Interface engineering toward high‐efficiency alloy anode for next‐generation energy storage device

Abstract

Abstract Alloy materials are considered as the promising anodes for next‐generation energy storage devices attributed to their high theoretical capacities and suitable working voltage. However, further commercialization is hindered by their remarkable volume change during cycling. The interface engineering has been proposed as an effective strategy to alleviate the volume expansion and improve the electrochemical performance of alloy anode. In this review, we discuss the failure mechanisms for alloy anode during charging/discharging processes. Then the mechanisms of interface engineering for alloy anode were proposed. Next, the interface engineering strategies for alloy anode such as artificial solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), structure control, and electrolyte composition design toward improved performance were summarized. Finally, the challenge and perspective of interface engineering of alloy anodes was discussed. This review may promote the development of alloy anode with improved electrochemical performance for practical renewable energy applications.

Keywords

• alloy anode
• electrochemical performance
• failure mechanism
• interfacial modification