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Wang N, Ma Y, Chang Y, Feng L, Liu H, Li B, Li W, Liu Y, Han G. Armoring the cathode with starch gel enables Shuttle-Free Zinc-Iodine batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 665:491-499. [PMID: 38537593 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.03.149] [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: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
Zinc-iodine batteries (ZIBs) have been recognized as a promising energy storage device due to their high energy density, low cost and environmental friendliness. However, the development of ZIBs is hindered by the shuttle effect of polyiodides which results in capacity degradation and poor cycling performance. Inspired by the ability of starch to form inclusion compounds with iodine, we propose to use a starch gel on the cathode to suppress the shuttle of polyiodides. Herein, porous carbon is utilized as a host for iodine species and provides an excellent conductive network, while starch gel is used as another host to suppress polyiodides shuttle, resulting in improved battery performance. The test results demonstrate that the conversion between I-/I2/I3- in the cathode and the effective inclusion role of starch suppress the shuttle of polyiodides during the charging process. Meanwhile, based on the electrochemical tests and theoretical DFT calculations, it is found that starch has a stronger ability to adsorb polyiodides compared to carbon materials, which enables effective confinement of polyiodides. The ZIBs used the cathode with starch gel exhibit high coulombic efficiency (>95 % at 0.2 A/g) and low self-discharge (86.8 % after resting for 24 h). This strategy is characterized by its simplicity, low cost and high applicability, making it significant for the advancement of high-performance ZIBs.
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- Na Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong 030619, China
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- Department of Energy Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Shanxi Institute of Energy, Jinzhong 030600, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong 030619, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong 030619, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong 030619, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; Institute for Carbon-Based Thin Film Electronics, Peking University-Shanxi (ICTFE-PKU), Taiyuan 030012, China.
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Wang C, Ji X, Liang J, Zhao S, Zhang X, Qu G, Shao W, Li C, Zhao G, Xu X, Li H. Activating and Stabilizing a Reversible four Electron Redox Reaction of I -/I + for Aqueous Zn-Iodine Battery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403187. [PMID: 38501218 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Low capacity and poor cycle stability greatly inhibit the development of zinc-iodine batteries. Herein, a high-performance Zn-iodine battery has been reached by designing and optimizing both electrode and electrolyte. The Br- is introduced as the activator to trigger I+, and coupled with I+ forming interhalogen to stabilize I+ to achieve a four-electron reaction, which greatly promotes the capacity. And the Ni-Fe-I LDH nanoflowers serve as the confinement host to enable the reactions of I-/I+ occurring in the layer due to the spacious and stable interlayer spacing of Ni-Fe-I LDH, which effectively suppresses the iodine-species shuttle ensuring high cycling stability. As a result, the electrochemical performance is greatly enhanced, especially in specific capacity (as high as 350 mAh g-1 at 1 A g-1 far higher than two-electron transfer Zn-iodine batteries) and cycling performance (94.6 % capacity retention after 10000 cycles). This strategy provides a new way to realize high capacity and long-term stability of Zn-iodine batteries.
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- Chenggang Wang
- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology of Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Deng Y, Li H, Yan Y, Zhang M, Chang P, Mei H, Cheng L, Zhang L. A Pyrophosphate Bifunctional Cathode with Inductive Effect for High-Voltage and Self-Charging Zinc Ion Battery. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301818. [PMID: 38566411 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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With the growing demand for new energy storage devices, rechargeable aqueous zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) have attracted widespread attention due to their low cost and high safety. Among the cathode materials for ZIBs, polyanionic-based cathode materials with high voltage, high stability, and low cost have great potential. In this paper, tetragonal Na2VOP2O7 was prepared using a simple sol-gel method. The discharge platform voltage amounted to 1.8 V and had good rate and cycle performance due to the inductive effect of pyrophosphate. Then, a protective layer of Zn-hydroxyapatite (ZnHAP) modification was applied to the cathode surface, which can inhibit the hydrolysis of vanadium ions. The capacity was enhanced by 19 % after modification and the capacity retention after 100 cycles was also higher. Interestingly, the Na2VOP2O7 cathode also possesses a self-charging effect, recovering to 48 % of its initial capacity with an open-circuit voltage (OCV) of 1.1 V within a certain period, and light exposure can reduce the self-charging time by 83 %. These beneficial results indicate that the pyrophosphate bifunctional cathode with inductive effect has a great potential to construct high-voltage and multifunctional zinc ion battery.
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- Yifan Deng
- Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054, P. R. China
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- Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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Li X, Xu W, Zhi C. Halogen-powered static conversion chemistry. Nat Rev Chem 2024; 8:359-375. [PMID: 38671189 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-024-00597-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Halogen-powered static conversion batteries (HSCBs) thrive in energy storage applications. They fall into the category of secondary non-flow batteries and operate by reversibly changing the chemical valence of halogens in the electrodes or/and electrolytes to transfer electrons, distinguishing them from the classic rocking-chair batteries. The active halide chemicals developed for these purposes include organic halides, halide salts, halogenated inorganics, organic-inorganic halides and the most widely studied elemental halogens. Aside from this, various redox mechanisms have been discovered based on multi-electron transfer and effective reaction pathways, contributing to improved electrochemical performances and stabilities of HSCBs. In this Review, we discuss the status of HSCBs and their electrochemical mechanism-performance correlations. We first provide a detailed exposition of the fundamental redox mechanisms, thermodynamics, conversion and catalysis chemistry, and mass or electron transfer modes involved in HSCBs. We conclude with a perspective on the challenges faced by the community and opportunities towards practical applications of high-energy halogen cathodes in energy-storage devices.
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- Xinliang Li
- Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Material Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Laboratory of Zhongyuan Light, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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Wang S, Wang Y, Wei Z, Zhu J, Chen Z, Hong H, Xiong Q, Zhang D, Li S, Wang S, Huang Y, Zhi C. Halide Exchange in Perovskites Enables Bromine/Iodine Hybrid Cathodes for Highly Durable Zinc Ion Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2401924. [PMID: 38593988 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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With the increasing need for reliable storage systems, the conversion-type chemistry typified by bromine cathodes attracts considerable attention due to sizeable theoretical capacity, cost efficiency, and high redox potential. However, the severe loss of active species during operation remains a problem, leading researchers to resort to concentrated halide-containing electrolytes. Here, profiting from the intrinsic halide exchange in perovskite lattices, a novel low-dimensional halide hybrid perovskite cathode, TmdpPb2[IBr]6, which serves not only as a halogen reservoir for reversible three-electron conversions but also as an effective halogen absorbent by surface Pb dangling bonds, C─H…Br hydrogen bonds, and Pb─I…Br halogen bonds, is proposed. As such, the Zn||TmdpPb2[IBr]6 battery delivers three remarkable discharge voltage plateaus at 1.21 V (I0/I-), 1.47 V (I+/I0), and 1.74 V (Br0/Br-) in a typical halide-free electrolyte; meanwhile, realizing a high capacity of over 336 mAh g-1 at 0.4 A g-1 and high capacity retentions of 88% and 92% after 1000 cycles at 1.2 A g-1 and 4000 cycles at 3.2 A g-1, respectively, accompanied by a high coulombic efficiency of ≈99%. The work highlights the promising conversion-type cathodes based on metal-halide perovskite materials.
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- Shixun Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Hong Kong Center for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering (COCHE), Shatin, NT, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Hong Kong Center for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering (COCHE), Shatin, NT, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Hong Kong Center for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering (COCHE), Shatin, NT, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
- Sauvage Laboratory for Smart Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
- Hong Kong Center for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering (COCHE), Shatin, NT, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
- Center for Advanced Nuclear Safety and Sustainable Development, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong S.A.R., 999077, P. R. China
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Xu Y, Wang M, Sajid M, Meng Y, Xie Z, Sun L, Jin J, Chen W, Zhang S. Organocatalytic Lithium Chloride Oxidation by Covalent Organic Frameworks for Rechargeable Lithium-Chlorine Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315931. [PMID: 38050465 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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Rechargeable Li-Cl2 battery is a promising high energy density battery system. However, reasonable cycle life could only be achieved under low specific capacities due to the sluggish oxidation of LiCl to Cl2 . Herein, we propose an amine-functionalized covalent organic framework (COF) with catalytic activity, namely COF-NH2 , that significantly decreases the oxidation barrier of LiCl and accelerates the oxidation kinetics of LiCl in Li-Cl2 cell. The resulting Li-Cl2 cell using COF-NH2 (Li-Cl2 @COF-NH2 ) simultaneously exhibits low overpotential, ultrahigh discharge capacity up to 3500 mAh/g and a promoted utilization ratio of deposited LiCl at the first cycle (UR-LiCl) of 81.4 %, which is one of the highest reported values to date. Furthermore, the Li-Cl2 @COF-NH2 cell could be stably cycled for over 200 cycles when operating at a capacity of 2000 mAh/g at -20 °C with a Coulombic efficiency (CE) of ≈100 % and a discharge plateau of 3.5 V. Our superior Li-Cl2 batteries enabled by organocatalyst enlighten an arena towards high-energy storage applications.
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- Yan Xu
- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, Light Industry Institute of Electrochemical Power Sources, Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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Zhang W, Wang M, Zhang H, Fu L, Zhang W, Yuan Y, Lu K. Bidirectional manipulation of iodine redox kinetics in aqueous Fe-I 2 electrochemistry. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12730-12738. [PMID: 38020388 PMCID: PMC10646974 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04853e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Catalyzing conversion is a promising approach to unlock the theoretical potentials of the I2/I- redox couple in aqueous Fe-I2 electrochemistry. However, most reported results only obtain one-directional efficient iodine conversion and cannot realize a balance of full reduction and reoxidation, thereby resulting in rapid capacity decay and/or low coulombic efficiency. Herein, the concept of bidirectional catalysis based on a core-shell structured composite cathode design, which accelerates the formation and the decomposition of FeI2 simultaneously during battery dynamic cycling, is proposed to regulate the Fe-I2 electrochemical reactions. Notably, the functional matrix integrates N, P co-doping and FeP nanocrystals into a carbon shell to achieve bidirectional catalysis. More specifically, the carbon shell acts as a physical barrier to effectively capture active species within its confined environment, N, P heteroatoms function better in directing the iodine reduction and FeP facilitates the decomposition of FeI2. As confirmed with in situ and ex situ analysis, the Fe-I2 cell operates a one-step but reversible I2/FeI2 pair with enhanced kinetics. Consequently, the composite cathode exhibits a reversible Fe2+ storage capability of 202 mA h g-1 with a capacity fading rate of 0.016% per cycle over 500 cycles. Further, a stable pouch cell was fabricated and yielded an energy density of 146 W h kgiodine-1. Moreover, postmortem analysis reveals that the capacity decay of the Fe-I2 cell originates from anodic degradation rather than the accumulation of inactive iodine. This study represents a promising direction to manipulate iodine redox in rechargeable metal-iodine batteries.
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- Weiwei Zhang
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University Qufu Shandong 273165 China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin Heilongjiang 150001 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University Guiyang Guizhou 550025 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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