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Composites for Energy Storage Applications

A special issue of Journal of Composites Science (ISSN 2504-477X). This special issue belongs to the section "Composites Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 6501

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Dr. Vincenza Brancato

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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche—Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l’Energia “Nicola Giordano”, 98126 Messina, Italy
Interests: materials engineering; energy systems; conversion and storage of thermal energy
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Dear Colleagues,

Energy storage systems are becoming crucial for using renewable energies in buildings and industry, in order to reduce the mismatching between solar energy supply and demand. In addition, this technology also reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, to build an efficient energy storage system, a high-performing material is necessary. In such a scenario, research studies on materials for thermal storage are a high priority. Composite materials seem to be good candidates for assuring high storage capacities per mass or volume. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect the best papers on the development, improvement, and enhancement of composite materials for energy storage.

Dr. Vincenza Brancato
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Keywords

  • Energy storage
  • Materials for thermochemical storage
  • Composite material

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Impacts of Lithium Salts on the Thermal and Mechanical Characteristics in the Lithiated PEO/LAGP Composite Electrolytes
by Jeremy Lee, Michael Rottmayer and Hong Huang
J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6(1), 12; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jcs6010012 - 30 Dec 2021
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Lithium batteries utilizing solid-state electrolytes have the potential to alleviate their safety hazard, reduce packaging volume, and enable flexible design. Polymer/ceramic composite electrolytes (CPE) are more attractive because the combination is capable of remedying and/or transcending individual constituent’ properties. Recently, we fabricated a [...] Read more.
Lithium batteries utilizing solid-state electrolytes have the potential to alleviate their safety hazard, reduce packaging volume, and enable flexible design. Polymer/ceramic composite electrolytes (CPE) are more attractive because the combination is capable of remedying and/or transcending individual constituent’ properties. Recently, we fabricated a series of free-standing composite electrolyte membranes consisting of Li1.4Al0.4Ge1.6(PO4)3 (LAGP), polyethylene oxide (PEO), and lithium salts. In this study, we characterized thermal and mechanical properties of the CPEs with two representative lithium salts, i.e., lithium boron fluoride (LiBF4) and lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI). We found that the type of lithium salt can prevail the LAGP ceramic loadings on altering the key properties. It is observed that LiTFSI, compared with LiBF4, causes more significant reduction in terms of the crystallinity of PEO, melting transition, and mechanical strengths. The differences in these aspects can be ascribed to the interactions between the polymer matrix and anions in lithium salt. Full article
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Artificial Intelligence Application in Solid State Mg-Based Hydrogen Energy Storage
by Song-Jeng Huang, Matoke Peter Mose and Sathiyalingam Kannaiyan
J. Compos. Sci. 2021, 5(6), 145; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jcs5060145 - 29 May 2021
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The use of Mg-based compounds in solid-state hydrogen energy storage has a very high prospect due to its high potential, low-cost, and ease of availability. Today, solid-state hydrogen storage science is concerned with understanding the material behavior of different compositions and structure when [...] Read more.
The use of Mg-based compounds in solid-state hydrogen energy storage has a very high prospect due to its high potential, low-cost, and ease of availability. Today, solid-state hydrogen storage science is concerned with understanding the material behavior of different compositions and structure when interacting with hydrogen. Finding a suitable material has remained an elusive idea, and therefore, this review summarizes works by various groups, the milestones they have achieved, and the roadmap to be taken on the study of hydrogen storage using low-cost magnesium composites. Mg-based compounds are further examined from the perspective of artificial intelligence studies, which helps to improve prediction of their properties and hydrogen storage performance. There exist several techniques to improve the performance of Mg-based compounds: microstructure modification, use of catalytic additives, and composition regulation. Microstructure modification is usually achieved by employing different synthetic techniques like severe plastic deformation, high energy ball milling, and cold rolling, among others. These synthetic approaches are discussed herein. In this review, a discussion of key parameters and operating conditions are highlighted in a view to finding high storage capacity and faster kinetics. Furthermore, recent approaches like machine learning have found application in guiding the experimental design. Hence, this review paper also explores how machine learning techniques have been utilized to fasten the materials research. It is however noted that this study is not exhaustive in itself. Full article
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