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Wang Y, Gao Y, He J, Yang J, Fu G, Cao Q, Pu J, Bu F, Xu X, Guan C. Sphere-Confined Reversible Zn Deposition for Stable Alkaline Aqueous Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307819. [PMID: 37797210 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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The practical applications of alkaline zinc-based batteries are challenged by poor rechargeability with an insufficient zinc utilization ratio. Herein, a sphere-confined reversible zinc deposition behavior from a free-standing Zn anode is reported, which is composed of bi-continuous ZnO-protected interconnected and hollowed Zn microspheres by the Kirkendall effect. The cross-linked Zn network with in situ formed outer ZnO shell and inner hollow space not only inhibits side reactions but also ensures long-range conductivity and accommodates shape change, which induces preferential reversible zinc dissolution-deposition process in the inner space and maintains structural integrity even under high zinc utilization ratio. As a result, the Zn electrode can be stably cycled for 390 h at a high current density of 20 mA cm-2 (60% depth of discharge), outperforming previously reported alkaline Zn anodes. A stable zinc-nickel oxide hydroxide battery with a high cumulative capacity of 8532 mAh cm-2 at 60% depth of discharge is also demonstrated.
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- Yuxuan Wang
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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Li L, Tsang YCA, Xiao D, Zhu G, Zhi C, Chen Q. Phase-transition tailored nanoporous zinc metal electrodes for rechargeable alkaline zinc-nickel oxide hydroxide and zinc-air batteries. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2870. [PMID: 35610261 PMCID: PMC9130287 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30616-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Secondary alkaline Zn batteries are cost-effective, safe, and energy-dense devices, but they are limited in rechargeability. Their short cycle life is caused by the transition between metallic Zn and ZnO, whose differences in electronic conductivity, chemical reactivity, and morphology undermine uniform electrochemical reactions and electrode structural stability. To circumvent these issues, here we propose an electrode design with bi-continuous metallic zinc nanoporous structures capable of stabilizing the electrochemical transition between metallic Zn and ZnO. In particular, via in situ optical microscopy and electrochemical impedance measurements, we demonstrate the kinetics-controlled structural evolution of Zn and ZnO. We also tested the electrochemical energy storage performance of the nanoporous zinc electrodes in alkaline zinc-nickel oxide hydroxide (NiOOH) and zinc-air (using Pt/C/IrO2-based air-electrodes) coin cell configurations. The Zn | |NiOOH cell delivers an areal capacity of 30 mAh/cm2 at 60% depth of discharging for 160 cycles, and the Zn | |Pt/C/IrO2 air cell demonstrates 80-hour stable operation in lean electrolyte condition.
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- Liangyu Li
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- The Energy Institute, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
- The Energy Institute, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
- Department of Chemistry, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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The Trade-Offs in the Design of Reversible Zinc Anodes for Secondary Alkaline Batteries. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-021-00107-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhao W, Liu Z, Zhong C, Shen Z, Jin X, Zhang H. ZIF-derived ZnO/Sb composite scaffolded on carbon framework for Ni-Zn batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 579:823-831. [PMID: 32679379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.06.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ni-Zn, Zn-MnO2, and Zn-air batteries have the advantages of inflammability, material abundance, and high specific energy. However, their applications are limited by the poor rechargeability of zinc anodes, which are related to shape changes, dendrite growth, corrosion, passivation, dissolution, etc. In this study, we developed a zeolitic-imidazolate framework (ZIF)-based route to construct a novel ZnO/Sb composite anode. The resultant zinc anode is scaffolded on carbon cloth (CC) and then encapsulated by carbonized resorcinol-formaldehyde resins. Such a carbon-framed ZnO/Sb anode shows the excellent rate and cycling properties because Sb suppresses the corrosion and improves interparticle conductivity, and the ZIF-derived carbon frame accommodates the shape changes, blocks the zinc dissolution, and accelerates the charge transfer. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of anti-corrosion and carbon-framed structure design on pouch and cable-like Ni-Zn batteries.
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- Weiyi Zhao
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Sublimed sulfur powders as novel effective anode additives to enhance the high-rate capabilities of iron anodes for advanced iron-based secondary batteries. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zinc particles coated with bismuth oxide based glasses as anode material for zinc air batteries with improved electrical rechargeability. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Li J, Guo L, Shangguan E, Yue M, Xu M, Wang D, Chang Z, Li Q. Synthesis of novel spherical Fe3O4@Ni3S2 composite as improved anode material for rechargeable nickel-iron batteries. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Enhancing the rate and cycling performance of spherical ZnO anode material for advanced zinc-nickel secondary batteries by combined in-situ doping and coating with carbon. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.03.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Liu J, Guan C, Zhou C, Fan Z, Ke Q, Zhang G, Liu C, Wang J. A Flexible Quasi-Solid-State Nickel-Zinc Battery with High Energy and Power Densities Based on 3D Electrode Design. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:8732-8739. [PMID: 27562134 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201603038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A flexible quasi-solid-state Ni-Zn battery is developed by using tiny ZnO nanoparticles and porous ultrathin NiO nanoflakes conformally deposited on hierar chical carbon-cloth-carbon-fiber (CC-CF) as the anode (CC-CF@ZnO) and cathode (CC-CF@NiO), respectively. The device is able to deliver high performance (absence of Zn dendrite), superior to previous reports on aqueous Ni-Zn batteries and other flexible electrochemical energy-storage devices.
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- Jinping Liu
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574, Singapore.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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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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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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