Aqueous zinc(Zn)-ion batteries(AZIBs)present safe and environmentally friendly features thereby emerging as an attractive energy storage device.The V_(2)O_(5)-based cathodes are promising because of their high theoret...Aqueous zinc(Zn)-ion batteries(AZIBs)present safe and environmentally friendly features thereby emerging as an attractive energy storage device.The V_(2)O_(5)-based cathodes are promising because of their high theoretical capacity and energy density.However,insufficient interlayer distance,easy dissolution and structural collapse due to irreversible crystalline phase transition limit the development of V_(2)O_(5)cathodes in AZIBs.Herein,doubly modified V_(2)O_(5)-based cathode which was in-situ intercalated by polyaniline(PANI)and composited with MXene(Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x))(denoted PVM)were synthesized by one-step method for the first time.The in situ intercalation of PANI provides a channel for the rapid diffusion of Zn2+and the heterogeneous structures effectively promote charge transfer and enable structural integrity of cathode during cycling.Meanwhile,the conductivity of PVM electrode is greatly improved.Specifically,the PVM electrode shows a superior rate performance of 82 mAh·g^(-1)after 2000 cycles at 10 A·g^(-1).And it shows high pseudocapacitance behavior(80.23%capacitor contribution ratio at 0.1 mV·s^(-1)).A novel method of intercalation composite modification for the cathode is proposed,which provides fundamental guidance for the development of high-performance cathodes for AZIBs.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2022M720420 and 2022TQ0031).
文摘Aqueous zinc(Zn)-ion batteries(AZIBs)present safe and environmentally friendly features thereby emerging as an attractive energy storage device.The V_(2)O_(5)-based cathodes are promising because of their high theoretical capacity and energy density.However,insufficient interlayer distance,easy dissolution and structural collapse due to irreversible crystalline phase transition limit the development of V_(2)O_(5)cathodes in AZIBs.Herein,doubly modified V_(2)O_(5)-based cathode which was in-situ intercalated by polyaniline(PANI)and composited with MXene(Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x))(denoted PVM)were synthesized by one-step method for the first time.The in situ intercalation of PANI provides a channel for the rapid diffusion of Zn2+and the heterogeneous structures effectively promote charge transfer and enable structural integrity of cathode during cycling.Meanwhile,the conductivity of PVM electrode is greatly improved.Specifically,the PVM electrode shows a superior rate performance of 82 mAh·g^(-1)after 2000 cycles at 10 A·g^(-1).And it shows high pseudocapacitance behavior(80.23%capacitor contribution ratio at 0.1 mV·s^(-1)).A novel method of intercalation composite modification for the cathode is proposed,which provides fundamental guidance for the development of high-performance cathodes for AZIBs.