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Huang J, Xue L, Huang Y, Jiang Y, Wu P, Fan X, Zhu J. Thermodynamically spontaneously intercalated H 3O + enables LiMn 2O 4 with enhanced proton tolerance in aqueous batteries. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6666. [PMID: 39107315 PMCID: PMC11303759 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51060-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
Abstract
LiMn2O4 (LMO) is an attractive positive electrode material for aqueous lithium-ion batteries (ALIBs), but its inferior cycle performance limits the practical application. The degradation mechanism of LMO in ALIBs is still unclear, resulting in inability to predictably improve its structural stability. The electrode/electrolyte interface is believed to play an important role in electrode degradation. However, the interactions of the water-containing electrode/electrolyte interface of LMO are underexplored. In this work, we demonstrate the insertion of H3O+ into LMO during cycling in aqueous electrolyte and elucidate the paradoxical effects of H3O+. The crystal H3O+ enhances the structural stability of LMO by forming a gradient Mn4+-rich protective shell, but an excess amount of crystal H3O+ leads to poor Li+ conductivity, resulting in rapid capacity fading. Combining electrochemical analyses, structural characterizations, and first-principles calculations, we reveal the intercalation of H3O+ into LMO and its associated mechanism on the structural evolution of LMO. Furthermore, we regulate the crystal H3O+ content in LMO by modifying the hydrogen bond networks of aqueous electrolyte to restrict H2O molecule activity. This approach utilizes an appropriate amount of crystal H3O+ to enhance the structural stability of LMO while maintaining sufficient Li+ diffusion.
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- Jiangfeng Huang
- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
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Gonzalez-Rosillo JC, Guc M, Liedke MO, Butterling M, Attallah AG, Hirschmann E, Wagner A, Izquierdo-Roca V, Baiutti F, Morata A, Tarancón A. Insights into the LiMn 2O 4 Cathode Stability in Aqueous Electrolytes. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2024; 36:6144-6153. [PMID: 38947977 PMCID: PMC11209945 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c00888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
Abstract
LiMn2O4 (LMO) cathodes present large stability when cycled in aqueous electrolytes, contrasting with their behavior in conventional organic electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). To elucidate the mechanisms underlying this distinctive behavior, we employ unconventional characterization techniques, including variable energy positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (VEPALS), tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), and macro-Raman spectroscopy (with tens of μm-size laser spot). These still rather unexplored techniques in the battery field provide complementary information across different length scales, revealing previously hidden features. VEPALS offers atomic-scale insights, uncovering cationic defects and subnanometer pores that tend to collapse with cycling. TERS, operating in the nanometric range at the surface, captured the presence of Mn3O4 and its dissolution with cycling, elucidating dynamic changes during operation. Additionally, TERS highlights the accumulation of SO4 2- at grain boundaries. Macro-Raman spectroscopy focuses on the micrometer scale, depicting small changes in the cathode's long-range order, suggesting a slow but progressive loss of crystalline quality under operation. Integrating these techniques provides a comprehensive assessment of LMO cathode stability in aqueous electrolytes, offering multifaceted insights into phase and defect evolution that can help to rationalize the origin of such stability when compared with conventional organic electrolytes. Our findings advance the understanding of LMO behavior in aqueous environments and provide guidelines for its development for next-generation LIBs.
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- Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Rosillo
- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Planta 2, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Planta 2, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute
of Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden − Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute
of Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden − Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute
of Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden − Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute
of Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden − Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute
of Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden − Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Planta 2, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Planta 2, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Planta 2, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia
Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Planta 2, 08930 Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan
Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Zhang K, Wang L, Ma C, Yuan Z, Wu C, Ye J, Wu Y. A Comprehensive Evaluation of Battery Technologies for High-Energy Aqueous Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2309154. [PMID: 37967335 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Aqueous batteries have garnered significant attention in recent years as a viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries for energy storage, owing to their inherent safety, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. This study offers a comprehensive review of recent advancements, persistent challenges, and the prospects of aqueous batteries, with a primary focus on energy density compensation of various battery engineering technologies. Additionally, cutting-edge high-energy aqueous battery designs are emphasized as a reference for future endeavors in the pursuit of high-energy storage solutions. Finally, a dual-compatibility battery configuration perspective aimed at concurrently optimizing cycle stability, redox potential, capacity utilization for both anode and cathode materials, as well as the selection of potential electrode candidates, is proposed with the ultimate goal of achieving cell-level energy densities exceeding 400 Wh kg-1 .
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- Kaiqiang Zhang
- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211816, China
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- School of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211816, China
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Zhang Z, Li Y, Zhao G, Zhu L, Sun Y, Besenbacher F, Yu M. Rechargeable Mg-Ion Full Battery System with High Capacity and High Rate. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:40451-40459. [PMID: 34416812 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c06106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Thanks to the low cost, free dendritic hazards, and high volumetric capacity, magnesium (Mg)-ion batteries have attracted increasing attention as alternative energy storage devices to lithium-ion batteries. Despite the successful development of electrode materials, the real-life application potential of Mg-ion full battery systems (MIFBSs) is largely hindered by the lack of suitable electrode couples and hence low diffusion kinetics, which induce low specific capacity, poor rate performance, and low working voltage. Herein, we report an aqueous rechargeable MIFBS by employing copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) as the cathode and 3,4,9,10-perylene-tetracarboxylic acid diimide (PTCDI) as the anode in 1 moL L-1 MgCl2 electrolyte. The combination of PTCDI//CuHCF allows efficient redox and convenient intercalation/deintercalation of Mg2+ at the electrodes while facilitating a fast transfer of Mg2+ between the two electrodes. As a result, the system delivers a high capacity of ∼120.3 mAh g-1 at a current density of 0.5 A g-1 after 200 operation cycles with a broadened voltage range (0-1.95 V) and maintains a capacity of ∼97.8 mAh g-1 at 2.0 A g-1 after 1000 cycles. Even at a high current density of 5.0 A g-1, the battery provides a steady capacity of ∼81.4 mAh g-1 over 5000 cycles. Moreover, after being applied at 11.0 A g-1, the system can deliver a capacity of ∼126.5 mAh g-1 at 0.5 A g-1. This work emphasizes the great promise of developing suitable electrode couples for aqueous MIFBSs to achieve high capacity and high rate.
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- Zishuai Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Condensed Matter Science and Technology Institute, School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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