Recent advances in electrically rechargeable transition metal-based-air batteries for electric mobility

• Published in: Inorganic chemistry communications 2024-01, Vol.159, p.111742, Article 111742
• Main Authors: Alemu, Molla Asmare, Worku, Ababay Ketema, Getie, Muluken Zegeye
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Electric automobiles; Electrically secondary batteries; Transition metal
• ISSN: 1387-7003; 1879-0259
• DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2023.111742

•The critical challenges of electrically rechargeable transition metal-based-air batteries for electric mobility are reviewed, and possible spotlight research areas are identified.•The electric vehicle market will continue to be very dynamic in the coming decades, with the cost of rechargeable batteries continuing to fall.•The current state of zinc and iron metal-air battery applications for electric mobility is highlighted.•The purpose of bifunctional catalysis is also conferred.•All aspects of cycle capability, range, cost, service life, safety, discharge, and charging rate are investigated.•Factors impeding the further development and marketing of these technologies, as well as potential solutions, are also discussed. Transition metal is imperative for advanced energy storage development, biocatalysts, doping, and co-doing materials. The rising need for electric automobiles and portable electronic devices has boosted the desire for better, lighter, and smaller electrically rechargeable batteries with longer lifespans, higher energy densities, and superior battery performance. Efforts are being undertaken to increase electric car battery performance using alternative metals due to limited lithium supplies and high metal costs. This has shown potential in terms of addressing customer issues like cost, fear, and safety. Developing enhanced energy storage technologies from more plentiful materials that are transition metals with more than divalent electrons is a promising alternative for future carbon-free transportation and product sustainability. As a result, this article investigates the present status of transition metal-based-air batteries for electric mobility. Factors impeding the commercialization of such technologies like recyclability, cursing range, cost, service life, safety, and discharge rate have been discussed.