Chemical bonding is fundamental in determining the physicochemical properties of the materials. Establishing correlations between chemical bonding and these properties may help identify potential materials with unique advantages or guide the composition design for improving the performance of functional materials. However, there is a lack of literature addressing this issue. This Account examines how chemical bonding engineering affects the performance optimization of four widely used or investigated functional materials that are applied in energy-storage/conversion fields, including thermoelectrics, piezoelectrics, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), and catalysts. The key issues of these materials and correlations between chemical bonding and properties are briefly summarized.

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化学键合工程：储能/转换的物理化学性能优化洞察


化学键合是决定材料物理化学性质的基础。建立化学键与这些特性之间的相关性可能有助于识别具有独特优势的潜在材料，或指导成分设计以提高功能性材料的性能。然而，目前缺乏关于这个问题的文献。本报告研究了化学键合工程如何影响应用于储能/转换领域的四种广泛使用或研究的功能材料的性能优化，包括热电、压电、锂离子电池 （LIB） 和催化剂。简要总结了这些材料的关键问题以及化学键与性能之间的相关性。