title: Layered double hydroxides toward electrochemical energy storage and conversion: design, synthesis and applications.
abstract: Two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted increasing interest in electrochemical energy storage and conversion. As typical 2D materials, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) display large potential in this area due to the facile tunability of their composition, structure and morphology. Various preparation strategies, including in situ growth, electrodeposition and layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly, have been developed to directly modify electrodes by using LDH materials. Moreover, several composite materials based on LDHs and conductive matrices have also been rationally designed and employed in supercapacitors, batteries and electrocatalysis with largely enhanced performances. This feature article summarizes the latest developments in the design, preparation and evaluation of LDH materials toward electrochemical energy storage and conversion.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China. weimin@mail.buct.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Mingfei
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authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Ruikang
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authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhenhua
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Min
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authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: David G
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authors.lastname: Evans
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