The unstable zinc(Zn)/electrolyte interfaces formed by undesired dendrites and parasitic side reactions greatly hinder the development of aqueous zinc ion batteries.Herein,the hydroxy-rich sorbitol was used as an addi...The unstable zinc(Zn)/electrolyte interfaces formed by undesired dendrites and parasitic side reactions greatly hinder the development of aqueous zinc ion batteries.Herein,the hydroxy-rich sorbitol was used as an additive to reshape the solvation structure and modulate the interface chemistry.The strong interactions among sorbitol and both water molecules and Zn electrode can reduce the free water activity,optimize the solvation shell of water and Zn^(2+)ions,and regulate the formation of local water(H_(2)O)-poor environment on the surface of Zn electrode,which effectively inhibit the decomposition of water molecules,and thus,achieve the thermodynamically stable and highly reversible Zn electrochemistry.As a result,the assembled Zn/Zn symmetric cells with the sorbitol additive realized an excellent cycling life of 2000 h at 1 mA·cm^(-2)and 1 mAh·cm^(-2),and over 250 h at 5 mA.cm^(-2)and 5 mAh.cm^(-2).Moreover,the Zn/Cu asymmetric cells with the sorbitol additive achieved a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.6%,obtaining a better performance than that with a pure 2 mol-L^(-1)ZnSO_(4)electrolyte.And the constructed Zn/poly1,5-naphthalenediamine(PNDA)batteries could be stably discharged for 2300 cycles at 1 A g^(-1)with an excellent capacity retention rate.This result indicates that the addition of 1 mol-L^(-1)non-toxic sorbitol into a conventional ZnSO_(4)electrolyte can successfully protect the Zn anode interface by improving the electrochemical properties of Zn reversible deposition/decomposition,which greatly promotes its cycle performance,providing a new approach in future development of high performance aqueous Zn ion batteries.展开更多
采用水热法制备了具有二维层状结构的钙钒青铜(CaxV2O5·n H2O,CVO)水系锌离子电池钒基正极材料,并通过调控前驱体溶液中碳纳米管的含量,得到3种钙钒青铜/碳纳米管复合材料(CVO@CNTs).利用X射线衍射、热重分析、扫描电子显微镜和透...采用水热法制备了具有二维层状结构的钙钒青铜(CaxV2O5·n H2O,CVO)水系锌离子电池钒基正极材料,并通过调控前驱体溶液中碳纳米管的含量,得到3种钙钒青铜/碳纳米管复合材料(CVO@CNTs).利用X射线衍射、热重分析、扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜等对材料进行了表征.结果表明,所制备的CVO呈纳米带形貌,长约十几微米,宽约几百纳米,选区电子衍射测试表明所得材料为单晶结构.循环伏安测试结果表明,CVO和CVO@CNTs均具有多个氧化还原峰,储锌机制包括赝电容行为和电池行为.在放电倍率1C (1C=300 m A/g)测试条件下,CVO纳米带比容量稳定在210. 1 m A·h/g;与CNTs复合后,CVO@CNTs复合材料的电荷转移阻抗降低,在相同测试条件下表现出更高的比容量和优异的倍率性能.其中,CVO@CNTs-40表现出最高的比容量,在1C倍率测试条件下的比容量可达274. 3 m A·h/g,即使在20C的测试条件下放电比容量仍可达85. 2 m A·h/g,且循环1000次后容量保持率能达到92%.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22279063,52001170)Tianjin Natural Science Foundation(22JCYBJC00590)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.We thank the Haihe Laboratoryof Sustainable Chemical Transformations for financial support.
文摘The unstable zinc(Zn)/electrolyte interfaces formed by undesired dendrites and parasitic side reactions greatly hinder the development of aqueous zinc ion batteries.Herein,the hydroxy-rich sorbitol was used as an additive to reshape the solvation structure and modulate the interface chemistry.The strong interactions among sorbitol and both water molecules and Zn electrode can reduce the free water activity,optimize the solvation shell of water and Zn^(2+)ions,and regulate the formation of local water(H_(2)O)-poor environment on the surface of Zn electrode,which effectively inhibit the decomposition of water molecules,and thus,achieve the thermodynamically stable and highly reversible Zn electrochemistry.As a result,the assembled Zn/Zn symmetric cells with the sorbitol additive realized an excellent cycling life of 2000 h at 1 mA·cm^(-2)and 1 mAh·cm^(-2),and over 250 h at 5 mA.cm^(-2)and 5 mAh.cm^(-2).Moreover,the Zn/Cu asymmetric cells with the sorbitol additive achieved a high Coulombic efficiency of 99.6%,obtaining a better performance than that with a pure 2 mol-L^(-1)ZnSO_(4)electrolyte.And the constructed Zn/poly1,5-naphthalenediamine(PNDA)batteries could be stably discharged for 2300 cycles at 1 A g^(-1)with an excellent capacity retention rate.This result indicates that the addition of 1 mol-L^(-1)non-toxic sorbitol into a conventional ZnSO_(4)electrolyte can successfully protect the Zn anode interface by improving the electrochemical properties of Zn reversible deposition/decomposition,which greatly promotes its cycle performance,providing a new approach in future development of high performance aqueous Zn ion batteries.
文摘采用水热法制备了具有二维层状结构的钙钒青铜(CaxV2O5·n H2O,CVO)水系锌离子电池钒基正极材料,并通过调控前驱体溶液中碳纳米管的含量,得到3种钙钒青铜/碳纳米管复合材料(CVO@CNTs).利用X射线衍射、热重分析、扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜等对材料进行了表征.结果表明,所制备的CVO呈纳米带形貌,长约十几微米,宽约几百纳米,选区电子衍射测试表明所得材料为单晶结构.循环伏安测试结果表明,CVO和CVO@CNTs均具有多个氧化还原峰,储锌机制包括赝电容行为和电池行为.在放电倍率1C (1C=300 m A/g)测试条件下,CVO纳米带比容量稳定在210. 1 m A·h/g;与CNTs复合后,CVO@CNTs复合材料的电荷转移阻抗降低,在相同测试条件下表现出更高的比容量和优异的倍率性能.其中,CVO@CNTs-40表现出最高的比容量,在1C倍率测试条件下的比容量可达274. 3 m A·h/g,即使在20C的测试条件下放电比容量仍可达85. 2 m A·h/g,且循环1000次后容量保持率能达到92%.
