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Yubai Zhang¹, Jiabing Feng¹, Jiadong Qin²

¹Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield, 4300, QLD, Australia.

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Summary

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) pose fire risks. This review highlights advancements in designing safer alkali-ion batteries (AIBs) with improved thermal stability and performance, addressing key challenges for future fire-safe energy storage.

Keywords:

alkali-ion batteries battery materials design fire safety safety evaluation thermal management

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Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Energy Storage

Background:

Alkali-ion batteries (AIBs), particularly lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), are crucial for energy storage and powering devices.
Thermal runaway in LIBs leads to fires, causing injuries, casualties, and economic losses.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent progress in developing fire-safe AIBs.
To highlight advancements in materials design, thermal management, and safety evaluation.
To identify challenges and future research opportunities for next-generation fire-safe batteries.

Main Methods:

Review of recent literature on AIBs.
Analysis of advanced materials for thermal stability and electrochemical performance.
Evaluation of state-of-the-art fire safety characterization methods.

Main Results:

Progress in battery design for enhanced thermal stability and electrochemical performance.
Overview of current fire safety evaluation techniques for AIBs.
Identification of key challenges in materials design, thermal management, and safety assessment.

Conclusions:

Significant efforts are being made to create reliable fire-safe AIBs.
Future research should focus on overcoming existing challenges to ensure the reliability of next-generation batteries.