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Wan F, Hu K, Liu R, Zhang S, Li S, Lei Y, Yang D, Wang C, Xia Y, Chen W. Ice-template-induced highly ionic conductive PVA/PEG-SiO 2 gel polymer electrolyte for zinc-ion batteries. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:7220-7223. [PMID: 38912546 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01874e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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In this work, a SiO2 doped polyvinyl alcohol/polyethylene glycol (PVA/PEG) gel polymer electrolyte (PVA/PEG-SiO2) was constructed via an ice-crystal template for zinc-ion batteries. The SiO2 and the three-dimensional porous skeleton make it have excellent ionic conductivity and mechanical strength, and inhibit the growth of dendrites. The assembled ZIBs exhibit excellent rate performance and cycle stability, making it a promising electrolyte membrane candidate for flexible wearable electronics.
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- Fu Wan
- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China.
- Innovation Center for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Zhang J, Mei B, Chen H, Sun Z. Review on synthetic approaches and PEC activity performance of bismuth binary and mixed-anion compounds for potential applications in marine engineering. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:10376-10402. [PMID: 38809139 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01212g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) technology in marine engineering holds significant importance due to its potential to address various challenges in the marine environment. Currently, PEC-type applications in marine engineering offer numerous benefits, including sustainable energy generation, water desalination and treatment, photodetection, and communication. Finding novel efficient photoresponse semiconductors is of great significance for the development of PEC-type techniques in the marine space. Bismuth-based semiconductor materials possess suitable and tunable bandgap structures, high carrier mobility, low toxicity, and strong oxidation capacity, which gives them great potential for PEC-type applications in marine engineering. In this paper, the structure and properties of bismuth binary and mixed-anion semiconductors have been reviewed. Meanwhile, the recent progress and synthetic approaches were discussed from the point of view of the application prospects. Finally, the issues and challenges of bismuth binary and mixed-anion semiconductors in PEC-type photodetection and hydrogen generation are analyzed. Thus, this perspective will not only stimulate the further investigation and application of bismuth binary and mixed-anion semiconductors in marine engineering but also help related practitioners understand the recent progress and potential applications of bismuth binary and mixed-anion compounds.
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- Jiaji Zhang
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572025, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage & School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B152TT, UK
- Hainan Yourui Cohesion Technology Co., Ltd, Sanya, 572025, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
- School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
- Hainan Yourui Cohesion Technology Co., Ltd, Sanya, 572025, China
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Liu Q, Yu Z, Zhang B. Tackling the Challenges of Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries via Polymer-Derived Strategies. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300255. [PMID: 37417207 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have gathered unprecedented interest recently benefiting from their intrinsic safety, affordability, and environmental benignity. Nevertheless, their practical implementation is hampered by low rate performance, inferior Zn2+ diffusion kinetics, and undesired parasitic reactions. Innovative solutions are put forth to address these issues by optimizing the electrodes, separators, electrolytes, and interfaces. Remarkably, polymers with inherent properties of low-density, high processability, structural flexibility, and superior stability show great promising in tackling the challenges. Herein, the recent progress in the synthesis and customization of functional polymers in aqueous ZIBs is outlined. The recent implementations of polymers into each component are summarized, with a focus on the inherent mechanisms underlying their unique functions. The challenges of incorporating polymers into practical ZIBs are also discussed and possible solutions to circumvent them are proposed. It is hoped that such a deep analysis could accelerate the design of polymer-derived approaches to boost the performance of ZIBs and other aqueous battery systems as they share similarities in many aspects.
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- Qun Liu
- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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Mao Y, Zhao B, Bai J, Wang P, Zhu X, Sun Y. Recent progress in critical electrode and electrolyte materials for flexible zinc-ion batteries. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:5042-5059. [PMID: 38334209 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06207d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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With the increasing popularity of flexible and wearable electronic devices, the demand for power supplies that can be easily bent or worn is also rapidly growing. However, traditional lithium ion batteries are difficult to adapt to complex wearable devices because of their unsatisfactory flexibility and thickness as well as safety issues. Zinc-ion batteries have several advantages, including low redox potential, high theoretical capacity, high safety, and abundant reserves. These features make flexible zinc-ion batteries (FZIBs) an ideal wearable energy storage device candidate. The electrochemical performance and mechanical deformability of FZIBs were pivotally determined based on the properties of their electrode and electrolyte. Herein, we summarize some recent advances from 2015 to 2023 in the design and preparation of various electrode and electrolyte materials for FZIBs with controllable morphology and structure, excellent mechanical property, and enhanced electrochemical performance. Moreover, efforts to explore the potential practical applications of FZIBs have also been considered. Finally, we present and discuss current challenges and opportunities for the development of high-performance FZIBs.
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- Yunjie Mao
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China.
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China.
- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of China
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Zhang W, Sun Y, Ren Z, Zhao Y, Yao Z, Lei Q, Si J, Li Z, Ren X, Li X, Li A, Wen W, Zhu D. In Situ Formed Amorphous Bismuth Sulfide Cathodes with a Self-Controlled Conversion Storage Mechanism for High Performance Hybrid Ion Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2304146. [PMID: 38010981 PMCID: PMC10787086 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Conversion-type electrodes offer a promising multielectron transfer alternative to intercalation hosts with potentially high-capacity release in batteries. However, the poor cycle stability severely hinders their application, especially in aqueous multivalence-ion systems, which can fundamentally impute to anisotropic ion diffusion channel collapse in pristine crystals and irreversible bond fracture during repeated conversion. Here, an amorphous bismuth sulfide (a-BS) formed in situ with unprecedentedly self-controlled moderate conversion Cu2+ storage is proposed to comprehensively regulate the isotropic ion diffusion channels and highly reversible bond evolution. Operando synchrotron X-ray diffraction and substantive verification tests reveal that the total destruction of the Bi─S bond and unsustainable deep alloying are fully restrained. The amorphous structure with robust ion diffusion channels, unique self-controlled moderate conversion, and high electrical conductivity discharge products synergistically boosts the capacity (326.7 mAh g-1 at 1 A g-1 ), rate performance (194.5 mAh g-1 at 10 A g-1 ), and long-lifespan stability (over 8000 cycles with a decay rate of only 0.02 ‰ per cycle). Moreover, the a-BS Cu2+ ‖Zn2+ hybrid ion battery can well supply a stable energy density of 238.6 Wh kg-1 at 9760 W kg-1 . The intrinsically high-stability conversion mechanism explored on amorphous electrodes provides a new opportunity for advanced aqueous storage.
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- Wei Zhang
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens and Technical Textiles, College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Shandong, 266071, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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Liu Y, Chen S, Yuan H, Xiong F, Liu Q, An Y, Zhang J, Wu L, Sun J, Zhang YW, An Q, Wang J. Achieving highly reversible zinc metal anode via surface termination chemistry. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2023; 68:2993-3002. [PMID: 37858408 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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An oxidation layer on a Zn surface is considered to play a negative role in hindering the practical applications of aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZBs). Herein, we demonstrate the importance of Zn-surface termination on the overall electrochemical behavior of AZBs by revisiting the well-known bottleneck issues. Experimental characterizations in conjugation with theoretical calculations reveal that the formation of a dense Zn4(OH)6SO4·xH2O (ZSH) layer from the well-designed surface-oxide termination layer improves the interface stability of the Zn anode and reduces the dehydration energy of Zn(H2O)62+, thereby accelerating the interface transport kinetics of Zn2+. Moreover, instead of directly diffusing over the ZSH layer, a new "edge dehydration-along edge transfer" mechanism of Zn2+ is discovered. Owing to the presence of a Zn anode with a ZnO-derived ZSH layer, an ultrahigh stability of over 1200 h with a high cumulative-plated capacity of 6.24mAh cm-2 is achieved with a symmetrical cell. Furthermore, high cycling stability (over 1000 cycles) and Coulombic efficiency (99.07%) are obtained in the entire AZBs with a MnO2 cathode. An understanding of the oxygen surface termination mechanism is beneficial to Zn-anode protection and is a timely forward step toward the long-pursued practical application of AZBs.
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- Yu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), Singapore 138632, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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- Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), Singapore 138632, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore; Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), Singapore 138634, Singapore.
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Gou L, Liang K, Wang WY, Lei YT, Xie SL, Wei DK, Li DL, Fan XY. A topochemical reaction induced the formation of Bi 2S 3 micro-straws from a Bi-MOF for an ultra-long Zn storage life. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:16456-16464. [PMID: 37873680 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02448b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Aqueous zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) are considered as promising energy storage devices in the post-lithium-ion era, due to their high energy density, low cost, high safety, and environmental benignity, however their commercialization is hindered by the sluggish diffusion kinetics of cathode materials due to the large hydrate Zn2+ radius. In this work, we propose a unique structure inheritance strategy for preparing Bi2S3 micro-straws in which a metal-organic framework (MOF) denoted as Bi-PYDC (PYDC2- = 3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate) with a string of [Bi2O2]2+ chains is judiciously selected as the structure-directing template to induce the formation of micro-straws based on a topochemical reaction. The distinctive hollow structure significantly enhances the ionic storage kinetics. Impressively, the obtained battery exhibits an ultra-long cycle life of more than 10 000 cycles at a current density of 1 A g-1 while maintaining a capacity of more than 153.4 mA h g-1. In addition, the Zn2+ insertion/extraction mechanism of Bi2S3 micro-straws is also investigated by multiple analytical methods, revealing the involvement of Zn2+ rather than H+ in the electrochemical storage process. This work may lead a new direction for constructing high performance cathodes of Zn-ion batteries through a MOF-based structure-directing template.
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- Lei Gou
- Institute of Energy Materials and Electronic Device, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Institute of Energy Materials and Electronic Device, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Institute of Energy Materials and Electronic Device, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Institute of Energy Materials and Electronic Device, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Institute of Energy Materials and Electronic Device, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Institute of Energy Materials and Electronic Device, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Institute of Energy Materials and Electronic Device, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Institute of Energy Materials and Electronic Device, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710061, China.
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Xue R, Zou Y, Wang Z, Mao L, Wang H, Zhang M, Shao A, Liu J, Yao N, Liu Y, Ma Y. Enhancing Temperature Adaptability of Aqueous Zinc Batteries via Antifreezing Electrolyte and Site-Selective ZnSe-Ag Interface Layer Design. ACS NANO 2023; 17:17359-17371. [PMID: 37607049 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries (RAZBs) represent a sustainable, environmentally benign, cost-efficient energy storage solution for the scaled renewable power system. However, the cycling endurance and temperature adaptability of RAZBs are hindered by practical technological barriers such as the subzero freezing point of aqueous electrolyte, severe cation dissolution of the cathode, and dendrite growth on the Zn anode. Herein, we optimize the hybrid electrolyte formulation of 8 M ZnCl2 in the ethylene glycol-water mixed solvent to reconfigure the hydrogen bonding and [Zn(H2O)1.80(EG)0.23]2+ solvation sheath, which well balances the ionic conductivity and the antifreezing property until -125 °C. As monitored by operando X-ray diffraction, meanwhile, the structural dissolution of the V2O5 cathode upon the dynamic cycling and static idling storage at elevated temperature are effectively restrained. At the anode side, the thermally induced substitution between the Ag2Se overcoating and Zn foil in situ constructs the site-selective, mosaic interface layer, in which the solvophilic ZnSe facilitates the desolvation, while the Ag species provide zincophilic nucleation sites for high-throughput Zn deposition. The synergistic coupling of the antifreezing electrolyte and anode interfacial design enables the wide-temperature-range adaptability of the RAZB prototype (10 μm Zn foil and 1 mAh cm-2 V2O5 cathode), which balances the cycling endurance (92.5% capacity retention rate for 1000 cycles), 84.7% mitigation of the self-discharge rate at 55 °C, as well as the secured cyclability even at -40 °C.
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- Rongrong Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi' an 710048, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Composite and Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, Institute of Chemical Power Sources, School of Science, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi' an 710048, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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Guo R, Chen C, Bannenberg LJ, Wang H, Liu H, Yu M, Sofer Z, Lei Z, Wang X. Interfacial Designs of MXenes for Mild Aqueous Zinc-Ion Storage. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201683. [PMID: 36932899 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Limited Li resources, high cost, and safety risks of using organic electrolytes have stimulated a strong motivation to develop non-Li aqueous batteries. Aqueous Zn-ion storage (ZIS) devices offer low-cost and high-safety solutions. However, their practical applications are at the moment restricted by their short cycle life arising mainly from irreversible electrochemical side reactions and processes at the interfaces. This review sums up the capability of using 2D MXenes to increase the reversibility at the interface, assist the charge transfer process, and thereby improve the performance of ZIS. First, they discuss the ZIS mechanism and irreversibility of typical electrode materials in mild aqueous electrolytes. Then, applications of MXenes in different ZIS components are highlighted, including as electrodes for Zn2+ intercalation, protective layers of Zn anode, hosts for Zn deposition, substrates, and separators. Finally, perspectives are put forward on further optimizing MXenes to improve the ZIS performance.
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- Rui Guo
- Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2629JB, The Netherlands
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, MOE, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2629JB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2629JB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2629JB, The Netherlands
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2629JB, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden Technische Universität Dresden Modulgebäude, 01217, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague 6, 16628, Czech Republic
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, MOE, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China
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- Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2629JB, The Netherlands
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Naskar S, Deepa M. Separator-free Zn-ion Battery with Mn:V 3O 7·H 2O Nanobelts and a Zn 2+-Polyacrylamide Semisolid Electrolyte with Ultralong Cycle Life. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37470169 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Vanadium based oxides are immensely suitable for zinc-ion-batteries (ZIBs) due to their layered and stable crystal structures. In this study, Mn doped V3O7·H2O nanobelts were synthesized and used as cathodes in ZIBs for the very first time and the doped oxide exhibited an enhanced capacity of 258 mAh g-1 compared to its undoped counterpart (208 mAh g-1) at the same current density of 40 mA g-1. Mn:V3O7·H2O outperforms the V3O7·H2O due to the superior bulk electrical conductivity as well as higher nanoscale current carrying capability imparted by a high proportion of mixed valent states of Mn3+, Mn2+, V5+, and V4+ and the smaller crystallite size that affords short diffusion lengths for Zn2+ ions. The Mn:V3O7·H2O cathode is coupled with a Zn2+ ion conducting polyacrylamide gel electrolyte and a Zn flakes/activated carbon (Zn Fs/C) composite anode to yield a unique separator free Mn:V3O7·H2O/Zn2+-PAM gel/Zn-Fs/C battery. The cell exhibits a capacity of ∼205 mAh g-1 (at 40 mA g-1) and retains 99% of its original capacity after 3500 cycles. The Zn2+-PAM gel shows a high ionic conductivity in the range of 5.9 to 28.2 S cm-1, over a wide temperature span of 0 to 70 °C, and a wide electrochemical potential stability window of -0.5 to +2.3 V, thus rendering it suitable for low temperature applications as well. The gel also inhibits dendritic growth of Zn over the Zn-Fs/C anode through regulated flow of Zn2+ ions during charging, prevents cathode dissolution, and improves cycle life via preservation of structural integrity of the Mn:V3O7·H2O cathode after 200 charge-discharge cycles. This is a highly scalable cell configuration and opens up opportunities to produce long lasting batteries completely free of costly separators with a semisolid free-standing electrolyte and a robust doped oxide.
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- Souvik Naskar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy502284, Telangana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy502284, Telangana, India
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Enhancing interfacial and internal reaction of sulfide electrode with zinc ions by synergistic effect of phase and structure engineering. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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del Valle MA, Gacitúa MA, Hernández F, Luengo M, Hernández LA. Nanostructured Conducting Polymers and Their Applications in Energy Storage Devices. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15061450. [PMID: 36987228 PMCID: PMC10054839 DOI: 10.3390/polym15061450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Due to the energy requirements for various human activities, and the need for a substantial change in the energy matrix, it is important to research and design new materials that allow the availability of appropriate technologies. In this sense, together with proposals that advocate a reduction in the conversion, storage, and feeding of clean energies, such as fuel cells and electrochemical capacitors energy consumption, there is an approach that is based on the development of better applications for and batteries. An alternative to commonly used inorganic materials is conducting polymers (CP). Strategies based on the formation of composite materials and nanostructures allow outstanding performances in electrochemical energy storage devices such as those mentioned. Particularly, the nanostructuring of CP stands out because, in the last two decades, there has been an important evolution in the design of various types of nanostructures, with a strong focus on their synergistic combination with other types of materials. This bibliographic compilation reviews state of the art in this area, with a special focus on how nanostructured CP would contribute to the search for new materials for the development of energy storage devices, based mainly on the morphology they present and on their versatility to be combined with other materials, which allows notable improvements in aspects such as reduction in ionic diffusion trajectories and electronic transport, optimization of spaces for ion penetration, a greater number of electrochemically active sites and better stability in charge/discharge cycles.
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- M. A. del Valle
- Laboratorio de Electroquímica de Polímeros, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. V. Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile
- Correspondence: (M.A.d.V.); (L.A.H.)
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- Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Diego Portales, Ejército 441, Santiago 8370191, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Electroquímica, Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Electroquímica, Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Electroquímica, Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
- Correspondence: (M.A.d.V.); (L.A.H.)
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He W, Ren Y, Lamsal BS, Pokharel J, Zhang K, Kharel P, Wu JJ, Xian X, Cao Y, Zhou Y. Decreasing Water Activity Using the Tetrahydrofuran Electrolyte Additive for Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:6647-6656. [PMID: 36696100 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Aqueous zinc metal batteries show great promise in large-scale energy storage. However, the decomposition of water molecules leads to severe side reactions, resulting in the limited lifespan of Zn batteries. Here, the tetrahydrofuran (THF) additive was introduced into the zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) electrolyte to reduce water activity by modulating the solvation structure of the Zn hydration layer. The THF molecule can play as a proton acceptor to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules, which can prevent water-induced undesired reactions. Thus, in an optimal 2 M ZnSO4/THF (5% by volume) electrolyte, the hydrogen evolution reaction and byproduct precipitation can be suppressed, which greatly improves the cycling stability and Coulombic efficiency of reversible Zn plating/stripping. The Zn symmetrical cells exhibit ultralong working cycles with a wide range of current density and capacity. The THF additive also enables a high Coulombic efficiency in the Zn||Cu cell with an average value of 99.59% over 400 cycles and a high reversible capacity with a capacity retention of 97.56% after 250 cycles in the Zn||MnO2 full cells. This work offers an effective strategy with high scalability and low cost for the protection of the Zn metal electrodes in aqueous rechargeable batteries.
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- Wei He
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota57007, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas76019, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota57007, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota57007, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas76019, United States
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- Department of Physics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota57007, United States
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- NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio44135, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota57007, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas76019, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, Texas75080, United States
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Yang S, Lv H, Wang Y, Guo X, Zhao L, Li H, Zhi C. Regulating Exposed Facets of Metal‐Organic Frameworks for High‐rate Alkaline Aqueous Zinc Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209794. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209794] [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: 11/16/2022]
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- Shuo Yang
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Dongguan Guangdong, 523808 China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong 83 Tat Chee Avenue Hong Kong China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Dongguan Guangdong, 523808 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong 83 Tat Chee Avenue Hong Kong China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong 83 Tat Chee Avenue Hong Kong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Low Carbon and Advanced Energy Materials Institute of Semiconductor Science and Technology South China Normal University Guangzhou 510631 China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Dongguan Guangdong, 523808 China
- School of System Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong, 518055 China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Dongguan Guangdong, 523808 China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong 83 Tat Chee Avenue Hong Kong China
- Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study City University of Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077 China
- Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy City University of Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, Hong Kong
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Wang Y, Xie J, Luo J, Yu Y, Liu X, Lu X. Methods for Rational Design of Advanced Zn-Based Batteries. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200560. [PMID: 35735204 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Rechargeable aqueous zinc-based batteries (AZBs) have received massive attention as promising contenders for the future large-scale energy storage due to their low cost, inherent safety, and abundant resources. However, the insufficient energy density and poor stability have become the key to hinder their further application. As is well known, the energy densities (E, Wh kg-1 ) of AZBs are determined by the specific capacity (mAh g-1 ) and output voltage (V). Given the fixed redox potential and capacity of the Zn metal anode, the energy density of AZBs is mainly determined by the cathode material, and the rich material systems of the cathode provide more possibilities to this field. Meanwhile, the methods to improve the stability and performance of the Zn anodes have gained more and more attention due to the severe Zn dendrite growth that can pierce the separator and lead to short-circuiting of the cell. Therefore, in this review, we comprehensively summarize the rational design methods in optimizing the cathode, anode, and device architecture, and classic examples of each catalogue are discussed in details as well. Last, the issues and outlook for further development of high performance AZBs are also presented.
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- Yi Wang
- Guizhou Key Laboratory of Advanced Low Dimensional Green Energy Storage, College of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang, 550005, P. R. China
- MOE of the Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chem & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chem & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- Guizhou Key Laboratory of Advanced Low Dimensional Green Energy Storage, College of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang, 550005, P. R. China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chem & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Batteries Materials for Electric Vehicles of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chem & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chem & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Batteries Materials for Electric Vehicles of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, P. R. China
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Javed MS, Mateen A, Ali S, Zhang X, Hussain I, Imran M, Shah SSA, Han W. The Emergence of 2D MXenes Based Zn-Ion Batteries: Recent Development and Prospects. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201989. [PMID: 35620957 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) with exceptional theoretical capacity have garnered significant interest in large-scale electrochemical energy storage devices due to their low cost, abundant material, inherent safety, high specific energy, and ecofriendly nature. Metal carbides/nitrides, known as MXenes, have emerged as a large family of 2D transition metal carbides or carbonitrides with excellent properties, e.g., high electrical conductivity, large surface functional groups (e.g., F, O, and OH), low energy barriers for the diffusion of electrolyte ions with wide interlayer spaces. After a decade of effort, significant development has been achieved in the synthesis, properties, and applications of MXenes. Thus, it has opened up various exciting opportunities to construct advanced MXene-based nanostructures for ZIBs with excellent specific energy and power. Herein, this review summarizes the advances across multiple synthesis routes, related properties, morphological and structural characteristics, and chemistries of MXenes for ZIBs. The recent development of MXene-based electrodes is introduced, and electrolytes for ZIBs are elucidated in detail. MXene-based rocking chair ZIBs, strategies to enhance the performance of MXene-based cathodes, suppress the dendrites in MXene-based anodes, and MXene-based flexible ZIBs are pointed out. A rational design and modification of the MXenes as well as the production of composites with metal oxides exhibits promise in solving issues and enhancing the electrochemical performance of ZIBs. Finally, the present challenges and future prospects for MXene-based ZIBs are discussed.
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- Muhammad Sufyan Javed
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Physics and Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Recent Progress and Challenges of Flexible Zn-Based Batteries with Polymer Electrolyte. BATTERIES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/batteries8060059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zn-based batteries have been identified as promising candidates for flexible and wearable batteries because of their merits of intrinsic safety, eco-efficiency, high capacity and cost-effectiveness. Polymer electrolytes, which feature high solubility of zinc salts and softness, are especially advantageous for flexible Zn-based batteries. However, many technical issues still need to be addressed in Zn-based batteries with polymer electrolytes for their future application in wearable electronics. Recent progress in advanced flexible Zn-based batteries based on polymer electrolytes, including functional hydrogel electrolytes and solid polymer electrolytes, as well as the interfacial interactions between polymer electrolytes and electrodes in battery devices, is comprehensively reviewed and discussed with a focus on their fabrication, performance validation, and intriguing affiliated functions. Moreover, relevant challenges and some potential strategies are also summarized and analyzed to help inform the future direction of polymer-electrolyte-based flexible Zn-based batteries with high practicability.
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Zhao Y, Lu Y, Li H, Zhu Y, Meng Y, Li N, Wang D, Jiang F, Mo F, Long C, Guo Y, Li X, Huang Z, Li Q, Ho JC, Fan J, Sui M, Chen F, Zhu W, Liu W, Zhi C. Few-layer bismuth selenide cathode for low-temperature quasi-solid-state aqueous zinc metal batteries. Nat Commun 2022; 13:752. [PMID: 35136082 PMCID: PMC8825835 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28380-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The performances of rechargeable batteries are strongly affected by the operating environmental temperature. In particular, low temperatures (e.g., ≤0 °C) are detrimental to efficient cell cycling. To circumvent this issue, we propose a few-layer Bi2Se3 (a topological insulator) as cathode material for Zn metal batteries. When the few-layer Bi2Se3 is used in combination with an anti-freeze hydrogel electrolyte, the capacity delivered by the cell at −20 °C and 1 A g−1 is 1.3 larger than the capacity at 25 °C for the same specific current. Also, at 0 °C the Zn | |few-layer Bi2Se3 cell shows capacity retention of 94.6% after 2000 cycles at 1 A g−1. This behaviour is related to the fact that the Zn-ion uptake in the few-layer Bi2Se3 is higher at low temperatures, e.g., almost four Zn2+ at 25 °C and six Zn2+ at −20 °C. We demonstrate that the unusual performance improvements at low temperatures are only achievable with the few-layer Bi2Se3 rather than bulk Bi2Se3. We also show that the favourable low-temperature conductivity and ion diffusion capability of few-layer Bi2Se3 are linked with the presence of topological surface states and weaker lattice vibrations, respectively. The performances of rechargeable batteries are detrimentally affected by low temperatures (e.g., < 0 °C). Here, the authors report a few-layer Bi2Se3 material capable of improving battery cycling performances when operational temperatures are shifted from +25 °C to −20 °C.
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- Yuwei Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Properties of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
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- International Center for Quantum Design of Functional Materials (ICQD), Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Xidian University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute of Microstructure and Properties of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- International Center for Quantum Design of Functional Materials (ICQD), Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. .,Centre for Functional Photonics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Li L, Zhang Q, He B, Pan R, Wang Z, Chen M, Wang Z, Yin K, Yao Y, Wei L, Sun L. Advanced Multifunctional Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries Design: From Materials and Devices to Systems. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2104327. [PMID: 34693565 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Multifunctional aqueous rechargeable batteries (MARBs) are regarded as safe, cost-effective, and scalable electrochemical energy storage devices, which offer additional functionalities that conventional batteries cannot achieve, which ideally leads to unprecedented applications. Although MARBs are among the most exciting and rapidly growing topics in scientific research and industrial development nowadays, a systematic summary of the evolution and advances in the field of MARBs is still not available. Therefore, the review presented comprehensively and systematically summarizes the design principles and the recent advances of MARBs by categories of smart ARBs and integrated systems, together with an analysis of their device design and configuration, electrochemical performance, and diverse smart functions. The two most promising strategies to construct novel MARBs may be A) the introduction of functional materials into ARB components, and B) integration of ARBs with other functional devices. The ongoing challenges and future perspectives in this research and development field are outlined to foster the future development of MARBs. Finally, the most important upcoming research directions in this rapidly developing field are highlighted that may be most promising to lead to the commercialization of MARBs and to a further broadening of their range of applications.
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- Lei Li
- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Division of Nanomaterials and Jiangxi Key Lab of Carbonene Materials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Nanchang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330200, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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Zhao Y, Zhu Y, Jiang F, Li Y, Meng Y, Guo Y, Li Q, Huang Z, Zhang S, Zhang R, Ho JC, Zhang Q, Liu W, Zhi C. Vacancy Modulating Co
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- Yuwei Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Beihang University Beijing China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Beihang University Beijing China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
- Centre for Functional Photonics City University of Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong China
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Liang G, Gan Z, Wang X, Jin X, Xiong B, Zhang X, Chen S, Wang Y, He H, Zhi C. Reconstructing Vanadium Oxide with Anisotropic Pathways for a Durable and Fast Aqueous K-Ion Battery. ACS NANO 2021; 15:17717-17728. [PMID: 34726393 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c05678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Aqueous potassium-ion batteries are long-term pursued, due to their excellent performance and intrinsic superiority in safe, low-cost storage for portable and grid-scale applications. However, the notorious issues of K-ion battery chemistry are the inferior cycling stability and poor rate performance, due to the inevitably destabilization of the crystal structure caused by K-ions with pronouncedly large ionic radius. Here, we resolve such issues by reconstructing commercial vanadium oxide (α-V2O5) into the bronze form, i.e., δ-K0.5V2O5 (KVO) nanobelts, as cathode materials with layered structure of enlarged space and anisotropic pathways for K-ion storage. Specifically, it can deliver a high capacity as 116 mAh g-1 at the 1 C-rate, an outstanding rate capacity of 65 mAh g-1 at 50 C, and a robust cyclic stability with 88.2% capacity retention after 1,000 cycles at 1 C. When coupled with organic anode in a full-cell configuration, the KVO electrodes can output 95 mAh g-1 at 1 C and cyclic stability with 77.3% capacity retention after 20,000 cycles at 10 C. According to experimental and calculational results, the ultradurable cyclic performance is assigned to the robust structural reversibility of the KVO electrode, and the ultrahigh-rate capability is attributed to the anisotropic pathways with improved electrical conductivity in KVO nanobelts. In addition, applying a 22 M KCF3SO3 water-in-salt electrolyte can impede the dissolving issues of the KVO electrode and further stabilize the battery cyclic performance. Lastly, the as-designed AKIBs can operate with superior low-temperature adaptivity even at -30 °C. Overall, the KVO electrode can serve as a paradigm toward developing more suitable electrode materials for high-performance AKIBs.
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- Guojin Liang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072 China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development (RIPED), PetroChina Research Center of New Energy, No. 20 Xueyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development (RIPED), PetroChina Research Center of New Energy, No. 20 Xueyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development (RIPED), PetroChina Research Center of New Energy, No. 20 Xueyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Center for Advanced Nuclear Safety and Sustainable Development, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Zhao Y, Zhu Y, Jiang F, Li Y, Meng Y, Guo Y, Li Q, Huang Z, Zhang S, Zhang R, Ho JC, Zhang Q, Liu W, Zhi C. Vacancy Modulating Co 3 Sn 2 S 2 Topological Semimetal for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202111826. [PMID: 34652859 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Weyl semimetals (WSMs) with high electrical conductivity and suitable carrier density near the Fermi level are enticing candidates for aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIBs), meriting from topological surface states (TSSs). We propose a WSM Co3 Sn2 S2 cathode for AZIBs showing a discharge plateau around 1.5 V. By introducing Sn vacancies, extra redox peaks from the Sn4+ /Sn2+ transition appear, which leads to more Zn2+ transfer channels and active sites promoting charge-storage kinetics and Zn2+ storage capability. Co3 Sn1.8 S2 achieves a specific energy of 305 Wh kg-1 (0.2 Ag-1 ) and a specific power of 4900 Wkg-1 (5 Ag-1 ). Co3 Sn1.8 S2 and Znx Co3 Sn1.8 S2 benefit from better conductivity at lower temperatures; the quasi-solid Co3 Sn1.8 S2 //Zn battery delivers 126 mAh g-1 (0.6 Ag-1 ) at -30 °C and a cycling stability over 3000 cycles (2 Ag-1 ) with 85 % capacity retention at -10 °C.
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- Yuwei Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Centre for Functional Photonics, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Wang T, Li C, Xie X, Lu B, He Z, Liang S, Zhou J. Anode Materials for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Properties, and Perspectives. ACS NANO 2020; 14:16321-16347. [PMID: 33314908 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising safe energy storage systems that have received considerable attention in recent years. Based on the electrochemical behavior of Zn2+ in the charging and discharging process, herein we review the research progress on anode materials for use in aqueous ZIBs based on two aspects: Zn deposition and Zn2+ intercalation. To date, Zn dendrite, corrosion, and passivation issues have restricted the development of aqueous ZIBs. However, many strategies have been developed, including structural design, interface protection of the Zn anode, Zn alloying, and using polymer electrolytes. The main aim is to stabilize the Zn stripping/plating layer and limit side reactions. Zn2+-intercalated anodes, with a high Zn2+ storage capacity to replace the current metal Zn anode, are also a potential option. Finally, some suggestions have been put forward for the subsequent optimization strategy, which are expected to promote further development of aqueous ZIBs.
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- Tingting Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Hunan, China
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Yang Q, Li Q, Liu Z, Wang D, Guo Y, Li X, Tang Y, Li H, Dong B, Zhi C. Dendrites in Zn-Based Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2001854. [PMID: 33103828 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202001854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Aqueous Zn batteries that provide a synergistic integration of absolute safety and high energy density have been considered as highly promising energy-storage systems for powering electronics. Despite the rapid progress made in developing high-performance cathodes and electrolytes, the underestimated but non-negligible dendrites of Zn anode have been observed to shorten battery lifespan. Herein, this dendrite issue in Zn anodes, with regard to fundamentals, protection strategies, characterization techniques, and theoretical simulations, is systematically discussed. An overall comparison between the Zn dendrite and its Li and Al counterparts, to highlight their differences in both origin and topology, is given. Subsequently, in-depth clarifications of the specific influence factors of Zn dendrites, including the accumulation effect and the cathode loading mass (a distinct factor for laboratory studies and practical applications) are presented. Recent advances in Zn dendrite protection are then comprehensively summarized and categorized to generate an overview of respective superiorities and limitations of various strategies. Accordingly, theoretical computations and advanced characterization approaches are introduced as mechanism guidelines and measurement criteria for dendrite suppression, respectively. The concluding section emphasizes future challenges in addressing the Zn dendrite issue and potential approaches to further promoting the lifespan of Zn batteries.
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- Qi Yang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, 523808, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, 523808, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450002, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
- Center for Advanced Nuclear Safety and Sustainable Development, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong
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Lorca S, Santos F, Fernández Romero AJ. A Review of the Use of GPEs in Zinc-Based Batteries. A Step Closer to Wearable Electronic Gadgets and Smart Textiles. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2812. [PMID: 33260984 PMCID: PMC7761133 DOI: 10.3390/polym12122812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 11/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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With the flourish of flexible and wearable electronics gadgets, the need for flexible power sources has become essential. The growth of this increasingly diverse range of devices boosted the necessity to develop materials for such flexible power sources such as secondary batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, sensors, dye-sensitized solar cells, etc. In that context, comprehensives studies on flexible conversion and energy storage devices have been released for other technologies such Li-ion standing out the importance of the research done lately in GPEs (gel polymer electrolytes) for energy conversion and storage. However, flexible zinc batteries have not received the attention they deserve within the flexible batteries field, which are destined to be one of the high rank players in the wearable devices future market. This review presents an extensive overview of the most notable or prominent gel polymeric materials, including biobased polymers, and zinc chemistries as well as its practical or functional implementation in flexible wearable devices. The ultimate aim is to highlight zinc-based batteries as power sources to fill a segment of the world flexible batteries future market.
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- Grupo de Materiales Avanzados para la Producción y Almacenamiento de Energía (MAPA), Campus de Alfonso XIII, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, 30203 Murcia, Spain;
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- Grupo de Materiales Avanzados para la Producción y Almacenamiento de Energía (MAPA), Campus de Alfonso XIII, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, 30203 Murcia, Spain;
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Zeng J, Dong L, Sun L, Wang W, Zhou Y, Wei L, Guo X. Printable Zinc-Ion Hybrid Micro-Capacitors for Flexible Self-Powered Integrated Units. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2020; 13:19. [PMID: 34138202 PMCID: PMC8187672 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-00546-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Wearable self-powered systems integrated with energy conversion and storage devices such as solar-charging power units arouse widespread concerns in scientific and industrial realms. However, their applications are hampered by the restrictions of unbefitting size matching between integrated modules, limited tolerance to the variation of input current, reliability, and safety issues. Herein, flexible solar-charging self-powered units based on printed Zn-ion hybrid micro-capacitor as the energy storage module is developed. Unique 3D micro-/nano-architecture of the biomass kelp-carbon combined with multivalent ion (Zn2+) storage endows the aqueous Zn-ion hybrid capacitor with high specific capacity (196.7 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1). By employing an in-plane asymmetric printing technique, the fabricated quasi-solid-state Zn-ion hybrid micro-capacitors exhibit high rate, long life and energy density up to 8.2 μWh cm-2. After integrating the micro-capacitor with organic solar cells, the derived self-powered system presents outstanding energy conversion/storage efficiency (ηoverall = 17.8%), solar-charging cyclic stability (95% after 100 cycles), wide current tolerance, and good mechanical flexibility. Such portable, wearable, and green integrated units offer new insights into design of advanced self-powered systems toward the goal of developing highly safe, economic, stable, and long-life smart wearable electronics.
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- Juan Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao Y, Wang D, Li X, Yang Q, Guo Y, Mo F, Li Q, Peng C, Li H, Zhi C. Initiating a Reversible Aqueous Zn/Sulfur Battery through a "Liquid Film". ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2003070. [PMID: 32596928 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202003070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sulfur cathodes have been under intensive study in various systems, such as Li/S, Na/S, Mg/S, and Al/S batteries. However, to date, Zn/S chemistry has never been reported. The first reliable aqueous Zn/polysulfide system activated by a "liquid film" comprising 4-(3-butyl-1-imidazolio)-1-butanesulfoni ionic liquid (IL) encapsulated within PEDOT:PSS. CF3 SO3 - anions in the IL operating as Zn2+ -transfer channels is reported. Moreover, the PEDOT:PSS network retains the IL, which renders Zn2+ -transfer channels and a polysulfide cathode with enhanced structural stability. The Zn/polysulfide system delivers extraordinary capacity of 1148 mAh g-1 and overwhelming energy density of 724.7 Wh kg-1 cathode at 0.3 Ag-1 . During the discharging phase, S6 2- is dominantly reduced by Zn to S2- (S6 → S2- ). During the charging phase, these short chains are oxidized to form long-chain Znx Liy S3-6 . A further optimized high-concentrated salt electrolyte is used to improve the reversibility of the battery, demonstrating an extended lifetime over 1600 cycles at 1 Ag-1 with a capacity retention of 204 mAh g-1 . This facile approach and the superior performance of the developed aqueous Zn/S chemistry provide a new platform for sulfur-based battery and potentially solve the problems of other metal/sulfur batteries.
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- Yuwei Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Li X, Tang Y, Zhu J, Lv H, Zhao L, Wang W, Zhi C, Li H. Boosting the Cycling Stability of Aqueous Flexible Zn Batteries via F Doping in Nickel-Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxide Cathode. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2001935. [PMID: 32603014 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202001935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cathodes of rechargeable Zn batteries typically face the issues of irreversible phase transformation, structure collapse, and volume expansion during repeated charge/discharge cycles, which result in an increased transfer resistance and poor long-term cycling stability. Herein, a facile F doping strategy is developed to boost the cycling stability of nickel cobalt carbonate hydroxide (NiCo-CH) cathode. Benefiting from the extremely high electronegativity, the phase and morphology stabilities as well as the electrical conductivity of NiCo-CH are remarkably enhanced by F incorporation (NiCo-CH-F). Phase interface and amorphous microdomains are also introduced, which are favorable for the electrochemical performance of cathode. Benefiting from these features, NiCo-CH-F delivers a high capacity (245 mA h g-1 ), excellent rate capability (64% retention at 8 A g-1 ), and outstanding cycling stability (maintains 90% after 10 000 cycles). Moreover, the quasi-solid-state battery also manifests superior cycling stability (maintains 90% after 7200 cycles) and desirable flexibility. This work offers a general strategy to boost the cycling stability of cathode materials for aqueous Zn batteries.
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- Xuejin Li
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong, 266580, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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Huang X, Gou L. Design and synthesis of 3D hierarchical NiMoS 4@CuCo 2S 4 array electrode with excellent electrochemical performance. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:185602. [PMID: 31958786 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab6d9a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Large capacitance energy storage materials have a great application prospect due to the development of portable devices. An electrochemical deposition method was used to combine amorphous CuCo2S4 with NiMoS4, which was prepared by a two-step hydrothermal method. The resulting grass-like nanowire array structure greatly promotes the utilization rate of active materials. By the addition of two variable valence metal ions, there is an increase in electrolyte touchable active sites and a decrease in the impedance of the electrode materials. Compared with bare NiMoS4, the binder-free composite electrode has a significantly better capacitance characteristic. In particular, the NiMoS4@CuCo2S4-8 has excellent capacity performance with a specific capacitance of 13.14 F cm-2 at the current density of 5 mA cm-2. The electrode shows 73% capacitance retention after 2000 charge-discharge cycles. It is shown that the combined effect of the nanowires and the several variable valence metal ions is effective to increase the specific capacitance of bimetallic sulfides.
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- Xinle Huang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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Ma L, Chen S, Li N, Liu Z, Tang Z, Zapien JA, Chen S, Fan J, Zhi C. Hydrogen-Free and Dendrite-Free All-Solid-State Zn-Ion Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1908121. [PMID: 32091149 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An ionic-liquid-based Zn salt electrolyte is demonstrated to be an effective route to solve both the side-reaction of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and Zn-dendrite growth in Zn-ion batteries. The developed electrolyte enables hydrogen-free, dendrite-free Zn plating/stripping over 1500 h cycle (3000 cycles) at 2 mA cm-2 with nearly 100% coulombic efficiency. Meanwhile, the oxygen-induced corrosion and passivation are also effectively suppressed. These features bring Zn-ion batteries an unprecedented long lifespan over 40 000 cycles at 4 A g-1 and high voltage of 2.05 V with a cobalt hexacyanoferrate cathode. Furthermore, a 28.6 µm thick solid polymer electrolyte of a poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) film filled with poly(ethylene oxide)/ionic-liquid-based Zn salt is constructed to build an all-solid-state Zn-ion battery. The all-solid-state Zn-ion batteries show excellent cycling performance of 30 000 cycles at 2 A g-1 at room temperature and withstand high temperature up to 70 °C, low temperature to -20 °C, as well as abuse test of bending deformation up to 150° for 100 cycles and eight times cutting. This is the first demonstration of an all-solid-state Zn-ion battery based on a newly developed electrolyte, which meanwhile solves the deep-seated hydrogen evolution and dendrite growth problem in traditional Zn-ion batteries.
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- Longtao Ma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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Wei W, Li J, Wang Q, Liu D, Niu J, Liu P. Hierarchically Porous SnO 2 Nanoparticle-Anchored Polypyrrole Nanotubes as a High-Efficient Sulfur/Polysulfide Trap for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:6362-6370. [PMID: 31913593 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Conductive supports could improve the electrical conductivity of the electrode in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries but suffer from the shuttle effect originated from the polysulfide dissolution, while the hydrophilic metal oxides could avoid the shuttle effect but with poor conductivity. Herein, a facile approach was developed to fabricate hierarchically porous tin oxide (SnO2) nanoparticle-anchored tubular polypyrrole (T-PPy) as a sulfur host, in order to integrate the advantages of conductive supports and metal oxides but overcome their shortcomings. In the unique structure, the T-PPy nanotubes acted as a conductive network to not only improve the electrical conductivity of cathodes but also accommodate the volume expansion of the sulfur cathode during cycling as well as relatively confine the polysulfide diffusion, while the SnO2 nanoparticles served as a high-efficient polysulfide trap to mitigate the shuttle effect due to the chemical bond between SnO2 and polysulfides. Moreover, the hierarchically porous structure and therefore large surface area of the proposed S/(T-PPy)@SnO2 cathode were favorable for the accommodation of sulfur and lithium sulfides. Consequently, S/(T-PPy)@SnO2 with 64.7% sulfur mass content exhibited excellent cyclic stability with a decay rate of only 0.05% per cycle along with 500 cycles at 1 C, rate capability of 383.7 mA h/g at 5 C, and Coulombic efficiency above 90%, outstanding among most of the reported PPy-based sulfur cathodes and PPy-based ternary sulfur cathodes.
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- Wenli Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Lanzhou University , Lanzhou 730000 , China
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Pan Z, Yang J, Yang J, Zhang Q, Zhang H, Li X, Kou Z, Zhang Y, Chen H, Yan C, Wang J. Stitching of Zn 3(OH) 2V 2O 7·2H 2O 2D Nanosheets by 1D Carbon Nanotubes Boosts Ultrahigh Rate for Wearable Quasi-Solid-State Zinc-Ion Batteries. ACS NANO 2020; 14:842-853. [PMID: 31869204 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Several layer-structured vanadates of two-dimensional (2D) nanosheet morphologies have been investigated recently for flexible quasi-solid-state aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs), where one of the challenging issues is the poor electronic conductivity and mechanical stability especially in the cross-2D nanosheet direction, leading to insufficient rate capability and mechanical stability and shortened cycle life. Herein, we have devised a strategy of using one-dimensional (1D) carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to stitch zinc pyrovanadate (Zn3(OH)2V2O7·2H2O, CNT-stitched ZVO) 2D nanosheets that are directly grown on oxidized CNT fiber (CNT-stitched ZVO NSs@OCNT fiber). With the CNT-stitched 2D nanosheet structure, the open frameworks of ZVO provide required spacing for reversible Zn2+ (de)intercalation, and the stitching CNTs offer the desperately needed electronic conductivity and mechanical robustness across the ZVO 2D nanosheets. As a result, the fiber-shaped quasi-solid-state ZIB, assembled using the CNT-stitched ZVO NSs@OCNT as the cathode and Zn NSs@CNT fiber (electrodeposited zinc nanosheets on CNT fiber) as the anode, demonstrates an ultrahigh rate capability (69.7% retention after a 100-fold increase in current density), an impressively stack volumetric energy density of 71.6 mWh cm-3, together with a long-term stability (88.6% retention after 2000 cycles). The present work proves the proof-of-concept of developing 2D nanosheets purposely stitched together by 1D conducting nanotubes/nanowires as a class of advanced cathodes for quasi-solid-state ZIBs in future portable electronics.
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- Zhenghui Pan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117585 Singapore
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- School of Engineering , Zhejiang A&F University , Hangzhou 311300 , P.R. China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 639798 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 Singapore
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- School of Engineering , Zhejiang A&F University , Hangzhou 311300 , P.R. China
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- College of Energy , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 Singapore
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Zhang S, Zhao W, Li H, Xu Q. Cross-Conjugated Polycatechol Organic Cathode for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Storage. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:188-195. [PMID: 31696615 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The rapid development of aqueous zinc-ion batteries poses a challenge for the exploration of cathode materials with high capacity and long cycle life. Organic materials are considered an appropriate choice owing to their structural flexibility and tunable surface chemistry. However, most organic cathode materials still have some shortcomings, such as low electrical conductivity, high cost, and limited cycling durability. Here, a facile synthesis of a novel organic composite cathode composed of cross-conjugated polycatechol (PC) combined with graphene (PC/G) is reported. The PC/G cathode is used for aqueous zinc-ion storage, wherein many hydroxy groups in the PC/G composite cathode can be converted into redox-active carbonyl groups at the initial discharge-charge. This composite cathode can deliver a high specific capacity of 355 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and a specific capacity of 171 mAh g-1 at 10 C. Moreover, the composite cathode can retain 74.4 % of its initial capacity after 3000 discharge-charge cycles at 2 C. This coordination route to zinc ions within the PC/G composite cathode can avoid the destruction of the cathode material during discharge-charge. This organic cathode shows great promise for reversible zinc-ion storage, bringing aqueous zinc-ion batteries a step closer to future practical applications.
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- Shuoqing Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, SA, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Chen Z, Mo F, Wang D, Guo Y, Liu Z, Li X, Li Q, Liang G, Zhi C. Aqueous Rechargeable Metal-Ion Batteries Working at Subzero Temperatures. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 8:2002590. [PMID: 33437581 PMCID: PMC7788594 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Aqueous rechargeable metal-ion batteries (ARMBs) represent one of the current research frontiers due to their low cost, high safety, and other unique features. Evolving to a practically useful device, the ARMBs must be adaptable to various ambient, especially the cold weather. While much effort has been made on organic electrolyte batteries operating at low temperatures, the study on low-temperature ARMBs is still in its infancy. The challenge mainly comes from water freezing at subzero temperatures, resulting in dramatically retarded kinetics. Here, the freezing behavior of water and its effects on subzero performances of ARMBs are first discussed. Then all strategies used to enhance subzero temperature performances of ARMBs by associating them with battery kinetics are summarized. The subzero temperature performances of ARMBs and organic electrolyte batteries are compared. The final section presents potential directions for further improvements and future perspectives of this thriving field.
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- Yuwei Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- College of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringCity University of Hong KongHong Kong999077China
- Centre for Functional PhotonicsCity University of Hong KongKowloon999077Hong Kong
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