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Wen X, Zhong Y, Chen S, Yang Z, Dong P, Wang Y, Zhang L, Wang Z, Jiang Y, Zhou G, Liu J, Gao J. 3D Hierarchical Sunflower-Shaped MoS 2/SnO 2 Photocathodes for Photo-Rechargeable Zinc Ion Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309555. [PMID: 38502881 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Photo-rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (PRZIBs) have attracted much attention in the field of energy storage due to their high safety and dexterity compared with currently integrated lithium-ion batteries and solar cells. However, challenges remain toward their practical applications, originating from the unsatisfactory structural design of photocathodes, which results in low photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE). Herein, a flexible MoS2/SnO2-based photocathode is developed via constructing a sunflower-shaped light-trapping nanostructure with 3D hierarchical and self-supporting properties, enabled by the hierarchical embellishment of MoS2 nanosheets and SnO2 quantum dots on carbon cloth (MoS2/SnO2 QDs@CC). This structural design provides a favorable pathway for the effective separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and the efficient storage of Zn2+ on photocathodes. Consequently, the PRZIB assembled with MoS2/SnO2 QDs@CC delivers a desirable capacity of 366 mAh g-1 under a light intensity of 100 mW cm-2, and achieves an ultra-high PCE of 2.7% at a current density of 0.125 mA cm-2. In practice, an integrated battery system consisting of four series-connected quasi-solid-state PRZIBs is successfully applied as a wearable wristband of smartwatches, which opens a new door for the application of PRZIBs in next-generation flexible energy storage devices.
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- Xinyang Wen
- Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronics, School of Physics and Electronic Information, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, China
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Cai X, Tian W, Zhang Z, Sun Y, Yang L, Mu H, Lian C, Qiu H. Polymer Coating with Balanced Coordination Strength and Ion Conductivity for Dendrite-Free Zinc Anode. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307727. [PMID: 37820045 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Decorating Zn anodes with functionalized polymers is considered as an effective strategy to inhibit dendrite growth. However, this normally brings extra interfacial resistance rendering slow reaction kinetics of Zn2+ . Herein, a poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP) coating with modulated coordination strength and ion conductivity for dendrite-free Zn anode is reported. The P2VP coating favors a high electrolyte wettability and rapid Zn2+ migration speed (Zn2+ transfer number, tZn 2+ = 0.58). Electrostatic potential calculation shows that P2VP mildly coordinates with Zn2+ (adsorption energy = -0.94 eV), which promotes a preferential deposition of Zn along the (002) crystal plane. Notably, the use of partially (26%) quaternized P2VP (q-P2VP) further reduces the interfacial resistance to 126 Ω, leading to a high ion migration speed (tZn 2+ = 0.78) and a considerably low nucleation overpotential (18 mV). As a result of the synergistic effect of mild coordination and partial electrolysis, the overpotential of the q-P2VP-decorated Zn anode retains at a considerably low level (≈46 mV) over 1000 h at a high current density of 10 mA cm-2 . The assembled (NH4 )2 V6 O16 ·1.5H2 O || glass fiber || q-P2VP-Zn full cell reveals a lower average capacity decay rate of only 0.018% per cycle within 500 cycles at 1 A g-1 .
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- Xiaomin Cai
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, and School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Kim JS, Heo SW, Lee SY, Lim JM, Choi S, Kim SW, Mane VJ, Kim C, Park H, Noh YT, Choi S, van der Laan T, Ostrikov KK, Park SJ, Doo SG, Han Seo D. Utilization of 2D materials in aqueous zinc ion batteries for safe energy storage devices. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:17270-17312. [PMID: 37869772 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr03468b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Aqueous rechargeable battery has been an intense topic of research recently due to the significant safety issues of conventional Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Amongst the various candidates of aqueous batteries, aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) hold great promise as a next generation safe energy storage device due to its low cost, abundance in nature, low toxicity, environmental friendliness, low redox potential, and high theoretical capacity. Yet, the promise has not been realized due to their limitations, such as lower capacity compared to traditional LIB, dendrite growth, detrimental degradation of electrode materials structure as ions intercalate/de-intercalate, and gas evolution/corrosion at the electrodes, which remains a significant challenge. To address the challenges, various 2D materials with different physiochemical characteristics have been utilized. This review explores fundamental physiochemical characteristics of widely used 2D materials in AZIBs, including graphene, MoS2, MXenes, 2D metal organic framework, 2D covalent organic framework, and 2D transition metal oxides, and how their characteristics have been utilized or modified to address the challenges in AZIBs. The review also provides insights and perspectives on how 2D materials can help to realize the full potential of AZIBs for next-generation safe and reliable energy storage devices.
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- Jun Sub Kim
- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
- The School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, SungKyunKwan University, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si 2066, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Green Energy Institute, Mokpo-Si, Jeollanam-do 58656, Republic of Korea.
- AI & Energy Research Center, Korea Photonics Technology Institute, South Korea
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- Korea Conformity Laboratories, Gwangju-Jeonnam Center, Yeosu, 59631, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Conformity Laboratories, Gwangju-Jeonnam Center, Yeosu, 59631, Republic of Korea
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- Ulsan Advanced Energy Technology R&D Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Ulsan 44776, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and QUT Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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- Energy Materials & Devices, Department of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju-si (58217), Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.
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Dzięcioł K, Durmus YE, Tempel H, Kungl H, Bauer A, Eichel RA. Laboratory X-ray computed tomography imaging protocol allowing the operando investigation of electrode material evolution in various environments. iScience 2023; 26:107097. [PMID: 37416465 PMCID: PMC10320505 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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A robust imaging protocol utilizing laboratory XCT is presented. Hybrid 2D/3D imaging at different scales with real-time monitoring allowed to assess, in operation, the evolution of zinc electrodes within three environments, namely alkaline, near-neutral, and mildly acidic. Different combinations of currents were used to demonstrate various scenarios exhibiting both dendritic and smooth deposition of active material. Directly from radiograms, the volume of the electrode and therefore its growth/dissolution rate was estimated and compared against tomographic reconstructions and theoretical values. The protocol combines simplistic cell design with multiple three-dimensional and two-dimensional acquisitions at different magnifications, providing a unique insight into electrode's morphology evolution within various environments.
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- Krzysztof Dzięcioł
- Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
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- Fundamental Electrochemistry (IEK-9), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- Institut für Materialien und Prozesse für elektrochemische Energiespeicher und wandler, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Feng K, Wang D, Yu Y. Progress and Prospect of Zn Anode Modification in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries: Experimental and Theoretical Aspects. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062721. [PMID: 36985693 PMCID: PMC10057661 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs), the favorite of next-generation energy storage devices, are popular among researchers owing to their environmental friendliness, low cost, and safety. However, AZIBs still face problems of low cathode capacity, fast attenuation, slow ion migration rate, and irregular dendrite growth on anodes. In recent years, many researchers have focused on Zn anode modification to restrain dendrite growth. This review introduces the energy storage mechanism and current challenges of AZIBs, and then some modifying strategies for zinc anodes are elucidated from the perspectives of experiments and theoretical calculations. From the experimental point of view, the modification strategy is mainly to construct a dense artificial interface layer or porous framework on the anode surface, with some research teams directly using zinc alloys as anodes. On the other hand, theoretical research is mainly based on adsorption energy, differential charge density, and molecular dynamics. Finally, this paper summarizes the research progress on AZIBs and puts forward some prospects.
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