A Comprehensive Review on Recent Advances in the Implementation of Self-Healing Active Metal Alloys for Battery Electrodes

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10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_89How to use a DOI?

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Energy engineering; Self-healing mechanism; Rechargeable batteries; Battery performance; Sustainable energy

Abstract

The validation of energy storage devices requires each component to sustain performance under different circumstances. Many key elements of batteries are vulnerable to strain during charging and discharging cycles. Over time and with extensive use, they progressively lose their capacity to recharge fully. Also, utilizing these batteries in stretchable and flexible devices can lead to electrode breakage, microcracks, leakage, and a myriad of other issues. These issues can result in lower shelf-life, and a decline in overall performance. The finite availability of critical battery materials, such as Li and Mn, coupled with the high costs and environmental challenges associated with their recycling, underscores the urgent need for sustainable battery models. These challenges emphasize the need for advanced technologies to extend battery lifespan while ensuring optimal performance, which this work addresses through sustainable, efficient design innovations. Influenced by human and natural healing phenomena, giving energy storage devices the capacity to repair themselves is a potential way to increase their usefulness and endurance. Implementing a self-healing (SH) mechanism, particularly by incorporating SH-active metal alloys into battery electrodes, is an effective strategy to significantly enhance mechanical strength, extend shelf-life and performance, and mitigate microcracks caused by bending in flexible electronic applications. This study, based on the latest research, delves into the mechanics of SH-active metal alloys and details their applications in batteries, especially Li-ion batteries. This critical study also reveals future research and developments, explores several obstacles to the good usage of SH electrodes, and proposes comprehensive research routes to overcome those setbacks.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hemal Naha
AU  - Md. Zahurul Islam
AU  - Shaadnan Bin Syed
AU  - Md. Mosharaf Hossain
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/18
TI  - A Comprehensive Review on Recent Advances in the Implementation of Self-Healing Active Metal Alloys for Battery Electrodes
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation, and Education 2025 (ICERIE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 738
EP  - 748
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_89
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_89
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