Hard Carbon as Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries: Developments and Prospects

Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are regarded as a potential substitute for LIBs owing to the benefits of potassium’s abundance, low cost, and high safety. Nonetheless, the practical implementation of potassium-ion batteries still encounters numerous challenges, with the selection and design of anode...

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Main Authors: Peng Qiu, Haohong Chen, Hanzhi Zhang, Han Wang, Lianhao Wang, Yingying Guo, Ji Qi, Yong Yi, Guobin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Inorganics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/12/12/302
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Summary:Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are regarded as a potential substitute for LIBs owing to the benefits of potassium’s abundance, low cost, and high safety. Nonetheless, the practical implementation of potassium-ion batteries still encounters numerous challenges, with the selection and design of anode materials standing out as a key factor impeding their progress. Hard carbon, characterized by its amorphous structure, high specific surface area, and well-developed pore structure, facilitates the insertion/extraction of potassium ions, demonstrating excellent rate performance and cycling stability. This review synthesizes the recent advancements in hard carbon materials utilized in PIB anodes, with a particular focus on the potassium storage mechanism, electrochemical properties, and modification strategies of hard carbon. Ultimately, we present a summary of the current challenges and future development directions of hard carbon materials, with the objective of providing a reference for the design and optimization of hard carbon materials for PIBs.
ISSN:2304-6740