Recent advances in high value-added carbon materials prepared from carbon dioxide for energy storage applications

Abstract

Since the industrial revolution, the consumption of fossil fuels has increased year by year, which has resulted in increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon capture, utilization and storage technology has received extensive attention as a technology for converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into high value-added materials. Carbon materials, as ideal materials for various energy storage devices, have attracted extensive research. Therefore, the selective reduction of CO2 to carbon materials with high added value is a promising solution, which can not only effectively alleviate the greenhouse effect, but also promote the development of the energy storage field. This review introduces the research work of high-value conversion of carbon dioxide into carbon materials and its impact on the performance of energy storage devices in recent years. In particular, we emphasize the reaction processes during CO2 conversion, which can build an understanding of the science and technology involved in the control of interfacial properties, microstructure, and pore structure of CO2-converted carbon nanomaterials. We also summarized the basic design principles for the application of carbon nanomaterials in the field of energy storage. The effect of the microstructure and interface properties of carbon materials converted from CO2 on the energy storage performance are further analyzed. Finally, prospects and discussions are made on the challenges of future development.