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Table 2 A summary of electrochemical performances for metal batteries using 2D materials on separator engineering for safe metal anode

From: Two-dimensional materials for high density, safe and robust metal anodes batteries

Material composite

Type of membrane

Coating method

Type of anode

Electrochemical performance

Nitrogen and sulfur codoped graphene (NSG) [142]

PE

Vacuum filtration

Li metal

Couple with LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2, 200 mAh g−1 at 1st cycle and 0.5C, 85% retention after 240 cycles

Oxygen and nitrogen doped vertical graphene [143]

Glass fiber

Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) + air plasma treatment

Zn metal

Couple with V2O5, 75% Capacity retention after 1000 cycles

FNC [146]

PP (Celgard 3501)

Slurry coating

Li metal

Couple with LiFePO4, 80% retention after 800 cycles, Coulombic efficiency > 97%

N–Ti3C2/C [149]

PP (Celgard 2400)

Slurry coating

Li metal

Couple with sulfur cathode, 6.3 mAh cm−2 with sulfur loading over 10 mg cm−2

MXene@NiO [123]

Cellulose fiber

Drop casting

Zn metal

Couple with V2O5, 275.9 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) [148]

Glass fiber

Slurry coating

Zn metal

 

BN nanosheets [151]

PP/PE/PP (Celgard 2325)

Slurry coating

Li metal

Coulombic efficiency: 92% after 100 cycles at 0.5 mA cm−2

BN powder [152]

PP

Slurry coating via doctor blading

Li metal

Couple with sulfur cathode, 1036.4 mAh g−1 at 1st cycle and 0.5C

PVH-LaO//PVH-BN [153]

PP/PE/PP (Celgard 2325)

Solution coating

Li metal

Couple with LFP, 158 mAh g−1 at 0.5 C after 100 cycles