Huan Pang - One-dimensional Transition Metal Oxides and Their Analogues for Batteries

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One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures (such as nanowires, nanorods, nanotubes and nanobelts) can shorten the ion diffusion path, increase the electrode/electrolyte contact area, lower the discharge-charge time, offer direct current pathways, accommodate volume expansion, mitigate slow electrochemical kinetics and limit mechanical degradation. Additionally, unlike typical 1D nanostructures, 1D-analogue nanostructures, also known as 1D heteronanostructures, consist of multiple components. The types of 1D-analogue nanostructures include core-shell nanostructures, hollow architectures and other intricate one-dimensional analogue construction. The synergistic effects between each component endow heterostructured electrodes with better electrical conductivity, greater electrochemical cycle stability and reversibility, faster ion transport, improved mechanical stability, etc. As a result, they have been widely applied in different fields for energy storage, catalysis and optics. What is noteworthy is that the promising family of transition metal oxides (TMOs) and composite materials has attracted significant attention due to its attractive properties such as their earth-abundance, high-powered energy storage capabilities and environmental friendliness. Due to these properties, TMOs are promising candidates for future applications in electrochemical energy storage devices.

This book shows an up-to-date overview of the controlled syntheses and battery applications of complex 1D nanomaterials. Furthermore, the strategies for structural upgrading to obtain a high-order architecture based on a 1D morphology, which can include core-shell structures, hollow structures, and their hybrids with various carbon materials, etc., are described in detail. A wide range of practical applications of 1D/1D analogue TMOs as electrode materials for advanced batteries such as lithium/sodium/ potassium/magnesium-ion batteries, Li-S batteries, metal-air batteries are also presented in this book.One-dimensional Transition Metal Oxides and Their Analogues for Batteriesreviews the recent advances in the architectures, properties, and applications of multifarious 1D nanomaterials for next-generation battery-related applications. It is interesting and useful to a wide readership in various fields of materials science and engineering.

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1904215, 21671170, 21673203, and 21201010), the Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (TAPP). Program for New Century Excellent Talents of the University in China (NCET-13-0645) and Program for Colleges Natural Science Research in Jiangsu Province (18KJB150036). Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (XKYCX17-038), the Six Talent Plan (2015-XCL-030), and Qinglan Project of Jiangsu.