Citation: Xinran Li, Jiahao Liu, Cheng Chen, Jian Yang, Ziqiang Xu, Mengqiang Wu, Yuesheng Wang, Zaghib Karim. Na-K liquid alloy: A review on wettability enhancement and ionic carrier selection mechanism[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2021, 32(3): 983-989. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.09.018 shu

Na-K liquid alloy: A review on wettability enhancement and ionic carrier selection mechanism

Xinran Li ^{a, 1} ,
Jiahao Liu ^{a, 1} ,
Cheng Chen ^a ,
Jian Yang ^a ,
Ziqiang Xu ^{a, *,} ,
Mengqiang Wu ^{a, *,} ,
Yuesheng Wang ^{b, *,} ,
Zaghib Karim ^b

a.
School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
b.
Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Hydro-Québec, Varennes, QC J3X1S1, Canada

nanterxu@uestc.edu.cn

mwu@uestc.edu.cn

Wang.Yuesheng@ireq.ca

Received Date: 4 June 2020
Revised Date: 3 August 2020
Accepted Date: 14 September 2020
Available Online: 15 September 2020

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The intrinsic liquid interface of Na-K alloy allays concerns about dendrite growth on metal anodes that are thermodynamically within the room temperature (20–22 ℃). Nevertheless, it hinders the formation of a stable electrode structure due to the inferior wettability induced by considerable liquid tension. In addition, the dominant ionic carrier in the Na-K alloy is subject to multiple factors, which is not conducive to customized battery design. This review, based on recently reported frontier achievements on Na-K liquid anodes, summarizes practical strategies for promoting the wettability by high-temperature induction, capillary effect, vacuum infiltration, and solid interface protection. Furthermore, four selection mechanisms of the dominant ionic carrier are presented: (1) ion property dominated, (2) cathode dominated, (3) separator dominated, and (4) solid electrolyte interface dominated. Notably, initial electrolytes in energy storage systems have been unable to play a decisive role in ionic selection. Utilizing a superior wettability strategy and simultaneously identifying the dominant ionic carrier can facilitate the tailored application of dendrite-free Na-K liquid anodes.
- Liquid electrode,
- Na-K alloy,
- Dendrite inhibition,
- Wettability improvement,
- Carrier selectivity
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