The development of revolutionary rechargeable battery technology is essential for achieving a carbon-neutral society. Despite significant progress in diverse rechargeable batteries over the past decades, electrochemical stability, ionic/electronic conductivity, reaction rates, crystal phase stability, etc. remain major challenges. The concept of high entropy has emerged as a new approach to addressing diverse scientific and engineering challenges of rechargeable batteries by virtue of its unique properties. This review aims to provide a timely and comprehensive understanding of the properties, development, and applications of high entropy materials/strategies in rechargeable batteries. The fundamental concepts of high entropy, including high entropy materials, high entropy doping/substitution, high entropy stabilization, high entropy interlocking, high entropy liquids, etc. are introduced. The state-of-the-art development of high-entropy concepts in rechargeable batteries, including Li/Na/K/Zn-ion batteries, Li-S batteries, Li-O2 and Zn-air batteries, covering anode materials, cathode materials, liquid electrolytes, solid electrolytes, and catalysts are systematically introduced, with an emphasis on the role and principles of high entropy in solving specific scientific/engineering problems. Their unique properties and functions for battery applications are summarized, and challenges and opportunities of high entropy concepts for rechargeable batteries are also proposed to promote the development of this intriguing field.

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可充电电池的高熵概念


开发革命性的可充电电池技术对于实现碳中和社会至关重要。尽管过去几十年来各种可充电电池取得了重大进展，但电化学稳定性、离子/电子电导率、反应速率、晶相稳定性等仍然是主要挑战。凭借其独特的特性，高熵的概念已成为解决可充电电池各种科学和工程挑战的新方法。本文旨在及时、全面地了解高熵材料/策略在可充电电池中的特性、开发和应用。介绍了高熵的基本概念，包括高熵材料、高熵掺杂/取代、高熵稳定、高熵联锁、高熵液体等。系统介绍了可充电电池中高熵概念的最新发展，包括 Li/Na/K/Zn 离子电池、Li-S 电池、Li-O2 和 Zn-空气电池，涵盖负极材料、正极材料、液体电解质、固体电解质和催化剂，强调高熵在解决特定科学/工程问题中的作用和原理。总结了它们在电池应用中的独特性能和功能，并提出了可充电电池高熵概念的挑战和机遇，以促进这一有趣领域的发展。