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De Sloovere D, Mylavarapu SK, D'Haen J, Thersleff T, Jaworski A, Grins J, Svensson G, Stoyanova R, Jøsang LO, Prakasha KR, Merlo M, Martínez E, Nel-Lo Pascual M, Jacas Biendicho J, Van Bael MK, Hardy A. Phase Engineering via Aluminum Doping Enhances the Electrochemical Stability of Lithium-Rich Cobalt-Free Layered Oxides for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Small 2024:e2400876. [PMID: 38429239 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
Lithium-rich, cobalt-free oxides are promising potential positive electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries because of their high energy density, lower cost, and reduced environmental and ethical concerns. However, their commercial breakthrough is hindered because of their subpar electrochemical stability. This work studies the effect of aluminum doping on Li1.26 Ni0.15 Mn0.61 O2 as a lithium-rich, cobalt-free layered oxide. Al doping suppresses voltage fade and improves the capacity retention from 46% for Li1.26 Ni0.15 Mn0.61 O2 to 67% for Li1.26 Ni0.15 Mn0.56 Al0.05 O2 after 250 cycles at 0.2 C. The undoped material has a monoclinic Li2 MnO3 -type structure with spinel on the particle edges. In contrast, Al-doped materials (Li1.26 Ni0.15 Mn0.61-x Alx O2 ) consist of a more stable rhombohedral phase at the particle edges, with a monoclinic phase core. For this core-shell structure, the formation of Mn3+ is suppressed along with the material's decomposition to a disordered spinel, and the amount of the rhombohedral phase content increases during galvanostatic cycling. Whereas previous studies generally provided qualitative insight into the degradation mechanisms during electrochemical cycling, this work provides quantitative information on the stabilizing effect of the rhombohedral shell in the doped sample. As such, this study provides fundamental insight into the mechanisms through which Al doping increases the electrochemical stability of lithium-rich cobalt-free layered oxides.
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- Dries De Sloovere
- Institute for Materials Research (imo-Imomec), UHasselt and Imec, Agoralaan, building D, Diepenbeek, 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, Genk, 3600, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (imo-Imomec), UHasselt and Imec, Agoralaan, building D, Diepenbeek, 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, Genk, 3600, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (imo-Imomec), UHasselt and Imec, Agoralaan, building D, Diepenbeek, 3590, Belgium
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 106 91, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 106 91, Sweden
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bldg. 11, Sofia, 1113, Bulgaria
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Institute for Materials Research (imo-Imomec), UHasselt and Imec, Agoralaan, building D, Diepenbeek, 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, Genk, 3600, Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (imo-Imomec), UHasselt and Imec, Agoralaan, building D, Diepenbeek, 3590, Belgium
- EnergyVille, Thor Park 8320, Genk, 3600, Belgium
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Zhang CY, Lu X, Han X, Yu J, Zhang C, Huang C, Balcells L, Manjón AG, Jacas Biendicho J, Li J, Arbiol J, Sun G, Zhou JY, Cabot A. Identifying the Role of the Cationic Geometric Configuration in Spinel Catalysts for Polysulfide Conversion in Sodium-Sulfur Batteries. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:18992-19004. [PMID: 37603793 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
Abstract
An AB2X4 spinel structure, with tetrahedral A and octahedral B sites, is a paradigmatic class of catalysts with several possible geometric configurations and numerous applications, including polysulfide conversion in metal-sulfur batteries. Nonetheless, the influence of the geometric configuration and composition on the mechanisms of catalysis and the precise manner in which spinel catalysts facilitate the conversion of polysulfides remain unknown. To enable controlled exposure of single active configurations, herein, Cotd2+ and Cooh3+ in Co3O4 catalysts for sodium polysulfide conversion are in large part replaced by Fetd2+ and Feoh3+, respectively, generating FeCo2O4 and CoFe2O4. Through an examination of electrochemical activation energies, the characterization of symmetric cells, and theoretical calculations, we determine that Cooh3+ serves as the active site for the breaking of S-S bonds, while Cotd2+ functions as the active site for the formation of S-Na bonds. The current study underlines the subtle relationship between activity and geometric configurations of spinel catalysts, providing unique insights for the rational development of improved catalysts by optimizing their atomic geometric configuration.
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- Chao Yue Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Zhang CY, Zhang C, Sun GW, Pan JL, Gong L, Sun GZ, Biendicho JJ, Balcells L, Fan XL, Morante JR, Zhou JY, Cabot A. Spin Effect to Promote Reaction Kinetics and Overall Performance of Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries under External Magnetic Field. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211570. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Chao Yue Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials Nanjing Tech University 30 South Puzhu Road Nanjing 211816 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona Campus de la UAB 08193 Bellaterra Catalonia Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
- School of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering Qinghai Normal University Xining 810008 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, ICREA Pg. Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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Zhang C, Zhang C, Sun G, Pan JL, Gong L, Sun G, Biendicho JJ, Balcells L, Fan X, Morante JR, Zhou JY, Cabot A. Spin Effect to Promote Reaction Kinetics and Overall Performance of Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries under External Magnetic Field. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202211570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Chaoyue Zhang
- Lanzhou University Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology CHINA
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya Catalonia Institute for Energy Research: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya SPAIN
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- Lanzhou University Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology CHINA
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- Lanzhou University Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology CHINA
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya Catalonia Institute for Energy Research: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya SPAIN
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- Nanjing Tech University Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Adv. Mater. CHINA
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya Catalonia Institute for Energy Research: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya SPAIN
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona: Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona: Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona SPAIN
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- Lanzhou University Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology CHINA
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya Catalonia Institute for Energy Research: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya SPAIN
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- Lanzhou University Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology SPAIN
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- IREC: Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya Jardins de les dones de negre 1 Barcelona SPAIN
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Zhu JJ, Hemesh A, Biendicho JJ, Martinez-Soria L, Rueda-Garcia D, Morante JR, Ballesteros B, Gomez-Romero P. Rational design of MXene/activated carbon/polyoxometalate triple hybrid electrodes with enhanced capacitance for organic-electrolyte supercapacitors. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yang D, Li M, Zheng X, Han X, Zhang C, Jacas Biendicho J, Llorca J, Wang J, Hao H, Li J, Henkelman G, Arbiol J, Morante JR, Mitlin D, Chou S, Cabot A. Phase Engineering of Defective Copper Selenide toward Robust Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS Nano 2022; 16:11102-11114. [PMID: 35758405 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c03788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The shuttling of soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPS) and the sluggish Li-S conversion kinetics are two main barriers toward the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). Herein, we propose the addition of copper selenide nanoparticles at the cathode to trap LiPS and accelerate the Li-S reaction kinetics. Using both computational and experimental results, we demonstrate the crystal phase and concentration of copper vacancies to control the electronic structure of the copper selenide, its affinity toward LiPS chemisorption, and its electrical conductivity. The adjustment of the defect density also allows for tuning the electrochemically active sites for the catalytic conversion of polysulfide. The optimized S/Cu1.8Se cathode efficiently promotes and stabilizes the sulfur electrochemistry, thus improving significantly the LSB performance, including an outstanding cyclability over 1000 cycles at 3 C with a capacity fading rate of just 0.029% per cycle, a superb rate capability up to 5 C, and a high areal capacity of 6.07 mAh cm-2 under high sulfur loading. Overall, the present work proposes a crystal phase and defect engineering strategy toward fast and durable sulfur electrochemistry, demonstrating great potential in developing practical LSBs.
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- Dawei Yang
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, 08019 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, 610106 Chengdu, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 United States
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Yang D, Liang Z, Tang P, Zhang C, Tang M, Li Q, Biendicho JJ, Li J, Heggen M, Dunin-Borkowski RE, Xu M, Llorca J, Arbiol J, Morante JR, Chou SL, Cabot A. A High Conductivity 1D π-d Conjugated Metal-Organic Framework with Efficient Polysulfide Trapping-Diffusion-Catalysis in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2108835. [PMID: 35043500 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The shuttling behavior and sluggish conversion kinetics of the intermediate lithium polysulfides (LiPS) represent the main obstructions to the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). Herein, a 1D π-d conjugated metal-organic framework (MOF), Ni-MOF-1D, is presented as an efficient sulfur host to overcome these limitations. Experimental results and density functional theory calculations demonstrate that Ni-MOF-1D is characterized by a remarkable binding strength for trapping soluble LiPS species. Ni-MOF-1D also acts as an effective catalyst for S reduction during the discharge process and Li2 S oxidation during the charging process. In addition, the delocalization of electrons in the π-d system of Ni-MOF-1D provides a superior electrical conductivity to improve electron transfer. Thus, cathodes based on Ni-MOF-1D enable LSBs with excellent performance, for example, impressive cycling stability with over 82% capacity retention over 1000 cycles at 3 C, superior rate performance of 575 mAh g-1 at 8 C, and a high areal capacity of 6.63 mAh cm-2 under raised sulfur loading of 6.7 mg cm-2 . The strategies and advantages here demonstrated can be extended to a broader range of π-d conjugated MOFs materials, which the authors believe have a high potential as sulfur hosts in LSBs.
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- Dawei Yang
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons and Peter Grünberg, Institute Forschungszentrum Jü lich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
- State Key Laboratory of Information Functional Materials, 2020 X-Lab, ShangHai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons and Peter Grünberg, Institute Forschungszentrum Jü lich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
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- Ernst Ruska-Centre for Microscopy and Spectroscopy with Electrons and Peter Grünberg, Institute Forschungszentrum Jü lich GmbH, Jülich, 52425, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, EEBE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, 08019, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Institute for Carbon Neutralization, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Spain
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Huertas ZC, Settipani D, Flox C, Morante JR, Kallio T, Biendicho JJ. High performance silicon electrode enabled by titanicone coating. Sci Rep 2022; 12:137. [PMID: 34997066 PMCID: PMC8741799 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04105-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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This paper presents the electrochemical performance and characterization of nano Si electrodes coated with titanicone (TiGL) as an anode for Li ion batteries (LIBs). Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of the metal combined with the molecular layer deposition (MLD) of the organic precursor is used to prepare coated electrodes at different temperatures with improved performance compared to the uncoated Si electrode. Coated electrodes prepared at 150 °C deliver the highest capacity and best current response of 1800 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and 150 mAh g-1 at 20 C. This represented a substantial improvement compared to the Si baseline which delivers a capacity of 1100 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C but fails to deliver capacity at 20 C. Moreover, the optimized coated electrode shows an outstanding capacity of 1200 mAh g-1 at 1 C for 350 cycles with a capacity retention of 93%. The improved discharge capacity, electrode efficiencies, rate capability and electrochemical stability for the Si-based electrode presented in this manuscript are directly correlated to the optimized TiGL coating layer deposited by the ALD/MLD processes, which enhances lithium kinetics and electronic conductivity as demonstrated by equivalent circuit analysis of low frequency impedance data and conductivity measurements. The coating strategy also stabilizes SEI film formation with better Coulombic efficiencies (CE) and improves long cycling stability by reducing capacity lost.
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- Zahilia Cabán Huertas
- Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, 02150, Espoo, Finland
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 2ª p., 08930, Barcelona, Spain
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- Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, 02150, Espoo, Finland
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 2ª p., 08930, Barcelona, Spain
- Faculty of Physics, University of Barcelona, Marti I Franques, 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Aalto University, Kemistintie 1, 02150, Espoo, Finland.
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 2ª p., 08930, Barcelona, Spain.
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Jacas Biendicho J, Hemesh A, Izquierdo V, Flox C, Morante JR. Contact resistance stability and cation mixing in a Vulcan-based LiNi 1/3Co 1/3Mn 1/3O 2 slurry for semi-solid flow batteries. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:6710-6717. [PMID: 33908967 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00495f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The Semi-Solid Flow Battery (SSFB) is an interesting energy storage system (ESS) for stationary applications but, in spite of the significant work presented on this technology so far, understanding the chemical and physical factors limiting its electrochemical performance is still blurred by measurements under static conditions rather than under real operando conditions. In this study, we have used Vulcan carbon as a conductive additive to formulate LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 (NCM) based slurries as the catholyte to characterize electrical and electrochemical performances using a 3-electrode flow cell by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and galvanostatic charge/discharge (GCD), respectively. The results are correlated with post-mortem analyses of recovered slurries using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy and Rietveld refinement of the NCM crystal structure. Due to the improved electrochemical cycling stability of the Vulcan-based NCM slurry and cell configuration used for measurements, we have been able to characterize the system in terms of electrical contributions and correlate them with particle degradation as well as detect antisite defect formation on cycling. The electrical stability of the contact resistance and cation mixing are identified as factors limiting the performance of the semi-solid slurry. The latter is frequently reported in porous electrodes for Li-ion batteries but, to our knowledge, it has not been reported for SSFBs to date.
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- Jordi Jacas Biendicho
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià del Besos, 08930, Spain.
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià del Besos, 08930, Spain.
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià del Besos, 08930, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, FI-00076, Espoo, Finland
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià del Besos, 08930, Spain. and Departament d'Electronica, Universitat de Barcelona, C. de Martí i Franquès 1, Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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Yang D, Zhang C, Biendicho JJ, Han X, Liang Z, Du R, Li M, Li J, Arbiol J, Llorca J, Zhou Y, Morante JR, Cabot A. ZnSe/N-Doped Carbon Nanoreactor with Multiple Adsorption Sites for Stable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. ACS Nano 2020; 14:15492-15504. [PMID: 33084302 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c06112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
To commercially realize the enormous potential of lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) several challenges remain to be overcome. At the cathode, the lithium polysulfide (LiPS) shuttle effect must be inhibited and the redox reaction kinetics need to be substantially promoted. In this direction, this work proposes a cathode material based on a transition-metal selenide (TMSe) as both adsorber and catalyst and a hollow nanoreactor architecture: ZnSe/N-doped hollow carbon (ZnSe/NHC). It is here demonstrated both experimentally and by means of density functional theory that this composite provides three key benefits to the LSBs cathode: (i) A highly effective trapping of LiPS due to the combination of sulfiphilic sites of ZnSe, lithiophilic sites of NHC, and the confinement effect of the cage-based structure; (ii) a redox kinetic improvement in part associated with the multiple adsorption sites that facilitate the Li+ diffusion; and (iii) an easier accommodation of the volume expansion preventing the cathode damage due to the hollow design. As a result, LSB cathodes based on S@ZnSe/NHC are characterized by high initial capacities, superior rate capability, and an excellent stability. Overall, this work not only demonstrates the large potential of TMSe as cathode materials in LSBs but also probes the nanoreactor design to be a highly suitable architecture to enhance cycle stability.
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- Dawei Yang
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 610054, Chengdu, China
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus, UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Energy Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering and Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, 08019, Barcelona, Spain
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- Key Laboratory of Health Risk Factors for Seafood and Environment of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Innovation & Application, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province 316022, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research-IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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Jacas Biendicho J, Playford HY, Rahman SMH, Norberg ST, Eriksson SG, Hull S. The Fluorite-Like Phase Nd 5Mo 3O 16±δ in the MoO 3-Nd 2O 3 System: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Conducting Properties. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:7025-7035. [PMID: 29812935 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
This paper describes a study of the system MoO3-Nd2O3 using a combination of X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), neutron powder diffraction (NPD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and ac impedance spectroscopy (IS). A phase-pure material is observed at a composition of 45.5 mol % Nd2O3, which corresponds to an ideal stoichiometry of Nd5Mo3O16.5. XRD and NPD show that the crystal structure is a superstructure of the fluorite arrangement, with long-range ordering of the two cation species leading to a doubled unit cell parameter. The sample is found to be significantly oxygen deficient, i.e. Nd5Mo3O15.63(4), when it is prepared by a solid-state reaction at 1473 K in air. TGA measurements indicate that the sample loses only minimal mass on heating to 1273 K in O2. IS studies of the mean conductivity under different atmospheres show that the sample is a mixed conductor between ambient temperature and 873 K, with a dominant electronic component at higher temperatures, as demonstrated by measurements under inert atmosphere. NPD measurements indicate that the anion vacancies are preferentially located on the O2 sites, while studies of the temperature dependence performed under an O2 atmosphere to 1273 K show significantly anisotropic thermal parameters of the anions. Together with analysis of the total neutron scattering data, this supports a model of oxygen ions hopping between O2 positions, with a vacancy, rather than interstitial, mechanism for the anion diffusion.
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- Jordi Jacas Biendicho
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research , Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1 , 08930 Sant Adrià del Besos , Spain
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- The ISIS Facility , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Chilton, Didcot , Oxfordshire OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , SE-412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , SE-412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chalmers University of Technology , SE-412 96 Gothenburg , Sweden
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- The ISIS Facility , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Chilton, Didcot , Oxfordshire OX11 0QX , United Kingdom
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Murcia-López S, Moschogiannaki M, Binas V, Andreu T, Tang P, Arbiol J, Jacas Biendicho J, Kiriakidis G, Morante JR. Insights into the Performance of Co xNi 1-xTiO 3 Solid Solutions as Photocatalysts for Sun-Driven Water Oxidation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:40290-40297. [PMID: 29094924 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b12994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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CoxNi1-xTiO3 systems evaluated as photo- and electrocatalytic materials for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) from water have been studied. These materials have shown promising properties for this half-reaction both under (unbiased) visible-light photocatalytic approach in the presence of an electron scavenger and as electrocatalysts in dark conditions in basic media. In both situations, Co0.8Ni0.2TiO3 exhibits the best performance and is proved to display high faradaic efficiency. A synergetic effect between Co and Ni is established, improving the physicochemical properties such as surface area and pore size distribution, besides affecting the donor density and the charge carrier separation. At higher Ni content, the materials exhibit behavior more similar to that of NiTiO3, which is a less suitable material for OER than CoTiO3.
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- Sebastián Murcia-López
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) , Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL-FORTH) , Vasilika Vouton, GR-71110 Heraklion, Greece
- University of Crete , GR-70013 Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL-FORTH) , Vasilika Vouton, GR-71110 Heraklion, Greece
- University of Crete , GR-70013 Heraklion, Greece
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) , Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Catalonia, Spain
- University of Barcelona (UB) , Marti i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) , Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Catalonia, Spain
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) , Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) , Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- ICREA , Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) , Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL-FORTH) , Vasilika Vouton, GR-71110 Heraklion, Greece
- University of Crete , GR-70013 Heraklion, Greece
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) , Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besós, Catalonia, Spain
- University of Barcelona (UB) , Marti i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Jacas Biendicho J, Hsiao KC, Hull S, West AR. Investigation of Antisite Defect Formation and Chemical Expansion in LiNiPO4 by in Situ Neutron Diffraction. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:3657-3662. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jordi Jacas Biendicho
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930 Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
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- Department
of Product Development, SYNergy ScienTech Corp, 7F, No. 9, Park Avenue ll, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30075, Taiwan
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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- ISIS, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom
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Biendicho JJ, Flox C, Sanz L, Morante JR. Static and Dynamic Studies on LiNi1/3 Co1/3 Mn1/3 O2 -Based Suspensions for Semi-Solid Flow Batteries. ChemSusChem 2016; 9:1938-1944. [PMID: 27332781 PMCID: PMC5094516 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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LiNi1/3 Co1/3 Mn1/3 O2 (LNCM)-based suspensions for semi-solid flow batteries (SSFB) have been investigated by galvanostatic charge/discharge an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The resistance and electrochemical performance of half cells (vs. Li/Li(+) ) as well as the rheological properties are affected by the content of a commercially available electroconductive carbon black [KetjenBlack (KB), AkzoNobel] in the suspensions. In static conditions, a cell with 11.87 and 13.97 % by volume of KB and LNCM delivers high capacity 130 mA h g(-1) at 5 mA cm(-2) , respectively, and a coulombic efficiency of 90 % over 10 injections. The impedance of half cells is dominated by a contact resistance fitted with a resistor and a constant phase element (CPE) in parallel. In flow conditions, cell potential depends on applied current density and measured over potentials are ∼0.3 and 0.7 V for 0.33 and 1 mA cm(-2) , respectively, for a cell containing a suspension with 9.53 % in volume of KB and 13.90 % in volume of LNCM. The effect of the cell contact resistance on the electrochemical performance is discussed.
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- Jordi Jacas Biendicho
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930, Sant Adrià del Besos, Spain.
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930, Sant Adrià del Besos, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930, Sant Adrià del Besos, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, 08930, Sant Adrià del Besos, Spain
- Departament d'Electronica, Universitat de Barcelona, C. de Martí I Franquès 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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