Fundamental Understanding of Nonaqueous and Hybrid Na–CO2 Batteries: Challenges and Perspectives

C Xu, Y Dong, Y Shen, H Zhao, L Li, G Shao, Y Lei - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alkali metal–CO2 batteries, which combine CO2 recycling with energy conversion and
storage, are a promising way to address the energy crisis and global warming …

Designing a Novel Electrolyte Na3.2Hf2Si2.2P0.8O11.85F0.3 for All‐Solid‐State Na‐O2 Batteries

Q Sun, L Dai, Y Tang, J Sun, W Meng, T Luo… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sodium‐air battery has great development potential due to its high energy density and high
safety. However, most previous works are based on liquid electrolyte or polymer electrolyte …

Probing the electrochemical evolutions of Na–CO2 nanobatteries on Pt@ NCNT cathodes using in-situ environmental TEM

Y Zhu, S Feng, P Zhang, M Guo, Q Wang, D Wu… - Energy Storage …, 2020 - Elsevier
Na–CO 2 batteries possess many virtues including low cost, abundant sodium-containing
resources, and environment-friendly nature. Understanding the electrochemical reaction …

Sodium-ion diffusion studies of the cathode–electrolyte interfaces (Na x O 2@ Na 2 CO 3, x= 1 and 2) and discharge products of non-aqueous rechargeable sodium …

NE Benti, GS Gurmesa, CA Geffe… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sodium–air batteries have superior theoretical specific energy to existing secondary
batteries, even compared to state-of-the-art secondary lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). They …

Boron and pyridinic nitrogen-doped graphene as potential catalysts for rechargeable non-aqueous sodium–air batteries

NE Benti, GA Tiruye, YS Mekonnen - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we performed density functional theory (DFT) analysis of nitrogen (N)-and boron
(B)-doped graphene, and N, B-co-doped graphene as potential catalysts for rechargeable …

Fast 3D-lithium-ion diffusion and high electronic conductivity of Li 2 MnSiO 4 surfaces for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

GS Gurmesa, NE Benti, MD Chaka, GA Tiruye… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
High theoretical capacity, high thermal stability, the low cost of production, abundance, and
environmental friendliness are among the potential attractiveness of Li2MnSiO4 as a …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetic-enhanced carbon fiber for rechargeable zinc–air batteries

Y Li, B Wang, HF Wang, C Tang - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Metal-free catalysts are made by the elements with infinite reserve in nature and, therefore,
show the potential for large-scale applications in energy devices including metal–air …

Progress on Next Generation Electrochemical Energy Storages: Status and Challenges

NE Benti, MD Chaka - 2023 - preprints.org
Transportation is the primary consumer of oil, accounting for a significant portion of global
energy consumption (34%) and CO2 emissions (40%). Electrifying road transportation is …

Nb2C MXenes with surface chalcogenation and halogenation as high capacity electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries

MX **ao, TX Yan, X Lu, B Wang, HY Song… - … Physics Letters B, 2023 - World Scientific
MXenes show extremely competitive potential applications in electrode materials for lithium-
ion batteries (LIBs) due to their excellent specific surface area, high electrical conductivity …

Enhancement of sensitivity of silica photonic crystals to carbon dioxide by APTES modification

H Wang, P Bai, J **e, B Liu, C Wang, J Xu, X Wang - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The photonic band gap (PBG) of photonic crystals (PCs) has been proven to move in
different gas atmospheres. According to this characteristic, silica PCs were used for the …