Fast-Kinetics Electrochemcial Charge Storage by 2D Layered Materials

Electrochemical energy storage technologies have garnered significant attention due to their efficient and sophisticated approaches for storing, transporting, and supplying energy derived from sustainable resources.[1-2] The demand for power and energy supply is crucial in practical applications and is poised to expand further in the future. Hence, there is a pressing need to either design new electrode materials or intelligently reconstruct existing ones for energy storage devices to address the power-energy tradeoff effectively. In this presentation, I will highlight our recent endeavors in the exploration of 2D layered materials for sustainable energy storage applications.[3] Specifically, I will outline various interlayer engineering strategies developed for inorganic 2D layered materials. These strategies aim to regulate ion transport behaviors and enhance the power-energy performance of the assembled energy storage devices.[4-7] References: [1] Yu et al., Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50, 2388-2443. [2] Yu et al., Joule 2019, 3, 338-360. [3] Yu et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12903-12915. [4] Yu et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 896-903. [5] Yu et al., Nat. Commun. 2020, 11, 1348. [6] Yu et al., Adv. Mater. 2022, 34, e2108682. [7] Yu et al., Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, doi: 10.1002/aenm.202302961.