfer.The in-site assembled TiO2@GA host exhibits superior sulfur-immobilized capability,which cannot only entrap sulfur by physical confinement,but also capture dissoluble sulfurous species by chemical bonding.The fabricated S@TiO2@GA cathode shows excellent electrochemical performance with high discharge capacity,superior rate capability,and durable cycling stability as well,supposed to be a promising cathode for high-performance Li-S battery applications.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China,China(2022YFC3902600)CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research,China(YSBR-044)+1 种基金Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China(2021B1515020068)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,China(2023M733510).
文摘Clean and efficient recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)has become an urgent need to promote sustainable and rapid development of human society.Therefore,we provide a critical and comprehensive overview of the various technologies for recycling spent LIBs,starting with lithium-ion power batteries.Recent research on raw material collection,metallurgical recovery,separation and purification is highlighted,particularly in terms of all aspects of economic efficiency,energy consumption,technology transformation and policy management.Mechanisms and pathways for transformative full-component recovery of spent LIBs are explored,revealing a clean and efficient closed-loop recovery mechanism.Optimization methods are proposed for future recycling technologies,with a focus on how future research directions can be industrialized.Ultimately,based on life-cycle assessment,the challenges of future recycling are revealed from the LIBs supply chain and stability of the supply chain of the new energy battery industry to provide an outlook on clean and efficient short process recycling technologies.This work is designed to support the sustainable development of the new energy power industry,to help meet the needs of global decarbonization strategies and to respond to the major needs of industrialized recycling.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2021XD-A04-2)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61874014 and 61874013)+1 种基金the Fund of State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications(Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications,China)BUPT Excellent Ph.D.Students Foundation(Grant No.CX2022237).
文摘Electromagnetic wave-absorbing materials play a crucial role in modern electronics,particularly in stealth and communication technologies.Carbon-based materials demonstrate considerable potential for the development and use of effective wave-absorbing substances,attributed to their complex structure,lightweight nature,excellent corrosion resistance,and affordability.Notably,nitrogen-doped carbon-based two-dimensional(2D)materials exhibit a more pronounced depletion effect on electromagnetic waves owing to their increased specific surface area and numerous polarization states.This article presents the successful synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon(NC)2D flakes using a hydrothermal method.In addition,single Fe atoms were successfully incorporated onto their surfaces,forming Fe@NC.The wave-absorbing capabilities of the Fe@NC samples were considerably improved,achieving a minimum reflection loss(RLmin)of−69.22 dB at 11.48 GHz and an effective absorption bandwidth of 5.79 GHz.The enhancement in electromagnetic wave absorption is attributed to the synergistic effects of magnetic loss,relaxation processes,dipole polarization,and electrical conduction loss.The successful synthesis of Fe@NC opens up new avenues for the development of atomically dispersed wave-absorbing materials.
基金financially supported by the National Key R and D Program of China(No.2019YFA0210300)the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2019JJ40359)+1 种基金the Hunan Provincial S and T Plan of China(Nos.2017TP1001,2016TP1007)the Open-End Fund for the Valuable and Precision Instruments of Central South University(CSUZC2020016)。
文摘Resulting from the development of electric vehicles,high energy-density Li-S batteries have recently attracted ever-increasing attentions worldwide.However,continuous dissolution of cathodic sulfur and followed shuttle effect of polysulfides lead to very limited service lifetime for currently-applied Li-S batteries.Herein,a 3 D porous graphene aerogel(GA)decorated with high exposure of anatase TiO2(001)nanoplatelets is proposed as robust host to immobilize cathodic sulfur.Compared with commonly used TiO2(101)nanoparticles,the Ti O2(001)nanoplatelets have highly matched lattices with graphene(002)nanosheets,thus facilitating the electronic transfer.The in-site assembled TiO2@GA host exhibits superior sulfur-immobilized capability,which cannot only entrap sulfur by physical confinement,but also capture dissoluble sulfurous species by chemical bonding.The fabricated S@TiO2@GA cathode shows excellent electrochemical performance with high discharge capacity,superior rate capability,and durable cycling stability as well,supposed to be a promising cathode for high-performance Li-S battery applications.
