Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage: the Good and the Bad

Maria Rosa Palacín (1, 2) , Patrice Simon (1, 3) , Jean‐marie Tarascon (1, 4)

1 ALISTORE-ERI - Advanced Lithium Energy Storage Systems - ALISTORE-ERI
2 ICMAB - Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona
3 CIRIMAT - Centre interuniversitaire de recherche et d'ingenierie des matériaux
4 Collège de France - Chaire Chimie du solide et énergie

A critical view on the outcome of research in nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage devices (batteries and supercapacitors) is provided through selected examples. The nano- approach traces back to the early battery research and its benefits realized even before the nano- term was coined. It has enabled important progresses which have translated, for instance, in the possibility of using LiFePO4 as electrode material. On the other hand, the nano- approach has also been oversold at all levels and hence some examples are also shown on the detrimental side effects of the use of nano-materials which should be taken into account if steady progress is to be made that finally results in practical benefits in energy storage devices.

Mots clés: Nanomaterials; Electrochemical energy storage; Batteries; Supercapacitors

Domaines: Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

Maria Rosa Palacín, Patrice Simon, Jean‐marie Tarascon. Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage: the Good and the Bad. Acta Chimica Slovenica, 2016, vol. 63, pp. 417-423. ⟨10.17344/acsi.2016.2314⟩. ⟨hal-01520362⟩