A review on structuralized current collectors for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes

Abstract As environmentally friendly and high-energy density rechargeable energy storage devices, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have thriving prospects in the field of energy. The current collector, which serves as an important component of LIBs, significantly influences the electrochemical performance of the battery. Numerous efforts have been spent on the design and fabrication of high-performance negative current collectors in the field of LIBs to achieve excellent battery performances. These high-performance current collectors are mostly structuralized to achieve special functions. Hence, different types of structuralized current collectors used for LIB anodes are comprehensively discussed and summarized in this paper. The structuralized current collectors used in LIB anodes are classified into planar-plate-based special-surface current collectors and the 3D framework-based porous current collectors. Both types of the structuralized current collectors are further divided into the single-component and multicomponent current collectors. More subsections are provided and focus on providing description of the developing strategies, fabrication methods, electrochemical behaviors, in-depth reasons for high performances, and advantages and challenges for real applications of the structuralized current collectors in detail. Subsequently, the challenges and future research directions of structuralized anode current collectors are reasonably clarified. Based on an objective summary of the high-performance negative current collectors, this review provides an enlightening guide for the future development of current collectors and LIBs. The fundamental conclusions can also be extended to other energy storage devices.

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