Rational Design of Carbon Aerogels for Alkali-Metal-Ion Batteries: Controlled Synthesis, Heteroatom Doping, and Energy Storage Applications.

Anrui Li, Simin Hua, Le Sun, Qinsi Shao, Delun Zhu, Ruicheng Bai

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Pore Structure Regulation of RF-Derived Porous Carbons Using a Mixed-Level Design of Experiments for Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Materials.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Anrui LiResearch Center for Composite Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China.ORCID 0009-0007-6772-7609

Simin HuaResearch Center for Composite Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China.ORCID 0009-0006-1519-1315

Le SunShaoxing Institute of Technology, Shanghai University, Shaoxing 312000, China.

Qinsi ShaoInstitute for Sustainable Energy, School of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.

Delun ZhuShaoxing Institute of Technology, Shanghai University, Shaoxing 312000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3472-7094

Ruicheng BaiResearch Center for Composite Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China.

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Carbon aerogels possess continuous three-dimensional conductive networks, hierarchical pore architectures, and tunable surface chemistry. These structural characteristics make them suitable electrode materials for alkali-metal-ion batteries. This review examines the controlled synthesis and heteroatom doping of carbon aerogels. The discussion links framework construction, electronic-structure modulation, and storage mechanism matching with their electrochemical behavior. The rational design of carbon aerogels should move beyond the simple pursuit of high specific surface area or high dopant content. Effective electrodes require the coordinated regulation of pore architecture, conductive continuity, heteroatom-doped sites, and ion-storage pathways. The current application status of carbon aerogels in alkali-metal-ion batteries is also analyzed from an industrial perspective. A mechanism-oriented and application-oriented framework is therefore required to translate carbon aerogel-based electrodes from structural optimization to a practical battery.

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alkali-metal-ion batteriescarbon aerogelscontrolled synthesisheteroatom doping

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PMID42354450

DOI10.3390/gels12060553

PMCPMC13298943

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