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Ware SD, Zhang W, Guan W, Lin S, See KA. A guide to troubleshooting metal sacrificial anodes for organic electrosynthesis. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5814-5831. [PMID: 38665512 PMCID: PMC11041367 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06885d] [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: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The development of reductive electrosynthetic reactions is often enabled by the oxidation of a sacrificial metal anode, which charge-balances the reductive reaction of interest occurring at the cathode. The metal oxidation is frequently assumed to be straightforward and innocent relative to the chemistry of interest, but several processes can interfere with ideal sacrificial anode behavior, thereby limiting the success of reductive electrosynthetic reactions. These issues are compounded by a lack of reported observations and characterization of the anodes themselves, even when a failure at the anode is observed. Here, we weave lessons from electrochemistry, interfacial characterization, and organic synthesis to share strategies for overcoming issues related to sacrificial anodes in electrosynthesis. We highlight common but underexplored challenges with sacrificial anodes that cause reactions to fail, including detrimental side reactions between the anode or its cations and the components of the organic reaction, passivation of the anode surface by an insulating native surface film, accumulation of insulating byproducts at the anode surface during the reaction, and competitive reduction of sacrificial metal cations at the cathode. For each case, we propose experiments to diagnose and characterize the anode and explore troubleshooting strategies to overcome the challenge. We conclude by highlighting open questions in the field of sacrificial-anode-driven electrosynthesis and by indicating alternatives to traditional sacrificial anodes that could streamline reaction optimization.
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- Skyler D Ware
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology Pasadena California 91125 USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology Pasadena California 91125 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University Ithaca New York 14853 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University Ithaca New York 14853 USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology Pasadena California 91125 USA
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Liu W, Li H, Tay RY. Recent progress of high-performance in-plane zinc ion hybrid micro-supercapacitors: design, achievements, and challenges. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:4542-4562. [PMID: 38299713 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06120e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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With the increasing demand for wearable and miniature electronics, in-plane zinc (Zn) ion hybrid micro-supercapacitors (ZIHMSCs), as a promising and compatible energy power source, have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique merits. Despite enormous development and breakthroughs in this field, there is still a lack of a systematic and comprehensive review to update the recent progress of in-plane ZIHMSCs in the design and fabrication of both micro-anodes and micro-cathodes, the exploration and optimization of new electrolytes, and the investigation of related-energy storage mechanisms. This minireview summarizes the key breakthroughs and recent advances in the construction of high-performance in-plane ZIHMSCs. First, the background and fundamentals of in-plane ZIHMSCs are briefly introduced. Then, new concepts, strategies, and latest exciting developments in the preparation and interfacial engineering of Zn metal micro-anodes, the fabrication of advanced micro-cathodes, and the exploration of new electrolyte systems are discussed, respectively. Finally, the key challenges and future directions for the development of high-performance in-plane ZIHMSCs are presented as well. This review not only accounts for the recent research progress in the field of the in-plane ZIHMSCs, but also provides important new insights into the design of next-generation miniaturized energy storage devices.
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- Wenwen Liu
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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Jiang W, Zhu K, Xie W, Wang Z, Ou Z, Yang W. Breaking the trade-off between capacity and stability in vanadium-based zinc-ion batteries. Chem Sci 2024; 15:2601-2611. [PMID: 38362413 PMCID: PMC10866371 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05726g] [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: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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Water in electrolytes is a double-edged sword in zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). While it allows for proton insertion in the cathode, resulting in a significant increase in capacity compared to that of organic ZIBs, it also causes damage to electrodes, leading to performance degradation. To overcome the capacity-stability trade-off, organic solvents containing a small amount of water are proposed to mitigate the harmful effects of water while ensuring sufficient proton insertion. Remarkably, in a Zn(OTf)2 electrolyte using 8% H2O in acetonitrile as the solvent, Zn‖(NH4)0.5V2O5·0.5H2O exhibited a capacity as high as 490 mA h g-1 at a low current (0.3 A g-1), with a capacity retention of 80% even after 9000 cycles at high current (6 A g-1), simultaneously achieving the high capacity as in pure aqueous electrolytes and excellent stability as in organic electrolytes. We also found that the water content strongly impacts the kinetics and reversibility of ion insertion/extraction and zinc stripping/plating. Furthermore, compared to electrolytes with pure acetonitrile or H2O solvents, electrolytes with only 8% H2O in acetonitrile provide higher capacities at temperatures ranging from 0 to -50 °C. These discoveries enhance our understanding of the mechanisms involved in ZIBs and present a promising path toward enhancing electrolyte solutions for the creation of high-performance ZIBs.
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- Weikang Jiang
- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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Yang W, Wu G, Zhu R, Choe YK, Sun J, Yang Y, Yang H, Yoo E. Synergistic Cation Solvation Reorganization and Fluorinated Interphase for High Reversibility and Utilization of Zinc Metal Anode. ACS NANO 2023; 17:25335-25347. [PMID: 38054998 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c08749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Batteries based on zinc (Zn) chemistry offer a great opportunity for large-scale applications owing to their safety, cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. However, the poor Zn reversibility and inhomogeneous electrodeposition have greatly impeded their practical implementation, stemming from water-related passivation/corrosion. Here, we present a multifunctional electrolyte comprising gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and Zn(BF4)2·xH2O to resolve these intrinsic challenges. The systematic results confirm that water reactivity toward a Zn anode is minimized by forcing GBL solvents into the Zn2+ solvation shell and constructing a fluorinated interphase on the Zn anode surface via anion decomposition. Furthermore, NMR was selected as an auxiliary testing protocol to elevate and understand the role of electrolyte composition in building the interphase. The combined factors in synergy guarantee high Zn reversibility (average Coulombic efficiency is 99.74%), high areal capacity (55 mAh/cm2), and high Zn utilization (∼91%). Ultimately, these merits enable the Zn battery utilizing a VO2 cathode to operate smoothly over 5000 cycles with a low-capacity decay rate of ∼0.0083% per cycle and a 0.23 Ah VO2/Zn pouch cell to operate over 400 cycles with a capacity retention of 77.3%.
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- Wuhai Yang
- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan
- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan
- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Computational Design of Advanced Functional Materials (CD-FMat), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan
- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan
- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1, Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8568, Japan
- Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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Wang Y, Wang Z, Pang WK, Lie W, Yuwono JA, Liang G, Liu S, Angelo AMD, Deng J, Fan Y, Davey K, Li B, Guo Z. Solvent control of water O-H bonds for highly reversible zinc ion batteries. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2720. [PMID: 37169771 PMCID: PMC10175258 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38384-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Aqueous Zn-ion batteries have attracted increasing research interest; however, the development of these batteries has been hindered by several challenges, including dendrite growth, Zn corrosion, cathode material degradation, limited temperature adaptability and electrochemical stability window, which are associated with water activity and the solvation structure of electrolytes. Here we report that water activity is suppressed by increasing the electron density of the water protons through interactions with highly polar dimethylacetamide and trimethyl phosphate molecules. Meanwhile, the Zn corrosion in the hybrid electrolyte is mitigated, and the electrochemical stability window and the operating temperature of the electrolyte are extended. The dimethylacetamide alters the surface energy of Zn, guiding the (002) plane dominated deposition of Zn. Molecular dynamics simulation evidences Zn2+ ions are solvated with fewer water molecules, resulting in lower lattice strain in the NaV3O8·1.5H2O cathode during the insertion of hydrated Zn2+ ions, boosting the lifespan of Zn|| NaV3O8·1.5H2O cell to 3000 cycles.
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- Yanyan Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
- College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Australian Synchrotron, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Power Battery Safety and Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory on Power Battery Safety and Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering & Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
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Jiang H, Chen Z, Yang Y, Fan C, Zhao J, Cui G. Rational Design of Functional Electrolytes Towards Commercial Dual-Ion Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202201561. [PMID: 36098496 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dual-ion batteries (DIBs) based on anion (de)intercalation into low-cost graphitic carbon cathodes hold great promise in grid-scale energy storage. Different from the electrolyte in rocking-chair batteries, which only serves as a charge transporter, both cations and anions in the electrolyte for DIBs participate in battery reactions. Hence, the impact of the electrolyte formulation on cycle life, energy density, as well as cost has become a subject of vital importance. This review discussed the challenges and recent progress of electrolytes for DIBs, with a particular focus on the exploration of electrolytes with high oxidation stability, high salt concentration, high ionic conductivity, and low cost. Moreover, the influence of varied ion concentrations at different state-of-charge levels on the electrolyte properties such as ionic conductivity and electrochemical stability is analyzed. Finally, perspectives on the current limitations and future research directions of electrolytes for DIBs are provided.
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- Hongzhu Jiang
- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, P. R. China
- College of Electromechanical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 266061, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, P. R. China
- School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, P. R. China
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Han M, Zhou J, Fan HJ. Opportunity for eutectic mixtures in metal-ion batteries. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2023.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Ilyas F, Chen J, Zhang Y, Lu H, Huang Y, Ma H, Wang J. Empowering Zn Electrode Current Capability Along Interfacial Stability by Optimizing Intrinsic Safe Organic Electrolytes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215110. [PMID: 36370036 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Metallic Zn is one of the most promising anodes, but its practical application has been hindered by dendritic growth and serious interfacial reactions in conventional electrolytes. Herein, ionic liquids are adopted to prepare intrinsically safe electrolytes via combining with TEP or TMP solvents. With this synergy effect, the blends of TEP/TMP with an IL fraction of ≈25 wt% are found to be promising electrolytes, with ionic conductivities comparable to those of standard phosphate-based electrolytes while electrochemical stabilities are considerably improved; over 1000 h at 2.0 mA cm-2 and ≈350 h at 5.0 mA cm-2 with a large areal capacity of 10 mAh cm-2 . The use of functionalized IL turns out to be a key factor in enhancing the Zn2+ transport due to the interaction of Zn2+ ions with IL-zincophilic sites resulting in reduced interfacial resistance between the electrodes and electrolyte upon cycling leading to spongy-like highly porous, homogeneous, and dendrite-free zinc as an anode material.
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- Farva Ilyas
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon-Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Henan, 450001, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.,State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon-Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, China
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Wang Y, Wang Z, Yang F, Liu S, Zhang S, Mao J, Guo Z. Electrolyte Engineering Enables High Performance Zinc-Ion Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107033. [PMID: 35191602 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) feature high safety, low cost, environmental-friendliness, and promising electrochemical performance, and are therefore regarded as a potential technology to be applied in large-scale energy storage devices. However, ZIBs still face some critical challenges and bottlenecks. The electrolyte is an essential component of batteries and its properties affect the mass transport, energy storage mechanisms, reaction kinetics, and side reactions of ZIBs. The adjustment of electrolyte formulas usually has direct and obvious impacts on the overall output and performance. In this review, advanced electrolyte strategies are overviewed for optimizing the compatibility between cathode materials and electrolytes, inhibiting anode corrosion and dendrite growth, extending electrochemical stability windows, enabling wearable applications, and enhancing temperature tolerance. The underlying scientific mechanisms, electrolyte design principles, and recent progress are presented to provide a better understanding and inspiration to readers. In addition, a comprehensive perspective about electrolyte design and engineering for ZIBs is included.
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- Yanyan Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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Wijitrat A, Qin J, Kasemchainan J, Tantavichet N. Ethylene carbonate as an organic electrolyte additive for high-performance aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wu Z, Li M, Tian Y, Chen H, Zhang SJ, Sun C, Li C, Kiefel M, Lai C, Lin Z, Zhang S. Cyclohexanedodecol-Assisted Interfacial Engineering for Robust and High-Performance Zinc Metal Anode. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:110. [PMID: 35441329 PMCID: PMC9019003 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00846-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) can be one of the most promising electrochemical energy storage devices for being non-flammable, low-cost, and sustainable. However, the challenges of AZIBs, including dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution, corrosion, and passivation of zinc anode during charging and discharging processes, must be overcome to achieve high cycling performance and stability in practical applications. In this work, we utilize a dual-functional organic additive cyclohexanedodecol (CHD) to firstly establish [Zn(H2O)5(CHD)]2+ complex ion in an aqueous Zn electrolyte and secondly build a robust protection layer on the Zn surface to overcome these dilemmas. Systematic experiments and theoretical calculations are carried out to interpret the working mechanism of CHD. At a very low concentration of 0.1 mg mL-1 CHD, long-term reversible Zn plating/stripping could be achieved up to 2200 h at 2 mA cm-2, 1000 h at 5 mA cm-2, and 650 h at 10 mA cm-2 at the fixed capacity of 1 mAh cm-2. When matched with V2O5 cathode, the resultant AZIBs full cell with the CHD-modified electrolyte presents a high capacity of 175 mAh g-1 with the capacity retention of 92% after 2000 cycles under 2 A g-1. Such a performance could enable the commercialization of AZIBs for applications in grid energy storage and industrial energy storage.
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- Zhenzhen Wu
- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Clean Transportation Energy Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia
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- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Clean Transportation Energy Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, 4222, Australia.
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Ma G, Miao L, Yuan W, Qiu K, Liu M, Nie X, Dong Y, Zhang N, Cheng F. Non-flammable, dilute, and hydrous organic electrolytes for reversible Zn batteries. Chem Sci 2022; 13:11320-11329. [PMID: 36320582 PMCID: PMC9533477 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04143j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Rechargeable Zn batteries hold great practicability for cost-effective sustainable energy storage but suffer from irreversibility of the Zn anode in aqueous electrolytes due to parasitic H2 evolution, corrosion, and dendrite growth. Herein, we report a non-flammable, dilute, and hydrous organic electrolyte by dissolving low-cost hydrated Zn(ClO4)2·6H2O in trimethyl phosphate (TMP), which homogenizes plating/stripping and enables in situ formation of a Zn3(PO4)2–ZnCl2-rich interphase to stabilize the Zn anode. A dilute 0.5 m Zn(ClO4)2·6H2O/TMP electrolyte featuring a H2O-poor Zn2+-solvation sheath and low water activity enables significantly enhanced Zn reversibility and a wider electrochemical window than the concentrated counterpart. In this formulated electrolyte, the Zn anode exhibits a high efficiency of 99.5% over 500 cycles, long-term cycling for 1200 h (5 mA h cm−2 at 5 mA cm−2) and stable operation at 50 °C. The results would guide the design of hydrous organic electrolytes for practical rechargeable batteries employing metallic electrode materials. A non-flammable, dilute, and hydrous organic electrolyte can homogenize Zn plating/stripping, suppress water decomposition, and form organic–inorganic hybrid interphase on Zn, thus contributing to highly reversible Zn metal batteries.![]()
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- Guoqiang Ma
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Hebei University Baoding 071002 P. R. China
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- China College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Hebei University Baoding 071002 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Hebei University Baoding 071002 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Hebei University Baoding 071002 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Hebei University Baoding 071002 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province, Hebei University Baoding 071002 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
- Haihe Laboratory of Chemical Transformation Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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Lv Y, Xiao Y, Ma L, Zhi C, Chen S. Recent Advances in Electrolytes for "Beyond Aqueous" Zinc-Ion Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2106409. [PMID: 34806240 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With the growing demands for large-scale energy storage, Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) with distinct advantages, including resource abundance, low-cost, high-safety, and acceptable energy density, are considered as potential substitutes for Li-ion batteries. Although numerous efforts are devoted to design and develop high performance cathodes and aqueous electrolytes for ZIBs, many challenges, such as hydrogen evolution reaction, water evaporation, and liquid leakage, have greatly hindered the development of aqueous ZIBs. Developing "beyond aqueous" electrolytes can be able to avoid these issues due to the absence of water, which are beneficial for the achieving of highly efficient ZIBs. In this review, the recent development of the "beyond aqueous" electrolytes, including conventional organic electrolytes, ionic liquid, all-solid-state, quasi-solid-state electrolytes, and deep eutectic electrolytes are presented. The critical issues and the corresponding strategies of the designing of "beyond aqueous" electrolytes for ZIBs are also summarized.
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- Yanqun Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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Kumar S, Yoon H, Park H, Park G, Suh S, Kim HJ. A dendrite-free anode for stable aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tripathy D, H M V, Harish MNK, Sampath S. Ion Storage Performance of A polymer for Mono-, Di- and Tri-valent Metal Ions in Non-aqueous Electrolytes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7821-7824. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02425j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A cost-effective quinone-pyrrole conjugated polymer is utilized as electrode for non-aqueous Al, Zn and Li-ion batteries. Reversible capacities of 120 mAh g-1 at 50 mA g-1 for Al-ion batteries and...
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Sun Y, Xie M, Kong S, Wang J, Dong D, Xuan C, Gong L, Ma C, Su L. Electrochemistry of Zinc Electrodes in Acetone‐Zinc Halide Electrolytes. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Yu Sun
- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmaceutical Science Qingdao Agricultural University No. 700 Changcheng Road Qingdao 266109 PR China
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Qiu X, Wang N, Dong X, Xu J, Zhou K, Li W, Wang Y. A High‐Voltage Zn–Organic Battery Using a Nonflammable Organic Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xuan Qiu
- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Institute of New Energy iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Institute of New Energy iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Institute of New Energy iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Institute of New Energy iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Institute of New Energy iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Institute of New Energy iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials Institute of New Energy iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Schuett FM, Heubach MK, Mayer J, Ceblin MU, Kibler LA, Jacob T. Electrodeposition of Zinc onto Au(111) and Au(100) from the Ionic Liquid [MPPip][TFSI]. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:20461-20468. [PMID: 34197037 PMCID: PMC8456931 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202107195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The improvement of rechargeable zinc/air batteries was a hot topic in recent years. Predominantly, the influence of water and additives on the structure of the Zn deposit and the possible dendrite formation were studied. However, the effect of the surface structure of the underlying substrate was not focused on in detail, yet. We now show the differences in electrochemical deposition of Zn onto Au(111) and Au(100) from the ionic liquid N‐methyl‐N‐propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide. The fundamental processes were initially characterized via cyclic voltammetry and in situ scanning tunnelling microscopy. Bulk deposits were then examined using Auger electron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Different structures of Zn deposits are observed during the initial stages of electrocrystallisation on both electrodes, which reveals the strong influence of the crystallographic orientation on the metal deposition of zinc on gold.
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- Fabian M Schuett
- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Helmholtz-Institute-Ulm (HIU), Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstr. 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Helmholtz-Institute-Ulm (HIU), Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstr. 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Schuett FM, Heubach M, Mayer J, Ceblin MU, Kibler LA, Jacob T. Electrodeposition of Zinc onto Au(111) and Au(100) from the Ionic Liquid [MPPip][TFSI]. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202107195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Fabian M. Schuett
- Institute of Electrochemistry Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 89081 Ulm Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute-Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage Helmholtzstr. 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) P.O. Box 3640 76021 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 89081 Ulm Germany
- Helmholtz-Institute-Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage Helmholtzstr. 11 89081 Ulm Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) P.O. Box 3640 76021 Karlsruhe Germany
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Cai K, Luo SH, Feng J, Wang J, Zhan Y, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Liu X. Recent Advances on Spinel Zinc Manganate Cathode Materials for Zinc-Ion Batteries. CHEM REC 2021; 22:e202100169. [PMID: 34418292 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zinc metal is abundant in nature, non-toxic, harmless, and cheap. Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have also emerged as the times require, which has attracted scholars' research interest. In the zinc-ion batteries, the cathode material is indispensable. Manganese oxides are widely used in electrode materials because of their various valence states (+2, +3, +4, +7). ZnMn2 O4 (ZMO) is a mixed metal oxide with a spinel structure similar to LiMn2 O4 . Due to the synergistic effect of Zn and Mn, it has the advantages of high theoretical capacity. In recent years, researchers have gradually applied ZnMn2 O4 to zinc ion batteries. In order to obtain high-energy-density zinc ion batteries, it is also very important to match electrolytes with a wide operating voltage window and develop a highly reversible anode. In the first instance, we investigate the research progress of spinel ZnMn2 O4 as a reliable candidate material for zinc ion batteries. Later on, we review the optimization and modification measures of anode and electrolyte to improve the electrochemical properties of spinel ZnMn2 O4 . On this basis, we propose the reasonable research direction and development prospects for this material. It is hoped that there will be a help to researchers in this field.
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- Kexing Cai
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Rolling and Automation, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China.,Qinhuangdao Laboratory of Resources Cleaner Conversion and Efficient Utilization, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, 110819, Shenyang, P. R. China.,School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, 066004, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China
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Qiu X, Wang N, Dong X, Xu J, Zhou K, Li W, Wang Y. A High-Voltage Zn-Organic Battery Using a Nonflammable Organic Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21025-21032. [PMID: 34288319 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Owing to undesired Zn corrosion and the formation of Zn dendrites in aqueous electrolytes, most of the examples of aqueous Zn batteries with reported excellent performance are achieved with low Zn-utilization (<0.6 %) in the anode and low mass-loading (<3 mg cm-2 ) in the cathode. Herein, we propose a new organic electrolyte for Zn batteries, which contains a zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate (Zn-TFMS) salt and a mixed solvent consisting of propylene carbonate (PC) and triethyl phosphate (TEP). We demonstrate that this electrolyte with an optimized PC/TEP ratio not only exhibits high ionic conductivity and a wide stable potential window, but also facilitates dendrite-free Zn plating/stripping. In particular, the TEP solvent makes the electrolyte nonflammable. Finally, a 2 V Zn//polytriphenylamine composite (PTPAn) battery is fabricated with the optimized electrolyte; it shows a high rate and a long lifetime (2400 cycles) even with a high mass-loading (16 mg cm-2 ) of PTPAn in the cathode and with a high Zn-utilization (3.5 %).
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- Xuan Qiu
- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Naskar P, Kundu D, Maiti A, Chakraborty P, Biswas B, Banerjee A. Frontiers in Hybrid Ion Capacitors: A Review on Advanced Materials and Emerging Devices. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Pappu Naskar
- Department of Chemistry Presidency University-Kolkata 86/1 College Street Kolkata 700073 India
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- Department of Chemistry Presidency University-Kolkata 86/1 College Street Kolkata 700073 India
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- Department of Chemistry Presidency University-Kolkata 86/1 College Street Kolkata 700073 India
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- Department of Chemistry Presidency University-Kolkata 86/1 College Street Kolkata 700073 India
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- Department of Chemistry Presidency University-Kolkata 86/1 College Street Kolkata 700073 India
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- Department of Chemistry Presidency University-Kolkata 86/1 College Street Kolkata 700073 India
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Venkatesh K, Muthukutty B, Chen SM, Karuppiah C, Amanulla B, Yang CC, Ramaraj SK. Nanomolar level detection of non-steroidal antiandrogen drug flutamide based on ZnMn 2O 4 nanoparticles decorated porous reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite electrode. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 405:124096. [PMID: 33131940 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Flutamide is a non-steroidal antiandrogen drug and widely used in the treatment of prostatic carcinoma. Nevertheless, the excessive intake and improper disposal could affect the living organisms. In this work, we have synthesized a new nanocomposite based on ZnMn2O4 nanoparticles and porous reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (ZnMn2O4-PGO) for the electrocatalytic detection of flutamide (FLU) drug. The crystallinity and morphological properties of ZnMn2O4-PGO composite examined by different characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and so on. The fabricated ZnMn2O4-PGO nanocomposite modified electrode exhibited superior electrocatalytic performance to FLU drug in an optimized pH electrolyte. Fascinatingly, the electrode received a wide linear range (0.05-3.5 µM) with limit of detection of 8 nM. Besides, the developed ZnMn2O4-PGO nanocomposite electrode showed good sensitivity 1.05 µAµM-1 cm-2 and excellent selectivity for FLU detection in presence of various interfering species. A developed disposable electrode was scrutinized to determine FLU level in human urine samples by spiking method and the results achieved good recoveries in real sample analysis.
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- Krishnan Venkatesh
- PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Electroanalysis and Biotelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No.1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Electroanalysis and Biotelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, No.1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Battery Research center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan, ROC.
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- PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Battery Research center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan, ROC.
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- PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Cora S, Ahmad S, Sa N. In Situ Probing of Mass Exchange at the Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Aqueous and Nonaqueous Zn Electrolytes with EQCM-D. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:10131-10140. [PMID: 33596040 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Multivalent chemistry provides intriguing benefits of developing beyond lithium ion energy storage technologies and has drawn extensive research interests. Among the multivalent candidates, metallic zinc anodes offer an attractive high volumetric capacity at a low cost for designing the secondary ion batteries. However, the interfacial mass exchange at the Zn electrolyte/anode boundary is complicated. The least understood solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) occurs simultaneously with the reversible metal deposition, and its dynamic progression is unclear and difficult to capture. One major challenge to investigate such a dynamic interface is the lack of in situ analytical methods that offer direct mass transport information to reproduce the realistic battery operating conditions in an air-sensitive, nonaqueous electrolyte environment with a high iR drop. Work reported here reveals an in-depth analysis of the complex and dynamic SEI at the Zn electrolyte/electrode interface utilizing a multiharmonic quartz crystal microbalance with a dissipation method combined with the spectroscopic analysis. Key differences are observed for the SEI formation in the nonaqueous Zn(TFSI)2 electrolyte in contrast to the aqueous ZnCl2 electrolyte for reversible Zn deposition. A large disproportional loss of coulombs relative to the gravimetric mass change is prominently observed at the initial electrochemical cycles in the nonaqueous Zn electrolyte, and results suggest an in situ formation of an ionically permeable SEI layer that is compositionally featured with a rich content of organic S and N components. Further overtone-dependent dissipation analysis implies the changes in viscoelasticity at the electrode interface during the early SEI formation in the nonaqueous Zn(TFSI)2 electrolyte.
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- Saida Cora
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 William T, Morrissey Blvd., Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 William T, Morrissey Blvd., Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 William T, Morrissey Blvd., Boston, Massachusetts 02125, United States
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Veroutis E, Merz S, Eichel RA, Granwehr J. Intra- and inter-molecular interactions in choline-based ionic liquids studied by 1D and 2D NMR. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Zheng J, Archer LA. Controlling electrochemical growth of metallic zinc electrodes: Toward affordable rechargeable energy storage systems. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabe0219. [PMID: 33523975 PMCID: PMC7787491 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe0219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Scalable approaches for precisely manipulating the growth of crystals are of broad-based science and technological interest. New research interests have reemerged in a subgroup of these phenomena-electrochemical growth of metals in battery anodes. In this Review, the geometry of the building blocks and their mode of assembly are defined as key descriptors to categorize deposition morphologies. To control Zn electrodeposit morphology, we consider fundamental electrokinetic principles and the associated critical issues. It is found that the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) formed on Zn has a similarly strong influence as for alkali metals at low current regimes, characterized by a moss-like morphology. Another key conclusion is that the unique crystal structure of Zn, featuring high anisotropy facets resulting from the hexagonal close-packed lattice with a c/a ratio of 1.85, imposes predominant influences on its growth. In our view, precisely regulating the SEI and the crystallographic features of the Zn offers exciting opportunities that will drive transformative progress.
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- Jingxu Zheng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Liu Y, Chow CM, Phillips KR, Wang M, Voskian S, Hatton TA. Electrochemically mediated gating membrane with dynamically controllable gas transport. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eabc1741. [PMID: 33067231 PMCID: PMC7567586 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The regulation of mass transfer across membranes is central to a wide spectrum of applications. Despite numerous examples of stimuli-responsive membranes for liquid-phase species, this goal remains elusive for gaseous molecules. We describe a previously unexplored gas gating mechanism driven by reversible electrochemical metal deposition/dissolution on a conductive membrane, which can continuously modulate the interfacial gas permeability over two orders of magnitude with high efficiency and short response time. The gating mechanism involves neither moving parts nor dead volume and can therefore enable various engineering processes. An electrochemically mediated carbon dioxide concentrator demonstrates proof of concept by integrating the gating membranes with redox-active sorbents, where gating effectively prevented the cross-talk between feed and product gas streams for high-efficiency, directional carbon dioxide pumping. We anticipate our concept of dynamically regulating transport at gas-liquid interfaces to broadly inspire systems in fields of gas separation, miniaturized devices, multiphase reactors, and beyond.
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- Yayuan Liu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Chen Z, Tang Y, Du X, Chen B, Lu G, Han X, Zhang Y, Yang W, Han P, Zhao J, Cui G. Anion Solvation Reconfiguration Enables High‐Voltage Carbonate Electrolytes for Stable Zn/Graphite Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Zheng Chen
- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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- The Biodesign Institute and School of Molecular Sciences Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85287 USA
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 210000 China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao 266101 China
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Anion Solvation Reconfiguration Enables High‐Voltage Carbonate Electrolytes for Stable Zn/Graphite Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21769-21777. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Su L, Liu L, Wang Y, Lu Y, Yan X. Synergetic ternary metal oxide nanodots-graphene cathode for high performance zinc energy storage. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Yuan D, Zhao J, Manalastas W, Kumar S, Srinivasan M. Emerging rechargeable aqueous aluminum ion battery: Status, challenges, and outlooks. NANO MATERIALS SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2019.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Vijayakumar V, Ghosh M, Kurian M, Torris A, Dilwale S, Badiger MV, Winter M, Nair JR, Kurungot S. An In Situ Cross-Linked Nonaqueous Polymer Electrolyte for Zinc-Metal Polymer Batteries and Hybrid Supercapacitors. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2002528. [PMID: 32734717 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202002528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This work reports the facile synthesis of nonaqueous zinc-ion conducting polymer electrolyte (ZIP) membranes using an ultraviolet (UV)-light-induced photopolymerization technique, with room temperature (RT) ionic conductivity values in the order of 10-3 S cm-1 . The ZIP membranes demonstrate excellent physicochemical and electrochemical properties, including an electrochemical stability window of >2.4 V versus Zn|Zn2+ and dendrite-free plating/stripping processes in symmetric Zn||Zn cells. Besides, a UV-polymerization-assisted in situ process is developed to produce ZIP (abbreviated i-ZIP), which is adopted for the first time to fabricate a nonaqueous zinc-metal polymer battery (ZMPB; VOPO4 |i-ZIP|Zn) and zinc-metal hybrid polymer supercapacitor (ZMPS; activated carbon|i-ZIP|Zn) cells. The VOPO4 cathode employed in ZMPB possesses a layered morphology, exhibiting a high average operating voltage of ≈1.2 V. As compared to the conventional polymer cell assembling approach using the ex situ process, the in situ process is simple and it enhances the overall electrochemical performance, which enables the widespread intrusion of ZMPBs and ZMPSs into the application domain. Indeed, considering the promising aspects of the proposed ZIP and its easy processability, this work opens up a new direction for the emergence of the zinc-based energy storage technologies.
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- Vidyanand Vijayakumar
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, IEK-12, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Corrensstraße 46, Münster, 48149, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 28/30, Münster, 48149, Germany
- MEET Battery Research Center, Corrensstraße 46, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute Münster, IEK-12, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Corrensstraße 46, Münster, 48149, Germany
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
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Connell JG, Zorko M, Agarwal G, Yang M, Liao C, Assary RS, Strmcnik D, Markovic NM. Anion Association Strength as a Unifying Descriptor for the Reversibility of Divalent Metal Deposition in Nonaqueous Electrolytes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:36137-36147. [PMID: 32667178 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Developing next-generation battery chemistries that move beyond traditional Li-ion systems is critical to enabling transformative advances in electrified transportation and grid-level energy storage. In this work, we provide the first evidence for common descriptors for improved reversibility of metal plating/stripping in nonaqueous electrolytes for multivalent ion batteries. Focusing first on the specific role of chloride (Cl-) in promoting electrochemical reversibility in multivalent systems, rotating disk (RDE) and ring-disk electrode (RRDE) investigations were performed utilizing a variety of divalent cations (Mg2+, Zn2+, and Cu2+) and the bis-(trifluoromethane sulfonyl) imide (TFSI-) anion. By introducing varying concentrations of Cl-, a cooperative effect is observed between TFSI- and Cl- that yields the more reversible behavior of mixed electrolytes relative to electrolytes containing only TFSI-. This effect is shown to be general for Mg, Zn, and Cu electrodeposition, and mechanistic understanding of the role of Cl- in improving reversibility of TFSI-based electrolytes is obtained through the combination of R(R)DE experimental results and density functional theory (DFT) evaluation of the redox activity and thermodynamic stability of various TFSI- and Cl-based solution complexes of metal ions. The cooperative anion effect is further generalized to other mixed-anion systems, where systematic variations in anion association strength predicted from DFT (i.e., Cl- > OTf- ≈ TFSI- > BF4- > PF6-) yield corresponding trends in redox potentials and improvements of ≥200 mV in the reversibility of metal deposition/dissolution. These results identify anion association strength as a common descriptor for the reversibility of divalent metal anodes and suggest a set of general design principles for developing new electrolytes with improved activity and stability.
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- Justin G Connell
- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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Tiétcha GF, Mears LLE, Dworschak D, Roth M, Klüppel I, Valtiner M. Adsorption and Diffusion Moderated by Polycationic Polymers during Electrodeposition of Zinc. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:29928-29936. [PMID: 32469494 PMCID: PMC7467541 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c04263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Electrodeposition of metals is relevant to much of materials research including catalysis, batteries, antifouling, and anticorrosion coatings. The sacrificial characteristics of zinc used as a protection for ferrous substrates is a central corrosion protection strategy used in automotive, aviation, and DIY industries. Zinc layers are often used for protection by application to a base metal in a hot dip galvanizing step; however, there is a significant interest in less energy and material intense electroplating strategies for zinc. At present, large-scale electroplating is mostly done from acidic zinc solutions, which contain potentially toxic and harmful additives. Alkaline electroplating of zinc offers a route to using environment-friendly green additives. Within the scope of this study an electrolyte containing soluble zinc hydroxide compound and a polyquarternium polymer as additive were studied during zinc deposition on gold model surfaces. Cyclic voltammetry experiments and in-situ electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) measurements were combined to provide a detailed understanding of fundamental steps that occur during polymer-mediated alkaline zinc electroplating. Data indicate that a zincate-loaded polymer can adsorb within the inner sphere of the electric double layer, which lowers the electrostatic penalty of the zincate approach to a negatively charged surface. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy also supports the assertion that the zincate-loaded polymer is brought tightly to the surface. We also find an initial polymer depletion followed by an active deposition moderation via control of the zincate diffusion through the adsorbed polymer.
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- Gastelle F. Tiétcha
- Institute of Applied
Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, Vienna A-1040, Austria
- Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Wetterstraße 58, D-58313 Herdecke, Germany
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- Institute of Applied
Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, Vienna A-1040, Austria
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- Institute of Applied
Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, Vienna A-1040, Austria
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- Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Wetterstraße 58, D-58313 Herdecke, Germany
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- Dörken MKS-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG, Wetterstraße 58, D-58313 Herdecke, Germany
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- Institute of Applied
Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, Vienna A-1040, Austria
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Hou Z, Dong M, Xiong Y, Zhang X, Ao H, Liu M, Zhu Y, Qian Y. A High-Energy and Long-Life Aqueous Zn/Birnessite Battery via Reversible Water and Zn 2+ Coinsertion. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2001228. [PMID: 32510836 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202001228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Aqueous rechargeable Zn/birnessite batteries have recently attracted extensive attention for energy storage system because of their low cost and high safety. However, the reaction mechanism of the birnessite cathode in aqueous electrolytes and the cathode structure degradation mechanics still remain elusive and controversial. In this work, it is found that solvation water molecules coordinated to Zn2+ are coinserted into birnessite lattice structure contributing to Zn2+ diffusion. However, the birnessite will suffer from hydroxylation and Mn dissolution with too much solvated water coinsertion. Through engineering Zn2+ primary solvation sheath with strong-field ligand in aqueous electrolyte, highly reversible [Zn(H2 O)2 ]2+ complex intercalation/extraction into/from birnessite cathode is obtained. Cathode-electrolyte interface suppressing the Mn dissolution also forms. The Zn metal anode also shows high reversibility without formation of "death-zinc" and detrimental dendrite. A full cell coupled with birnessite cathode and Zn metal anode delivers a discharge capacity of 270 mAh g-1 , a high energy density of 280 Wh kg-1 (based on total mass of cathode and anode active materials), and capacity retention of 90% over 5000 cycles.
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- Zhiguo Hou
- Jiangsu University of Technology, Zhong Wu Road 1801, Changzhou, 213001, China
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- Jiangsu University of Technology, Zhong Wu Road 1801, Changzhou, 213001, China
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- Jiangsu University of Technology, Zhong Wu Road 1801, Changzhou, 213001, China
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- Jiangsu University of Technology, Zhong Wu Road 1801, Changzhou, 213001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230052, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230052, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230052, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230052, China
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Mondal S, Yoshida T, Maji S, Ariga K, Higuchi M. Transparent Supercapacitor Display with Redox-Active Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:16342-16349. [PMID: 32181636 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b23123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The use of metallo-supramolecular polymer (MSP) as a thin-film-based redox supercapacitor electrode material is reported for the first time. Fe(II)- and Ru(II)-based MSPs (polyFe and polyRu, respectively) were synthesized by complexation of appropriate metal salts with 4',4″-(1,4-phenylene)bis-2,2':6',2″-terpyridine, and thin films of these polymers were prepared by spray coating onto an indium tin oxide glass substrate. A study of the energy storage performances of the polyFe and polyRu films in a nonaqueous electrolyte system revealed volumetric capacitances of ∼62.6 ± 3 F/cm3 for polyFe and 98.5 ± 7 F/cm3 for polyRu at a current density of 2 A/cm3. To improve the energy storage performance over a wider potential range, asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) displays were fabricated with suitable combinations of the MSPs as cathodic materials and Prussian blue as the anodic counter material in a sandwich configuration with a transparent polymeric ion gel as the electrolyte. The fabricated ASCs showed a maximum volumetric energy density (∼10-18 mW h/cm3) that was higher than that of lithium thin-film batteries and a power density (7 W/cm3) comparable to that of conventional electrolyte capacitors, with superb cyclic stability for 10 000 cycles. To demonstrate the practical use of the MSP, the illumination of a light-emitting diode bulb was powered by a laboratory-made device. This work should inspire the development of high-performance thin-film flexible supercapacitors based on MSPs as active cathodic materials.
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- Sanjoy Mondal
- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- World Premier International Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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Pam ME, Yan D, Yu J, Fang D, Guo L, Li XL, Li TC, Lu X, Ang LK, Amal R, Han Z, Yang HY. Microstructural Engineering of Cathode Materials for Advanced Zinc-Ion Aqueous Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 8:2002722. [PMID: 33437582 PMCID: PMC7788579 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have attracted intensive attention due to the low cost, high safety, and abundant resources. However, up to date, challenges still exist in searching for cathode materials with high working potential, excellent electrochemical activity, and good structural stability. To address these challenges, microstructure engineering has been widely investigated to modulate the physical properties of cathode materials, and thus boosts the electrochemical performances of ZIBs. Here, the recent research efforts on the microstructural engineering of various ZIB cathode materials are mainly focused upon, including composition and crystal structure selection, crystal defect engineering, interlayer engineering, and morphology design. The dependency of cathode performance on aqueous electrolyte for ZIB is further discussed. Finally, future perspectives and challenges on microstructure engineering of cathode materials for ZIBs are provided. It is aimed to provide a deep understanding of the microstructure engineering effect on Zn2+ storage performance.
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- Mei Er Pam
- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
- Science and Math ClusterSingapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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- School of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW)KensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
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- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
- Science and Math ClusterSingapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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- School of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW)KensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW)KensingtonNew South Wales2052Australia
- CSIRO Manufacturing36 Bradfield RoadLindfieldNew South Wales2070Australia
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- Pillar of Engineering Product DevelopmentSingapore University of Technology and Design8 Somapah RoadSingapore487372Singapore
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Zhang N, Chen X, Yu M, Niu Z, Cheng F, Chen J. Materials chemistry for rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:4203-4219. [PMID: 32478772 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00349e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising for large scale energy storage and portable electronic applications due to their low cost, material abundance, high safety, acceptable energy density and environmental friendliness. This tutorial review presents an introduction to the fundamentals, challenges, recent advances and prospects related to ZIBs. Firstly, the intrinsic chemical properties, challenges and strategies of metallic zinc anodes are underscored. Then, the multiple types of cathode materials are classified and comparatively discussed in terms of their structural and electrochemical properties, issues and remedies. Specific attention is paid to the mechanistic understanding and structural transformation of cathode materials based on Zn ion-(de)intercalation chemistry. After that, the widely investigated electrolytes are elaborated by discussing their effect on Zn plating/stripping behaviours, reaction kinetics, electrode/electrolyte interface chemistries, and cell performances. Finally, the remaining challenges and future perspectives are outlined for the development of ZIBs.
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- Ning Zhang
- Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China. and College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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Yuan D, Manalastas W, Zhang L, Chan JJ, Meng S, Chen Y, Srinivasan M. Lignin@Nafion Membranes Forming Zn Solid-Electrolyte Interfaces Enhance the Cycle Life for Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:4889-4900. [PMID: 31475452 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Metallic zinc is an ideal anode material for rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs), taking us beyond the lithium-ion era. In-depth understanding of the Zn metal surface is currently required owing to diverse but uncorrelated data about the Zn surface in mild environments. Herein, the surface chemistry of Zn is elucidated and the formation and growth of a zinc layer hydroxide is verified as an effective solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) during stripping/plating in mild electrolyte. The effects of battery separators/membranes on the growth of an effective SEI and deposited Zn are then investigated from the perspectives of structure, morphology, compositions, and interfacial impedance. Nafion-based membranes enable the formation of a planar SEI, which protects the metal surface and prevents short circuiting. Biomass@Nafion membranes are developed and assessed with a long cycle life of over 400 h compared with below 200 h for physical separators. The mechanism behind this is attributed to interaction between the membranes and Zn2+ , which enables reshaping of the Zn2+ coordination in an aqueous medium. Together with the advantages of using the membranes in β-MnO2 |ZnSO4 |Zn, our work provides a feasible way to design an effective SEI for advancing the use of Zn anodes in rechargeable ZIBs.
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- Du Yuan
- Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
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- Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
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- Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Energy Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637553, Singapore
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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Zheng J, Zhao Q, Tang T, Yin J, Quilty CD, Renderos GD, Liu X, Deng Y, Wang L, Bock DC, Jaye C, Zhang D, Takeuchi ES, Takeuchi KJ, Marschilok AC, Archer LA. Reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals in battery anodes. Science 2019; 366:645-648. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aax6873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 585] [Impact Index Per Article: 117.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The propensity of metals to form irregular and nonplanar electrodeposits at liquid-solid interfaces has emerged as a fundamental barrier to high-energy, rechargeable batteries that use metal anodes. We report an epitaxial mechanism to regulate nucleation, growth, and reversibility of metal anodes. The crystallographic, surface texturing, and electrochemical criteria for reversible epitaxial electrodeposition of metals are defined and their effectiveness demonstrated by using zinc (Zn), a safe, low-cost, and energy-dense battery anode material. Graphene, with a low lattice mismatch for Zn, is shown to be effective in driving deposition of Zn with a locked crystallographic orientation relation. The resultant epitaxial Zn anodes achieve exceptional reversibility over thousands of cycles at moderate and high rates. Reversible electrochemical epitaxy of metals provides a general pathway toward energy-dense batteries with high reversibility.
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- Jingxu Zheng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
- Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
- Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
- Energy Sciences Directorate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, Building 734, Upton, NY 11973, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Zhang N, Dong Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, Li J, Xu J, Liu Y, Jiao L, Cheng F. Ultrafast Rechargeable Zinc Battery Based on High-Voltage Graphite Cathode and Stable Nonaqueous Electrolyte. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:32978-32986. [PMID: 31418545 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Zinc-based battery chemistries have lately drawn great attention for grid-scale energy storage due to their material abundance and high safety. However, the low Coulombic efficiency (CE) and dendrite growth of zinc (Zn) anodes and the limited working voltage of current oxide cathodes are the major barriers hindering the development of rechargeable Zn-based batteries (RZBs). Here, we report an ultrafast and high-voltage Zn battery in a new cell configuration employing a graphite cathode, a Zn anode, and nonaqueous 1 M zinc bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (Zn(TFSI)2) in acetonitrile (AN) electrolyte. This RZB operates through the (de)intercalation of TFSI- anions into the graphite and the electrochemical Zn2+ plating/stripping at the anode. The optimized Zn(TFSI)2/AN electrolyte features high reductive/oxidative stability, good ionic conductivity (∼28 mS cm-1), and low viscosity (∼0.4 mPa·s), enabling the unprecedented cycling stability (over 1000 h) of the Zn anode with a dendrite-free morphology, the ultrafast Zn plating/stripping with a high CE (>99%), and the good compatibility with the graphite cathode. Consequently, this RZB exhibits a high average output voltage (2.2 V), a high energy/power density (86.5 Wh kg-1 at 4400 W kg-1), and a long cycle life (97.3% capacity retention after 1000 cycles). The present work offers new insights and opportunities to the Zn-based electrochemistry.
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- Ning Zhang
- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , China
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- College of Chemistry & Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Analytical Science and Technology of Hebei Province , Hebei University , Baoding 071002 , China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology , University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083 , China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry , Nankai University , Tianjin 300071 , China
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Baskin A, Prendergast D. "Ion Solvation Spectra": Free Energy Analysis of Solvation Structures of Multivalent Cations in Aprotic Solvents. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:4920-4928. [PMID: 31322350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Using advanced molecular dynamics free energy sampling techniques-both classical and ab initio-we analyze the solvation structures of multivalent cations in aprotic solvents. In contrast to previous studies of mono- and bivalent ions in organic solvents, mainly performed using hybrid cluster-continuum quantum chemistry calculations that rely on the assumption of uniqueness of ion solvation free energies, here we find that monatomic bivalent cations may have multiple well-defined minima, as previously reported only for water, or plateaus of free energy with respect to the ion-solvent coordination. These observations are generalized in the concept of the "ion solvation spectrum" to highlight the rich phenomenology related to ion solvation as opposed to the normally expected free energy profiles with a single coordination minimum. Specifically, we show that a single chemical species may exhibit a multiplicity of distinctly different electrochemical properties. Using one- and two-dimensional projections of the free energy landscape, we analyze the stability of ion solvation structures and reveal minimum free energy pathways for ion (de-)solvation with low-dimensional approximations to associated kinetic barriers. Unexpectedly, we show that in some cases the process of opening the first ion solvation shell, by removing a solvent molecule, may actually drive the ion into a free energy basin with a higher coordination number. Our study highlights some deficiencies of conventional methodologies for studying ion solvation as a path to determine redox potentials and provides experimentally testable predictions.
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- Artem Baskin
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Naveed A, Yang H, Shao Y, Yang J, Yanna N, Liu J, Shi S, Zhang L, Ye A, He B, Wang J. A Highly Reversible Zn Anode with Intrinsically Safe Organic Electrolyte for Long-Cycle-Life Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1900668. [PMID: 31328835 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201900668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Dendrite and interfacial reactions have affected zinc (Zn) metal anodes for rechargeable batteries many years. Here, these obstacles are bypassed via adopting an intrinsically safe trimethyl phosphate (TMP)-based electrolyte to build a stable Zn anode. Along with cycling, pristine Zn foil is gradually converted to a graphene-analogous deposit via TMP surfactant and a Zn phosphate molecular template. This novel Zn anode morphology ensures long-term reversible plating/stripping performance over 5000 h, a rate capability of 5 mA cm-2 , and a remarkably high Coulombic efficiency (CE) of ≈99.57% without dendrite formation. As a proof-of-concept, a Zn-VS2 full cell demonstrates an ultralong lifespan, which provides an alternative for electrochemical energy storage devices.
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- Ahmad Naveed
- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Shimizu M, Hirahara K, Arai S. Morphology control of zinc electrodeposition by surfactant addition for alkaline-based rechargeable batteries. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:7045-7052. [PMID: 30874263 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00223e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The development of Zn-air batteries with a high energy density of 1350 W h kg-1 is one of the breakthroughs required to achieve a low carbon society. However, morphology control of the Zn negative electrode during charge/discharge (Zn-deposition/stripping) is essential for practical application. Considering the manufacturing process, a simple strategy is preferable. Herein, we employed surfactants as an inhibitor of the formation of mossy and dendrite Zn structures, and studied electrochemical Zn growth from the perspective of the electric charge of the surfactant. Even by using an additive free electrolyte of 0.25 M ZnO + 4 M KOH and with 1 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS: anionic surfactant) or polyacrylic acid (PAA: non-ionic surfactant), mossy and dendrite formations were unavoidable irrespective of the current density. On the other hand, a cationic surfactant, trimethyloctadecylammonium chloride (STAC), suppressed the shape change and resulted in a smooth and dense morphology. Zeta potential measurements, kinetic current densities observed from Tafel plots, and constant potential electrolysis indicate that quaternary ammonium cations (STAC) with bulky size adsorb onto protrusions which are the cause of shape change and suppress Zn deposition in the region to promote lateral growth. Although the adsorption of STAC increased the average overvoltage for Zn-deposition/stripping in a symmetric Zn|Zn cell under a current density of 10 mA cm-2, significantly stable behavior continued for 200 h. In contrast, the overvoltage of the additive free system suddenly increased after 156 h, associated with the accumulation of insulating ZnO and Zn(OH)2 formed on the Zn surface. In charge-discharge tests using an asymmetric Cu|Zn cell, the coulombic efficiency in the additive free electrolyte was less than 95%, whereas the addition of STAC at 1 mM achieved superior cycling performance without any capacity loss originating from the generation of dead Zn (electrical isolation). These results demonstrate that the addition of STAC is a promising method of controlling the Zn morphology.
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- Masahiro Shimizu
- Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan.
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Makeev MA, Rajput NN. Computational screening of electrolyte materials: status quo and open problems. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wang M, Emre A, Tung S, Gerber A, Wang D, Huang Y, Cecen V, Kotov NA. Biomimetic Solid-State Zn 2+ Electrolyte for Corrugated Structural Batteries. ACS NANO 2019; 13:1107-1115. [PMID: 30608112 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b05068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Batteries based on divalent metals, such as the Zn/Zn2+ pair, represent attractive alternatives to lithium-ion chemistry due to their high safety, reliability, earth-abundance, and energy density. However, archetypal Zn batteries are bulky, inflexible, non-rechargeable, and contain a corrosive electrolyte. Suppression of the anodic growth of Zn dendrites is essential for resolution of these problems and requires materials with nanoscale mechanics sufficient to withstand mechanical deformation from stiff Zn dendrites. Such materials must also support rapid transport Zn2+ ions necessary for high Coulombic efficiency and energy density, which makes the structural design of such materials a difficult fundamental problem. Here, we show that it is possible to engineer a solid Zn2+ electrolyte as a composite of branched aramid nanofibers (BANFs) and poly(ethylene oxide) by using the nanoscale organization of articular cartilage as a blueprint for its design. The high stiffness of the BANF network combined with the high ionic conductivity of soft poly(ethylene oxide) enable effective suppression of dendrites and fast Zn2+ transport. The cartilage-inspired composite displays the ionic conductance 10× higher than the original polymer. The batteries constructed using the nanocomposite electrolyte are rechargeable and have Coulombic efficiency of 96-100% after 50-100 charge-discharge cycles. Furthermore, the biomimetic solid-state electrolyte enables the batteries to withstand not only elastic deformation during bending but also plastic deformation. This capability make them resilient to different type of damage and enables shape modification of the assembled battery to improve the ability of the battery stack to carry a structural load. The corrugated batteries can be integrated into body elements of unmanned aerial vehicles as auxiliary charge-storage devices. This functionality was demonstrated by replacing the covers of several small drones with corrugated Zn/BANF/MnO2 cells, resulting in the extension of the total flight time. These findings open a pathway to the design and utilization of corrugated structural batteries in the future transportation industry and other fields of use.
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- Mingqiang Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Biointerfaces Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150001 , PRC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Biointerfaces Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Biointerfaces Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Biointerfaces Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150001 , PRC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Biointerfaces Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Biointerfaces Institute , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48109 , United States
- Michigan Institute for Translational Nanotechnology (MITRAN) , Ypsilanti , Michigan 48198 , United States
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Naveed A, Yang H, Yang J, Nuli Y, Wang J. Highly Reversible and Rechargeable Safe Zn Batteries Based on a Triethyl Phosphate Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:2760-2764. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ahmad Naveed
- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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Naveed A, Yang H, Yang J, Nuli Y, Wang J. Highly Reversible and Rechargeable Safe Zn Batteries Based on a Triethyl Phosphate Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ahmad Naveed
- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research CenterSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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Manalastas W, Kumar S, Verma V, Zhang L, Yuan D, Srinivasan M. Water in Rechargeable Multivalent-Ion Batteries: An Electrochemical Pandora's Box. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:379-396. [PMID: 30480870 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201801523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Multivalent-ion batteries built on water-based electrolytes represent energy storage at suitable price points, competitive performance, and enhanced safety. However, to comply with modern energy-density requirements, the battery must be reversible within an operating voltage window greater than 1.23 V or the electrochemical stability limits of free water. Taking advantage of its powerful solvation and catalytic activities, adding water to electrolyte preparations can unlock a wider gamut of liquid mixtures compared with strictly nonaqueous systems. However, a point-by-point sweep of all potential formulations is arduous and ineffective without some form of systematic rationalization. The present Review consolidates recent progress, pitfalls, limits, and insights critical to expediting aqueous electrolyte designs to boost multivalent-ion battery outputs.
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- William Manalastas
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 11 Faculty Ave, 639977, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 11 Faculty Ave, 639977, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 11 Faculty Ave, 639977, Singapore, Singapore
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- Energy Research Institute @ NTU, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553, Singapore, Singapore
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- Energy Research Institute @ NTU, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 11 Faculty Ave, 639977, Singapore, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @ NTU, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, 637553, Singapore, Singapore
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Oberholzer P, Tervoort E, Bouzid A, Pasquarello A, Kundu D. Oxide versus Nonoxide Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zn Batteries: An Insight into the Charge Storage Mechanism and Consequences Thereof. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:674-682. [PMID: 30521309 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b16284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Aqueous Zn-ion batteries, which are being proposed as large-scale energy storage solutions because of their unparalleled safety and cost advantage, are composed of a positive host (cathode) material, a metallic zinc anode, and a mildly acidic aqueous electrolyte (pH ≈ 3-7). Typically, the charge storage mechanism is believed to be reversible Zn2+ (de)intercalation in the cathode host, with the exception of α-MnO2, for which multiple vastly different and contradicting mechanisms have been proposed. However, our present study, combining electrochemical, operando X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy in conjunction with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and in situ pH evolution analyses on two oxide hosts-tunneled α-MnO2 and layered V3O7·H2O vis-à-vis two nonoxide hosts-layered VS2 and tunneled Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2, suggests that oxides and nonoxides follow two dissimilar charge storage mechanisms. While the oxides behave as dominant proton intercalation materials, the nonoxides undergo exclusive zinc intercalation. Stabilization of H+ on the hydroxyl-terminated oxide surface is revealed to facilitate the proton intercalation by a preliminary molecular dynamics simulation study. Proton intercalation for both oxides leads to the precipitation of layered double hydroxide (LDH)-Zn4SO4(OH)6·5H2O with a ZnSO4/H2O electrolyte and a triflate anion (CF3SO3-)-based LDH with a Zn(SO3CF3)2/H2O electrolyte-on the electrode surface. The LDH precipitation buffers the pH of the electrolytes to a mildly acidic value, sustaining the proton intercalation to deliver large specific capacities for the oxides. Moreover, we also show that the stability of the LDH precipitate is crucial for the rechargeability of the oxide cathodes, revealing a critical link between the charge storage mechanism and the performance of the oxide hosts in aqueous zinc batteries.
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- Pascal Oberholzer
- Multifunctional Materials, Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir Prelog Weg 5 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Multifunctional Materials, Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir Prelog Weg 5 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Chaire de Simulation à l'Échelle Atomique (CSEA) , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Chaire de Simulation à l'Échelle Atomique (CSEA) , École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Multifunctional Materials, Department of Materials , ETH Zurich , Vladimir Prelog Weg 5 , 8093 Zurich , Switzerland
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