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Feng K, Wang D, Yu Y. Progress and Prospect of Zn Anode Modification in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries: Experimental and Theoretical Aspects. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062721. [PMID: 36985693 PMCID: PMC10057661 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs), the favorite of next-generation energy storage devices, are popular among researchers owing to their environmental friendliness, low cost, and safety. However, AZIBs still face problems of low cathode capacity, fast attenuation, slow ion migration rate, and irregular dendrite growth on anodes. In recent years, many researchers have focused on Zn anode modification to restrain dendrite growth. This review introduces the energy storage mechanism and current challenges of AZIBs, and then some modifying strategies for zinc anodes are elucidated from the perspectives of experiments and theoretical calculations. From the experimental point of view, the modification strategy is mainly to construct a dense artificial interface layer or porous framework on the anode surface, with some research teams directly using zinc alloys as anodes. On the other hand, theoretical research is mainly based on adsorption energy, differential charge density, and molecular dynamics. Finally, this paper summarizes the research progress on AZIBs and puts forward some prospects.
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Fan R, Wu Y, Xie H, Gao Y, Wang L, Zhao B, Li D, Liu S, Zhang Y, Kong H, Li Y, Chen Q, Cao A, Zhou H. Organic-inorganic Hybrid Perovskite-Based Light-Assisted Li-oxygen Battery with Low Overpotential. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202201473. [PMID: 36102250 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have emerged in the last decade as promising semiconductors due to the excellent optoelectronic properties. This kind of perovskites exhibited respectable photocatalytic activities toward potential application in battery; however, the instability issue still hindered their practical use. Herein, a hybrid perovskite material, 4,4'-ethylenedipyridinium lead bromide [(4,4'-EDP)Pb2 Br6 ], was assembled onto the carbon materials to function as photoelectrode of the Li-oxygen battery. The strong cation-π interactions between the A-site cations enabled this hybrid perovskite to endure the cycling process as well as the exposure to battery electrolyte and oxygen. Benefitting from the photo-generated carriers of the photoelectrode under illumination, the formation/decomposition of the discharge product was accelerated, thus leading to a reduced overpotential from 1.3 V to an optimized 0.5 V compared to the Li-oxygen battery without illumination. The overpotential could be maintained lower than 0.9 V after cycling for 170 h. Furthermore, when exposed to the sunlight, the charging voltage was reduced by over 0.2 V. The intrinsic stability and strong light absorption of perovskites together with the optimized perovskite/carbon cathode interfaces contributed to the improved performance under different light sources without complex material design, which shed light on the exploration of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites in Li-oxygen battery applications.
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- Rundong Fan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Institute of Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process in Advance Materials, School of Physic and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410012, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14627, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Yu X, Liu G, Wang T, Gong H, Qu H, Meng X, He J, Ye J. Recent Advances in the Research of Photo‐Assisted Lithium‐Based Rechargeable Batteries. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202104. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xingyu Yu
- Centre for Hydrogenergy College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 210016 P. R. China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering North China University of Science and Technology Tangshan Hebei 063210 P. R. China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 210016 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science College of Science Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing Jiangsu 210037 P. R. China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 210016 P. R. China
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- Hebei Provincial Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering North China University of Science and Technology Tangshan Hebei 063210 P. R. China
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- Centre for Hydrogenergy College of Materials Science and Technology Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Nanjing Jiangsu 210016 P. R. China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory School of Material Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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Sulfur Vacancies Enriched 2D ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets for Improving Photoelectrochemical Performance. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12040400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Vacancies engineering based on semiconductors is an effective method to enhance photoelectrochemical activity. Herein, we used a facile one-step solvothermal method to prepare sulfur vacancies modified ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) ZnIn2S4 nanosheets. The photon-to-current efficiency of sulfur vacancies modified ultrathin 2D ZnIn2S4 nanosheets is 1.82-fold than ZnIn2S4 nanosheets without sulfur vacancies and 2.04-fold than multilayer ZnIn2S4. The better performances can be attributed to the introduced sulfur vacancies in ZnIn2S4, which influence the electronic structure of ZnIn2S4 to absorb more visible light and act as the electrons trapping sites to suppress the recombination of photo-generated carriers. These results provide a new route to designing efficient photocatalyst by introducing sulfur vacancies.
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Gao S, Zhao T, Wang D, Huang J, Xiang Y, Yu Y. Ge nanowires on top of a Ge substrate for applications in anodes of Li and Na ion batteries: a first-principles study. RSC Adv 2022; 12:9163-9169. [PMID: 35424888 PMCID: PMC8985082 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00444e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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In this study, density functional theory (DFT) was used to research the adsorption and diffusion features of Li and Na on Ge nanowires on top of a Ge substrate. The adsorption energies at different positions are 0.71–1.28 eV for Na and −2.96–−2.13 eV for Li. The adsorption energies can be further reduced by surface modification with one or two P atoms. In particular, the sidewall of the Ge nanowire modified by two P atoms is most favorable to adsorb Li/Na. In addition, we used the nudged elastic band (NEB) method to study the diffusion pathways of Li/Na on the sidewall of Ge NW and the Ge substrate and computed their energy barriers. When Li or Na diffuses across the Ge NW, the energy barrier is 0.65 or 0.79 eV, indicating that the Ge NW can be applied to anodes in lithium and sodium ion batteries. Finally, the insertion of more lithium and sodium atoms into the Ge NW would cause volume expansion and the average length of Ge–Ge bonds to increase. This work will contribute to studying the adsorption and diffusion of Li and Na on nanowires with a substrate and the volume expansion caused by the insertion of Li/Na into the nanowires. Additionally, it provides guidance for designing Ge anodes for sodium ion batteries. (a) The energy curves along the D–E pathway for the Li/Na diffusion; the side-view of the trajectories of (b) Li and (c) Na diffusion across the Ge NW.![]()
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- Shaoshuai Gao
- College of Physics Science and Technology, Kunming University Kunming Yunnan 650214 China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Kunming University Kunming Yunnan 650214 China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Kunming University Kunming Yunnan 650214 China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Kunming University Kunming Yunnan 650214 China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Kunming University Kunming Yunnan 650214 China
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Kunming University Kunming Yunnan 650214 China
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