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Sun W, Li Z, Li D, Gao K, Miao Z, Han Y, Guan S, Li Z, Sun C. Pre-lithiation strategy to design a high-performance zinc oxide anode for lithium-ion batteries. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:4880-4889. [PMID: 38319407 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06263e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Zinc oxide (ZnO) shows great potential as an anode material for advanced energy storage devices owing to its good structural stability and low cost. However, its inferior cycling capacity seriously restricts its practical application. In this work, a pre-lithiation strategy is adopted to construct pre-lithiated ZnO (Li-ZnO) via the facile solid-state reaction method. This well-designed Li-ZnO is polycrystalline, consisting of fine particles. XPS analysis and Raman results confirm the successful pre-lithiation strategy. The pre-lithiation strategy increases the electronic conductivity of Li-ZnO without further carbon coating and suppresses the volume expansion during the electrochemical reaction. As a result, 5 mol% Li-ZnO displays good reversible capacity with a specific capacity of 639 mA h g-1 after 200 cycles at 0.1 A g-1. After 1440 cycles at 1.0 A g-1, the capacity retention is 380 mA h g-1. The pseudocapacitance contribution can reach up to 72.5% at 1.0 mV s-1. Electrochemical kinetic analysis shows that this pre-lithiation strategy can accelerate the lithium-ion diffusion and charge transfer kinetics of the Li-ZnO anode and suppress the pulverization of the electrochemical reaction. This study demonstrates the necessity of developing new anode materials with good cycling stability via this pre-lithiation strategy.
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- Wei Sun
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- College of Electromechanical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, Shandong, P. R. China
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- College of Electromechanical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Yantai Guobang Chemical Machine Technology Co, Ltd, Yantai 264004, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, Shandong, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, Shandong, P. R. China.
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Sun C, Xu X, Gui C, Chen F, Wang Y, Chen S, Shao M, Wang J. High-Quality Epitaxial N Doped Graphene on SiC with Tunable Interfacial Interactions via Electron/Ion Bridges for Stable Lithium-Ion Storage. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:202. [PMID: 37596510 PMCID: PMC10439101 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01175-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Tailoring the interfacial interaction in SiC-based anode materials is crucial to the accomplishment of higher energy capacities and longer cycle lives for lithium-ion storage. In this paper, atomic-scale tunable interfacial interaction is achieved by epitaxial growth of high-quality N doped graphene (NG) on SiC (NG@SiC). This well-designed NG@SiC heterojunction demonstrates an intrinsic electric field with intensive interfacial interaction, making it an ideal prototype to thoroughly understand the configurations of electron/ion bridges and the mechanisms of interatomic electron migration. Both density functional theory (DFT) analysis and electrochemical kinetic analysis reveal that these intriguing electron/ion bridges can control and tailor the interfacial interaction via the interfacial coupled chemical bonds, enhancing the interfacial charge transfer kinetics and preventing pulverization/aggregation. As a proof-of-concept study, this well-designed NG@SiC anode shows good reversible capacity (1197.5 mAh g-1 after 200 cycles at 0.1 A g-1) and cycling durability with 76.6% capacity retention at 447.8 mAh g-1 after 1000 cycles at 10.0 A g-1. As expected, the lithium-ion full cell (LiFePO4/C//NG@SiC) shows superior rate capability and cycling stability. This interfacial interaction tailoring strategy via epitaxial growth method provides new opportunities for traditional SiC-based anodes to achieve high-performance lithium-ion storage and beyond.
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- Changlong Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
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Algethami JS, Hassan MS, Amna T, Sheikh FA, Alhamami MAM, Seliem AF, Faisal M, Kim HY. Nanotextured CeO 2-SnO 2 Composite: Efficient Photocatalytic, Antibacterial, and Energy Storage Fibers. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13061001. [PMID: 36985895 PMCID: PMC10052679 DOI: 10.3390/nano13061001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Bacterial infections remain a serious and pervasive threat to human health. Bacterial antibiotic resistance, in particular, lowers treatment efficacy and increases mortality. The development of nanomaterials has made it possible to address issues in the biomedical, energy storage, and environmental fields. This paper reports the successful synthesis of CeO2-SnO2 composite nanofibers via an electrospinning method using polyacrylonitrile polymer. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy assessments showed that the average diameter of CeO2-SnO2 nanofibers was 170 nm. The result of photocatalytic degradation for methylene blue dye displayed enhanced efficiency of the CeO2-SnO2 composite. The addition of SnO2 to CeO2 resulted in the enhancement of the light absorption property and enriched charge transmission of photoinduced electron-hole duos, which conspicuously contributed to momentous photoactivity augmentation. Composite nanofibers exhibited higher specific capacitance which may be accredited to the synergism between CeO2 and SnO2 particles in nanofibers. Furthermore, antibacterial activity was screened against Escherichia coli and CeO2-SnO2 composite nanofibers depicted excellent activity. The findings of this work point to new possibilities as an electrode material in energy storage systems and as a visible-light-active photocatalyst for the purification of chemical and biological contaminants, which would substantially benefit environmental remediation processes.
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- Jari S. Algethami
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
- Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Advanced Materials and Nano-Research Centre, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Albaha University, Albaha 65799, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Albaha University, Albaha 65799, Saudi Arabia
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- Nanostructured and Biomimetic Lab, Department of Nanotechnology, University of Kashmir Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
- Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Advanced Materials and Nano-Research Centre, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
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- Organic Materials and Fibers Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 560011, Republic of Korea
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Gao K, Miao Z, Han Y, Li D, Sun W, Zhang M, Meng A, Sun C, Li Z. One-step method synthesis of cobalt-doped GeZn1.7ON1.8 particle for enhanced lithium-ion storage performance. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.141876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Yao J, Ma F, Wang YJ, Zuo Y, Yan W. Zinc vacancy modulated quaternary metallic oxynitride GeZn 1.7ON 1.8: as a high-performance anode for lithium-ion storage. RSC Adv 2022; 12:27072-27081. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04622a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Zn-defected GeZn1.7ON1.8 (GeZn1.7−xON1.8) was successfully synthesized by a simple ammoniation and acid etching method. This well-designed Zn cation-deficient GeZn1.7−xON1.8 anode shows enhanced lithium-ion storage performance.
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- Jinli Yao
- Department of Research and Development, Meijin Energy Ltd, Beijing 100052, China
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- New Energy and Advanced Functional Materials Group, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong, China
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- New Energy and Advanced Functional Materials Group, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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