Electrospun Flexible Nanofibres for Batteries: Design and Application

P. Robert Ilango; A. Dennyson Savariraj; Hongjiao Huang; Linlin Li; Guangzhi Hu; Huaisheng Wang; Xiaodong Hou; Byung Chul Kim; Seeram Ramakrishna; Shengjie Peng

doi:10.1007/s41918-022-00148-4

Electrochemical Energy Reviews ›› 2023, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (1) DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00148-4

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Electrospun Flexible Nanofibres for Batteries: Design and Application

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¹Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, 650504, Kunming, Yunnan, China

²College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

³Institute for Energy Studies, University of North Dakota, 58202, Grand Forks, ND, USA

⁴Department of Advanced Components and Materials Engineering, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, 57922, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea

⁵Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University, 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

⁶Department of Physics, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, 641004, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

⁷School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, 252000, Liaocheng, Liaoning, China

⁸Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117583, Singapore, Singapore

^d lilinlin@nuaa.edu.cn

^e guangzhihu@ynu.edu.cn

^k pengshengjie@nuaa.edu.cn

P. Robert Ilango

is working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Energy studies, the University of North Dakota, USA. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, from 2018–2020. Aslo, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, China, from 2016 to 2018. He received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea in 2016. His research direction focuses on the design and synthesis of various carbon based nanocomposites and their applications in energy storage systems.

A. Dennyson Savariraj

obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Pusan National University in 2015 and first worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India, from 2016–2017 and then as a FONDECYT research fellow at the University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile, from 2017–2020 and at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. Currently, he is working at Sunchon National University, South Korea as a researcher. His research mainly focuses on designing and synthesis of functional nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage and contact-lens biosensors applications.

Linlin Li

is currently an associate professor in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China. She completed her Ph.D from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore in 2015. She received her M.S. degree from Nankai University of China in 2011. She is also a recipient of Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Student Abroad (2014) and Ian Ferguson Postgraduate Fellowship (2014). Her research interests focus on the synthesis of functional nanomaterials and their application in energy storage devices such as rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors and advanced batteries.

Guangzhi Hu

completed his Ph.D. in 2010 under the supervision of Prof. Shijun Shao at LICP, CAS in China. Then he start a four-year postdoctoral research at the Chemistry Department in Umeå University, Sweden. He later worked as a fulltime professor in XTIPC, CAS and now leads a group in Yunnan University in China, focusing on the electrochemical application of nanostructured materials in both energy storage and environment-friendly fileds.

Seeram Ramakrishna

is a professor in department of mechanical engineering at National University of Singapore. He is a Highly Cited Researcher in Materials Science (Clarivate Analytics, 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018), and in “Cross–Field” category (2019). A European study placed him among the only 500 researchers in the world with H-index above 150 in the history of science and technology. He is the world’s foremost scientist on nanomaterials by electrospinning for uses in diverse fields such as healthcare, energy, water, and environment. His research work over the past three decades led to seminal contributions in novel processing and mechanistic understanding of functional behavior of composite materials, nanofibers, and nanoparticles. He co-authored ∼ 1 400 SCI peer reviewed papers which received over 100 000 citations and 150 Hindex.

Shengjie Peng

received his PhD degree in Nankai University (P.R. China) in 2010. Following postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Qingyu Yan and Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna in Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore, he is now working as a full professor in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has co-authored over 140 peer-reviewed publications. His current research interests focus on functional nanomaterials in electrochemical catalysis and storage.

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Flexible and free-standing electrospun nanofibres have been used as electrode materials in electrochemical energy storage systems due to their versatile properties, such as mechanical stability, superb electrical conductivity, and high functionality. In energy storage systems such as metal-ion, metal-air, and metal-sulphur batteries, electrospun nanofibres are vital for constructing flexible electrodes and substantially enhancing their electrochemical properties. The need for flexible batteries has increased with increasing demand for new products such as wearable and flexible devices, including smartwatches and flexible displays. Conventional batteries have several semirigid to rigid components that limit their expansion in the flexible device market. The creation of flexible and wearable batteries with greater mechanical flexibility, higher energy, and substantial power density is critical in meeting the demand for these new electronic items. The implementation of carbon and carbon-derived composites into flexible electrodes is required to realize this goal. It is essential to understand recent advances and the comprehensive foundation behind the synthesis and assembly of various flexible electrospun nanofibres. The design of nanofibres, including those comprising carbon, N-doped carbon, hierarchical, porous carbon, and metal/metal oxide carbon composites, will be explored. We will highlight the merits of electrospun carbon flexible electrodes by describing porosity, surface area, binder-free and free-standing electrode construction, cycling stability, and performance rate. Significant scientific progress has been achieved and logistical challenges have been met in promoting secondary battery usage; therefore, this review of flexible electrode materials will advance this easily used and sought-after technology. The challenges and prospects involved in the timely development of carbon nanofibre composite flexible electrodes and batteries will be addressed.

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P. Robert Ilango, A. Dennyson Savariraj, Hongjiao Huang, Linlin Li, Guangzhi Hu, Huaisheng Wang, Xiaodong Hou, Byung Chul Kim, Seeram Ramakrishna, Shengjie Peng. Electrospun Flexible Nanofibres for Batteries: Design and Application. Electrochemical Energy Reviews, 2023, 6(1): DOI:10.1007/s41918-022-00148-4