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Self‐Healing Materials for Energy‐Storage Devices
Author(s) -
Mai Weicong,
Yu Qipeng,
Han Cuiping,
Kang Feiyu,
Li Baohua
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201909912
Subject(s) - self healing , self healing material , materials science , energy storage , nanotechnology , durability , reliability (semiconductor) , vitality , electronics , composite material , engineering , electrical engineering , medicine , power (physics) , philosophy , physics , alternative medicine , theology , pathology , quantum mechanics
The booming development of electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage stations has led to a high demand for advanced energy‐storage devices (ESDs) and accompanied attention to their reliability under various circumstances. Self‐healing is the ability of an organism to repair damage and restore function through its own internal vitality. Inspired by this, brilliant designs have emerged in recent years using self‐healing materials to significantly improve the lifespan, durability, and safety of ESDs. Extrinsic and intrinsic self‐healing materials and their working principles are first introduced. Then, the application of self‐healing materials in ESDs according to their self‐healing chemistry, including hydrogen bonds, electrostatic interactions, and borate ester bonds, are described in detail. Based on these, critical challenges and important future directions of self‐healing ESDs are discussed.