2D Layered Materials for Fast‐Charging Lithium‐Ion Battery Anodes

Abstract

AbstractThe development of electric vehicles has received worldwide attention in the background of reducing carbon emissions, wherein lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) become the primary energy supply systems. However, commercial graphite‐based anodes in LIBs currently confront significant difficulty in enduring ultrahigh power input due to the slow Li+ transport rate and the low intercalation potential. This will, in turn, cause dramatic capacity decay and lithium plating. The 2D layered materials (2DLMs) recently emerge as new fast‐charging anodes and hold huge promise for resolving the problems owing to the synergistic effect of a lower Li+ diffusion barrier, a proper Li+ intercalation potential, and a higher theoretical specific capacity with using them. In this review, the background and fundamentals of fast‐charging for LIBs are first introduced. Then the research progress recently made for 2DLMs used for fast‐charging anodes are elaborated and discussed. Some emerging research directions in this field with a short outlook on future studies are further discussed.