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Zhang Y, Zhou X, Yang C, Liu X, Wang M, Han J, Yan H, You Y. Air-Stable Prussian White Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries Enabled by ZnO Surface Modification. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:15649-15656. [PMID: 38525501 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Iron-based Prussian white (PW) is one of the promising cathodes for sodium-ion batteries, owing to its high capacity and low cost. However, the practical application of PW is hindered by its poor air stability. The metal-oxide coating has been proven to be an effective way to improve the air stability of electrode materials. Whereas, the target electrode materials conventionally need to be dissolved in the aqueous solution to obtain precursor composites and subsequently calcined at a high temperature during the metal-oxide coating process, which could destroy the phase structure of PW as a result of the sodium leaching into the water and thermal decomposition at the high temperature. In this work, we propose a facile method to construct a ZnO surface layer on PW by utilizing ethanol as a solvent and a mild post-treatment temperature. The ZnO coating layer effectively enhances the air stability of PW and induces the formation of the stable interface on PW. The PW-5 wt % ZnO-E (exposed in 60% humidity air after 30 days) cathode demonstrates a much higher capacity retention (94.1%) at 1 C after 200 cycles than that of PW-E (54%). This work lays a solid foundation for further application of PW.
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- Youcai Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Microelectronics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
- Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Battery Materials, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
- Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572024, China
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Microelectronics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, People's Republic of China
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Li A, Man Y, Liao J, Duan L, Ji X, Zhou X. KI-Assisted Formation of Spindle-like Prussian White Nanoparticles for High-Performance Potassium-Ion Battery Cathodes. Nano Lett 2023; 23:10066-10073. [PMID: 37846924 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Prussian white (PW) is considered as a promising cathode material for potassium-ion batteries (KIBs) due to its low cost and high theoretical capacity. However, the high water content and structural defects and the strict synthesis conditions of PW lead to its unsatisfactory cycling performance and low specific capacity, hindering its practical applications. Herein, a template-engaged reduction method is proposed, using MIL-88B(Fe) as a self-template and KI as the reducing agent to prepare K-rich PW with low defects and water content. Furthermore, the hierarchical porous spindle-like morphology can be inherited from the precursor, furnishing sufficient active sites and reducing the ion diffusion path. Consequently, when applied as a KIB cathode material, spindle-like PW (K1.72Fe[Fe(CN)6]0.96·0.342H2O) manifested remarkable potassium storage properties. Notably, a full cell assembled by the spindle-like PW cathode and graphite anode exhibited a large energy density of ∼216.7 Wh kg-1, demonstrating its huge potential for energy storage systems.
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- An Li
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Sun R, You Y. Prussian White Cathode Materials for All-Climate Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:44599-44606. [PMID: 37708368 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c08521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Prussian white (PW) is considered one of the most promising cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries because of its large ion diffusion channels, low lattice strain, facile preparation, nontoxicity, and low cost. At present, research on PW mainly focuses on optimizing the material's structures for the ambient environment yet less on its practical application under extreme temperatures. In this Spotlight, we intend to offer progress we have made in developing PW cathode materials working over wide temperatures in terms of intrinsic feasibility and development prospects. These findings provide a direction to promote the practical viability of PW under extreme conditions.
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- Ruitao Sun
- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Microelectronics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China
- Shaoxing Institute of Advanced Research, Wuhan University of Technology, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312399, P.R. China
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- International School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Microelectronics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P.R. China
- Shaoxing Institute of Advanced Research, Wuhan University of Technology, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312399, P.R. China
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Ding Y, Wang M, Mei Z, Diao X. Novel Prussian White@MnO 2-Based Inorganic Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices with Integrated Flexibility, Multicolor, and Long Life. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:48833-48843. [PMID: 36269142 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Flexible electrochromic devices have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their great potential in smart multifunction electrochromic energy storage devices and wearable intelligent electronics. Herein, we present an inorganic flexible Li-based electrochromic energy storage device (EESD) by combining a Prussian white@MnO2-composited electrode (PWM) and sputtering-made WO3 electrode. The synergistic effect of Prussian white and MnO2 plays a positive role both in energy storage and electrochromic property of the EESD. Its energy level can be quantified by the transmittance spectrum and chrominance difference, and its charging-discharging process can be monitored in real time by optical modulation at special wavelength. Specifically, the EESD can endure a 10,000 times cyclic voltammetry cycle without obvious degradation at wide voltage windows (-2 to 2.5 V) and realize a high coloration efficiency (77.6 cm2/C) with 35% optical modulation at 510 nm. In terms of energy storage performance, the EESD demonstrates excellent volumetric energy/power density (1.25 W cm-3/13.2 mWh cm-3) and remarkable stability with close to 98.3% capacitance retention and 99.4% coulombic efficiency after more than 4000 cycles. Its charging and discharging degree can be visualized in different spectral regions. There are 40% transmittance change for charging in the blue light region (450-480 nm) and 45% transmittance change for discharging in the red light region (620-750 nm). Based on its multicolor property, a quantitative indicator of charge state is achieved by the linear dependence of real-time chrominance change as stored or released charge. The ∼11 mC/cm2 stored charge capacity can cause an ∼11 increase in chrominance difference ΔE value, while ∼7 mC/cm2 discharge capacity can cause a ΔE value increase of ∼4. This work provides an efficient strategy to develop portable multicolor-integrated EESDs toward high performance and long stability.
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- Yilin Ding
- Beihang University, Beijing102206, China
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- Beihang University, Beijing102206, China
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Valiūnienė A, Ziziunaite G, Virbickas P. Application of Prussian Blue in Electrochemical and Optical Sensing of Free Chlorine. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 22:7768. [PMID: 36298120 PMCID: PMC9606938 DOI: 10.3390/s22207768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this paper, an electrochemical free chlorine (FCL) sensor was formed by modifying a fluorine-doped tin oxide-coated glass slide (glass|FTO) with a layer of Prussian blue (glass|FTO|PB). The glass|FTO|PB sensor exhibited a wide linear detection range from 1.7 to 99.2 μmol L-1 of FCL with a sensitivity of ~0.8 µA cm-2 μmol-1 L and showed high selectivity for FCL. However, ClO3-, ClO4- and NO3- ions have induced only a negligible amperometric response that is highly beneficial for a real-life sample analysis as these ions are commonly found in chlorine-treated water. Moreover, in this work, optical absorption measurement-based investigations of partially reduced PB were carried out as a means to characterize PB catalytic activity towards FCL and to investigate the possibility of applying PB for the optical detection of FCL.
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Avila LB, Serrano Arambulo PC, Dantas A, Cuevas-Arizaca EE, Kumar D, Müller CK. Study on the Electrical Conduction Mechanism of Unipolar Resistive Switching Prussian White Thin Films. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:2881. [PMID: 36014746 PMCID: PMC9416141 DOI: 10.3390/nano12162881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The electrical conduction mechanism of resistive switching Prussian white (PW) thin films obtained by the electrodeposition method was examined by AC impedance spectroscopy and DC current-voltage measurements. Using an electrode tip to contact PW grown over Au, robust unipolar resistive switching was observed with a current change of up to three orders of magnitude, high repeatability, and reproducibility. Moreover, electrical impedance spectroscopy showed that the resistive switching comes from small conductive filaments formed by potassium ions before the establishment of larger conductive channels. Both voltammetry and EIS measurements suggest that the electrical properties and conductive filament formation are influenced by defects and ions present in the grain boundaries. Thus, PW is a potential material for the next generation of ReRAM devices.
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- Lindiomar B. Avila
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis 88040-900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan 173229, India
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- Faculty of Physical Engineering/Computer Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, 08056 Zwickau, Germany
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Yang Y, Peng Y, Jian Z, Qi Y, Xiong Y, Chen W. Novel High-Performance and Low-Cost Electrochromic Prussian White Film. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:8157-8162. [PMID: 35107971 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prussian white (PW), due to its low cost, easy synthesis, open structure, and fast ion extraction/interaction, is introduced to the electrochromic field. The PW films were successfully grown on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass by a facial hydrothermal method. Impressively, the PW film exhibits excellent electrochemical cycling stability without obvious decay over 10 000 cycles and a high coloration efficiency of 149.3 cm2 C-1. The film also provides the large optical transmittance contrast (over 70%) in a wide wavelength range of 650-800 nm. Furthermore, the PW film shows the rapid coloration and bleaching response. These results suggest that PW is a promising practical candidate of high-performance electrochromic material.
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- Yixin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, P. R. China
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Granica M, Tymecki Ł. Prussian Blue (bio)sensing device for distance-based measurements. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1136:125-133. [PMID: 33081936 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In this research, microfluidic paper distance-based systems for the quantification of redox species are proposed. For the preparation of the sensing zone a Prussian Blue (PB) (convertible to Prussian White (PW)) layer was deposited in the channel manufactured by wax-printing technique. According to the chemical properties of PB/PW system, it is possible to develop optical sensors sensitive to both oxidizing and reducing agents. The created systems were evaluated for the determination of ascorbic acid and hydrogen peroxide, which were chosen and used as model analytes. The final versions of the proposed systems exhibited a linear response from 0.25 mmol L-1 to 4.0 and 2.0 mmol L-1 for ascorbic acid and H2O2, respectively. The analytical utility of the paper systems was confirmed by measuring the levels of ascorbic acid in dietary supplements. Results correlation obtained for the described systems and the reference method was over 0.98 (Pearson's R-coefficient). All measurements were characterized by satisfactory reproducibility and acceptable uncertainty (RSD (%) < 6%). Finally, it was demonstrated that the modification of the PW-strip systems with oxidoreductase led to an enzymatic assay for glucose up to 10 mmol L-1 range. Practical utility of the developed bio-strips was confirmed by quantifying glucose in drinks and dietary supplement samples.
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- Mateusz Granica
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteur 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland.
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteur 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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