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Trends in Aluminium‐Based Intercalation Batteries
Author(s) -
Ambroz Filip,
Macdonald Thomas J.,
Nann Thomas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201602093
Subject(s) - battery (electricity) , materials science , lithium (medication) , sustainability , energy storage , intercalation (chemistry) , nanotechnology , process engineering , biochemical engineering , engineering , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , thermodynamics , medicine , ecology , power (physics) , physics , biology , endocrinology
Over the last decade, optimizing energy storage has become significantly important in the field of energy conversion and sustainability. As a result of immense progress in the field, cost‐effective and high performance batteries are imperative to meeting the future demand of sustainability. Currently, the best performing batteries are lithium‐ion based, but limited lithium (Li) resources make research into alternatives essential. In recent years, the performance of aluminium‐ion batteries has improved remarkably in all battery‐relevant metrics, which renders them a promising alternative. Compared with monovalent Li‐ion batteries, aluminium (Al) cations can carry three positive charges, which could result in higher energy densities. This review describes recent developments in Al‐based cathode materials. The major goal of this review is to highlight strengths and weaknesses of various different approaches and provide guidelines for future research.