Based on the condition of the energy storage material, Socaciu's review divides SHS generally into two categories: sensible liquid storage and sensible solid storage (Fig. 11). While sensible liquid storage makes use of liquids like water or molten salts, sensible solid storage makes use of materials like rocks or soil.
Energy storage technologies can be classified according to storage duration, response time, and performance objective. However, the most commonly used ESSs are divided into mechanical, chemical, electrical, and thermochemical energy storage systems according to the form of energy stored in the reservoir (Fig. 3) [, , , ].
New materials and compounds are being explored for sodium ion, potassium ion, and magnesium ion batteries, to increase energy storage capabilities. Additional development methods, such as additive manufacturing and nanotechnology, are expected to reduce costs and accelerate market penetration of energy storage devices.
These applications and the need to store energy harvested by triboelectric and piezoelectric generators (e.g., from muscle movements), as well as solar panels, wind power generators, heat sources, and moving machinery, call for considerable improvement and diversification of energy storage technology.
Although the number of studies of various phenomena related to the performance of nanomaterials in energy storage is increasing year by year, only a few of them—such as graphene sheets, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon black, and silicon nanoparticles—are currently used in commercial devices, primarily as additives (18).
Accordingly, a variety of device components, including anodes, cathodes, membranes, electrolytes, and catalysts, have been investigated for the purpose of improving energy storage and conversion systems, from which material design and performance optimization can be carried out.
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