With the increasing demand for batteries,the real-time in situ monitoring of the physical/chemical state within the“black box”is critical to improving battery performance.Consequently,the development of a cost-effec...With the increasing demand for batteries,the real-time in situ monitoring of the physical/chemical state within the“black box”is critical to improving battery performance.Consequently,the development of a cost-effective and in situ battery monitoring system that does not interfere with the normal operation of the battery is imminent.Traditional monitoring techniques are constrained by size,reliability,and scalability.Optical fiber sensors offer a distinctive advantage in enabling highly sensitive,multiparameter in situ measurements in the harsh electrochemical environment of batteries.By decoding these characteristic parameters,it helps to establish the evolution mechanism of the battery’s safety state.Additionally,the integration of advanced lab-on-fiber technology with battery monitoring systems has attracted considerable attention.This review summarizes the recent advances in optical fiber sensing technology in the fields of battery temperature and mechanical stress/strain and provides an outlook on the future challenges and development of smart batteries.展开更多
Smart batteries play a key role in upgrading energy storage systems.However,they require a well-balanced integration of material structure,functional properties,and electrochemical performance,and their development is...Smart batteries play a key role in upgrading energy storage systems.However,they require a well-balanced integration of material structure,functional properties,and electrochemical performance,and their development is limited by conventional material systems in terms of energy density,response time,and functional integration.Carbon materials have emerged as a key solution for overcoming these problems due to their structural adjustability and multifunctional compatibility.Strategies for improving their electrochemical performance by changing the pore structure and interlayer spacing,as well as chemical functionalization,and composite design are analyzed,and their impact on improving the specific capacity and cycling stability of batteries is demonstrated.The unique advantages of carbon materials in realizing smart functions such as power supply,real-time monitoring and energy management in smart batteries are also discussed.Based on current progress in related fields,the prospects for the use of carbon materials in smart batteries are evaluated.展开更多
Lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)play a critical role in reducing carbon emissions in the automotive industry.However,they face challenges related to safety and performance failures.Smart technologies offer a promising solu...Lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)play a critical role in reducing carbon emissions in the automotive industry.However,they face challenges related to safety and performance failures.Smart technologies offer a promising solution to address these issues.Bioinspired microcapsules are a common approach to enhancing the performance and safety of smart LIBs.However,despite their potential,this area has not been thoroughly explored.This review provides an overview of the preparation methods for microcapsules,including physical,chemical,and physicochemical techniques.These microcapsules are categorized based on their mechanisms into electrode self-healing burst microcapsules,interphase-forming sustained-release microcapsules,live-lithium sustained-release microcapsules,and flame-retardant burst microcapsules.A comprehensive analysis of their bioinspired design concepts,mechanisms,and performance is presented,along with the design criteria for microcapsules suitable for LIBs.Finally,the review explores the potential applications of microcapsule technologies in LIBs and their future trends,such as enhancing existing technologies for novel applications like solid-state batteries and developing new types of microcapsules.This review aims to provide a foundation for the implementation of microcapsule technologies in LIBs and to highlight the latest advancements in smart batteries.展开更多
Technologies that accelerate the delivery of reliable battery-based energy storage will not only contribute to decarbonization such as transportation electrification,smart grid,but also strengthen the battery supply c...Technologies that accelerate the delivery of reliable battery-based energy storage will not only contribute to decarbonization such as transportation electrification,smart grid,but also strengthen the battery supply chain.As battery inevitably ages with time,losing its capacity to store charge and deliver it efficiently.This directly affects battery safety and efficiency,making related health management necessary.Recent advancements in automation science and engineering raised interest in AI-based solutions to prolong battery lifetime from both manufacturing and management perspectives.This paper aims at presenting a critical review of the state-of-the-art AI-based manufacturing and management strategies towards long lifetime battery.First,AI-based battery manufacturing and smart battery to benefit battery health are showcased.Then the most adopted AI solutions for battery life diagnostic including state-of-health estimation and ageing prediction are reviewed with a discussion of their advantages and drawbacks.Efforts through designing suitable AI solutions to enhance battery longevity are also presented.Finally,the main challenges involved and potential strategies in this field are suggested.This work will inform insights into the feasible,advanced AI for the health-conscious manufacturing,control and optimization of battery on different technology readiness levels.展开更多
The battery technology progress has been a contradictory process in which performance improvement and hidden risks coexist.Now the battery is still a“black box”,thus requiring a deep understanding of its internal st...The battery technology progress has been a contradictory process in which performance improvement and hidden risks coexist.Now the battery is still a“black box”,thus requiring a deep understanding of its internal state.The battery should“sense its internal physical/chemical conditions”,which puts strict requirements on embedded sensing parts.This paper summarizes the application of advanced optical fiber sensors in lithium-ion batteries and energy storage technologies that may be mass deployed,focuses on the insights of advanced optical fiber sensors into the processes of one-dimensional nano-micro-level battery material structural phase transition,electrolyte degradation,electrode-electrolyte interface dynamics to three-dimensional macro-safety evolution.The paper contributes to understanding how to use optical fiber sensors to achieve“real”and“embedded”monitoring.Through the inherent advantages of the advanced optical fiber sensor,it helps clarify the battery internal state and reaction mechanism,aiding in the establishment of more detailed models.These advancements can promote the development of smart batteries,with significant importance lying in essentially promoting the improvement of system consistency.Furthermore,with the help of smart batteries in the future,the importance of consistency can be weakened or even eliminated.The application of advanced optical fiber sensors helps comprehensively improve the battery quality,reliability,and life.展开更多
In Monitoring the health state of energy storage devices,including batteries and supercapacitors,is of significance to ensure safety and potential endurance for electric vehicles or other usage.However,electrochemical...In Monitoring the health state of energy storage devices,including batteries and supercapacitors,is of significance to ensure safety and potential endurance for electric vehicles or other usage.However,electrochemical parameters measured from a battery or supercapacitor usually bring very less information about potential fault or failure of electrodes at the material level.Herein,W_(18)O_(49)is synthesized to build a smart electrode with high specific capacity,which is also used as an indicator with self-diagnosis character.The flexible carbon quantum dot modified W_(18)O_(49) electrode is loaded on carbon cloth,revealing failure by irreversibility of discoloration.An irreversible electrochromism from indigo to cyan or dark,along with cycling,is observed when the electrode is used in a supercapacitor or in a lithium battery.The mechanism is revealed as cations preferentially diffuse in tunneling of W_(18)O_(49) rather than the(010) face.This irreversibly changes the crystal structure and valence state of W,inducing the electrochromic effect with decayed performance of the electrode.The smart electrode is further demonstrated in a transparent pouch-type full cell,delivering excellent flexibility,good performance,and visual chromogenic effect.Our work provides a novel perspective on the design of smart energy storage devices with a function of self-diagnosis for future applications.展开更多
基金support by the National Key Research and Development Program(2023YFB2503700)the Tsinghua University-China Petrochemical Corporation Joint Institute for Green Chemical Engineering(224247)+1 种基金the Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission(Z2311-00006123003)the National Science Foundation of China(22071133).
文摘With the increasing demand for batteries,the real-time in situ monitoring of the physical/chemical state within the“black box”is critical to improving battery performance.Consequently,the development of a cost-effective and in situ battery monitoring system that does not interfere with the normal operation of the battery is imminent.Traditional monitoring techniques are constrained by size,reliability,and scalability.Optical fiber sensors offer a distinctive advantage in enabling highly sensitive,multiparameter in situ measurements in the harsh electrochemical environment of batteries.By decoding these characteristic parameters,it helps to establish the evolution mechanism of the battery’s safety state.Additionally,the integration of advanced lab-on-fiber technology with battery monitoring systems has attracted considerable attention.This review summarizes the recent advances in optical fiber sensing technology in the fields of battery temperature and mechanical stress/strain and provides an outlook on the future challenges and development of smart batteries.
文摘Smart batteries play a key role in upgrading energy storage systems.However,they require a well-balanced integration of material structure,functional properties,and electrochemical performance,and their development is limited by conventional material systems in terms of energy density,response time,and functional integration.Carbon materials have emerged as a key solution for overcoming these problems due to their structural adjustability and multifunctional compatibility.Strategies for improving their electrochemical performance by changing the pore structure and interlayer spacing,as well as chemical functionalization,and composite design are analyzed,and their impact on improving the specific capacity and cycling stability of batteries is demonstrated.The unique advantages of carbon materials in realizing smart functions such as power supply,real-time monitoring and energy management in smart batteries are also discussed.Based on current progress in related fields,the prospects for the use of carbon materials in smart batteries are evaluated.
基金supported by the Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Plan Project(No.20220508003RC)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52202440,52003012)。
文摘Lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)play a critical role in reducing carbon emissions in the automotive industry.However,they face challenges related to safety and performance failures.Smart technologies offer a promising solution to address these issues.Bioinspired microcapsules are a common approach to enhancing the performance and safety of smart LIBs.However,despite their potential,this area has not been thoroughly explored.This review provides an overview of the preparation methods for microcapsules,including physical,chemical,and physicochemical techniques.These microcapsules are categorized based on their mechanisms into electrode self-healing burst microcapsules,interphase-forming sustained-release microcapsules,live-lithium sustained-release microcapsules,and flame-retardant burst microcapsules.A comprehensive analysis of their bioinspired design concepts,mechanisms,and performance is presented,along with the design criteria for microcapsules suitable for LIBs.Finally,the review explores the potential applications of microcapsule technologies in LIBs and their future trends,such as enhancing existing technologies for novel applications like solid-state batteries and developing new types of microcapsules.This review aims to provide a foundation for the implementation of microcapsule technologies in LIBs and to highlight the latest advancements in smart batteries.
基金This work was supported by the UK HVM Catapult project(8248 CORE)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52072038,62122041).
文摘Technologies that accelerate the delivery of reliable battery-based energy storage will not only contribute to decarbonization such as transportation electrification,smart grid,but also strengthen the battery supply chain.As battery inevitably ages with time,losing its capacity to store charge and deliver it efficiently.This directly affects battery safety and efficiency,making related health management necessary.Recent advancements in automation science and engineering raised interest in AI-based solutions to prolong battery lifetime from both manufacturing and management perspectives.This paper aims at presenting a critical review of the state-of-the-art AI-based manufacturing and management strategies towards long lifetime battery.First,AI-based battery manufacturing and smart battery to benefit battery health are showcased.Then the most adopted AI solutions for battery life diagnostic including state-of-health estimation and ageing prediction are reviewed with a discussion of their advantages and drawbacks.Efforts through designing suitable AI solutions to enhance battery longevity are also presented.Finally,the main challenges involved and potential strategies in this field are suggested.This work will inform insights into the feasible,advanced AI for the health-conscious manufacturing,control and optimization of battery on different technology readiness levels.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52307245[Y.D.Li],No.U21A20170[X.He],22279070[L.Wang],and 52206263[Y.Song])the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M721820[Y.D.Li])the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2019YFA0705703[L.Wang])。
文摘The battery technology progress has been a contradictory process in which performance improvement and hidden risks coexist.Now the battery is still a“black box”,thus requiring a deep understanding of its internal state.The battery should“sense its internal physical/chemical conditions”,which puts strict requirements on embedded sensing parts.This paper summarizes the application of advanced optical fiber sensors in lithium-ion batteries and energy storage technologies that may be mass deployed,focuses on the insights of advanced optical fiber sensors into the processes of one-dimensional nano-micro-level battery material structural phase transition,electrolyte degradation,electrode-electrolyte interface dynamics to three-dimensional macro-safety evolution.The paper contributes to understanding how to use optical fiber sensors to achieve“real”and“embedded”monitoring.Through the inherent advantages of the advanced optical fiber sensor,it helps clarify the battery internal state and reaction mechanism,aiding in the establishment of more detailed models.These advancements can promote the development of smart batteries,with significant importance lying in essentially promoting the improvement of system consistency.Furthermore,with the help of smart batteries in the future,the importance of consistency can be weakened or even eliminated.The application of advanced optical fiber sensors helps comprehensively improve the battery quality,reliability,and life.
基金financially supported by the project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.5216040127,52164048,U1802256,and 22479067)the Youth Fund of Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology(No.202501AU070118)+2 种基金the Joint Special Fund for the“Double First-Class”Initiative of Kunming University of Science and Technology(No.202401BE070001-062)the Scientific and Technological Project of Yunnan Precious Metals Laboratory(No.YPML-20240502085)Yunnan Provincial Department of Science and Technology Kunming Medical Joint Special General Project(No.202201AY070001-218)
文摘In Monitoring the health state of energy storage devices,including batteries and supercapacitors,is of significance to ensure safety and potential endurance for electric vehicles or other usage.However,electrochemical parameters measured from a battery or supercapacitor usually bring very less information about potential fault or failure of electrodes at the material level.Herein,W_(18)O_(49)is synthesized to build a smart electrode with high specific capacity,which is also used as an indicator with self-diagnosis character.The flexible carbon quantum dot modified W_(18)O_(49) electrode is loaded on carbon cloth,revealing failure by irreversibility of discoloration.An irreversible electrochromism from indigo to cyan or dark,along with cycling,is observed when the electrode is used in a supercapacitor or in a lithium battery.The mechanism is revealed as cations preferentially diffuse in tunneling of W_(18)O_(49) rather than the(010) face.This irreversibly changes the crystal structure and valence state of W,inducing the electrochromic effect with decayed performance of the electrode.The smart electrode is further demonstrated in a transparent pouch-type full cell,delivering excellent flexibility,good performance,and visual chromogenic effect.Our work provides a novel perspective on the design of smart energy storage devices with a function of self-diagnosis for future applications.
