Abstract
Compared with currently prevailing Li-ion technologies, sodium-ion energy storage devices play a supremely important role in grid-scale storage due to the advantages of rich abundance and low cost of sodium resources. As one of the crucial components of the sodium-ion battery and sodium-ion capacitor, electrode materials based on biomass-derived carbons have attracted enormous attention in the past few years owing to their excellent performance, inherent structural advantages, cost-effectiveness, renewability, etc. Here, a systematic summary of recent progress on various biomass-derived carbons used for sodium-ion energy storage (e.g., sodium-ion storage principle, the classification of bio-microstructure) is presented. Current research on the design principles of the structure and composition of biomass-derived carbons for improving sodium-ion storage will be highlighted. The prospects and challenges related to this will also be discussed. This review attempts to present a comprehensive account of the recent progress and design principle of biomass-derived carbons as sodium-ion storage materials and provide guidance in future rational tailoring of biomass-derived carbons.
Highlights
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with the advantages of high energy density have been widely used in the field of energy-storage systems
We attempt to provide a comprehensive summary of the latest developments of various biomass-derived carbons used in SESDs, including the principle of sodium ion storage in sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) and sodium ion capacitors (SICs), and the classification of biomass carbon with different structures and compositions
This review focuses on the influence of different micromorphology and compositions of biomass-derived carbon on electrochemical performance
Summary
The increasing demand for renewable and cleaner energy re-sources such as wind, solar, and wave, to replace traditional fossil energy, has required the development of cost-effective, high-performance, large-scale energy-storage systems. Different structures (e.g., hard carbons, soft carbons, and hybrid carbons), different compositions (e.g., N-doped carbons and other atom doped carbons), and different morphologies (e.g., 1D, 2D and 3D hierarchical structures) of biomass-derived carbons greatly affect their electrochemical performance in SESDs. Table 1 shows the application potential of different types of carbon materials in the field of Na-ion storage. The influence of different types of biomass-based carbon materials on the electrochemical performance of SESDs should be further systematically summarized. The understanding of the biomass-derived carbons and their storage mechanism can be reviewed to guide a rational design for effective electrode materials for SESDs. we attempt to provide a comprehensive summary of the latest developments of various biomass-derived carbons used in SESDs, including the principle of sodium ion storage in SIBs and SICs, and the classification of biomass carbon with different structures and compositions.
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