Vanadium oxides as cathode for zinc-ion batteries have attracted much attention because of their high theoretical capacity,flexible layered structure and abundant resources.However,cathodes are susceptible to the coll...Vanadium oxides as cathode for zinc-ion batteries have attracted much attention because of their high theoretical capacity,flexible layered structure and abundant resources.However,cathodes are susceptible to the collapse of their layered structure and the dissolution of vanadium after repeated long cycles,which worsen their capacities and cycling stabilities.Herein,a synergistic engineering of calcium-ion intercalation and polyaniline coating was developed to achieve the superior electrochemical performance of vanadium pentoxide for zinc-ion batteries.The pre-intercalation of calcium-ion between vanadium pentoxide layers as pillars increase the crystal structure’s stability,while the polyaniline coating on the cathodes improves the conductivity and inhibits the dissolution of vanadium.This synergistic engineering enables that the battery system based-on the polyaniline coated calcium vanadate cathode to deliver a high capacity of 406.4 mAh·g^(−1)at 1 A·g^(−1),an ultralong cycle life over 6000 cycles at 10 A·g^(−1)with 93%capacity retention and high-rate capability.The vanadium oxide cathode with synergistic engineering of calcium-ion intercalation and polyaniline coating was verified to effectively improve the electrochemical performance of zinc-ion batteries.展开更多
In this work, we developed a polyaniline （PANI）-coated selenium/carbon nanocomposite encapsulated in graphene sheets （PANI@Se/C-G）, with excellent performance in Li-Se batteries. The PANI@Se/C-G nanostructure pres...In this work, we developed a polyaniline （PANI）-coated selenium/carbon nanocomposite encapsulated in graphene sheets （PANI@Se/C-G）, with excellent performance in Li-Se batteries. The PANI@Se/C-G nanostructure presents attractive properties as cathode of Li-Se batteries, with a high specific capacity of 588.7 mAh·g^-1 at a 0.2C （1C = 675 mA·g^-1） rate after 200 cycles. Even at a high rate of 2C, a high capacity of 528.6 mAh·g^-1 is obtained after 500 cycles. The excellent cycle stability and rate performance of the PANI@Se/C-G composite can be attributed to the synergistic combination of carbon black （as the conductive matrix for Se） and the double conductive layer comprising the uniform PANI shell and the graphene sheets, which effectively improves the utilization of selenium and significantly enhances the electronic conductivity of the whole electrode.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.22101309,52103277 and U1804126)the Key Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Province(Grant No.222102240001)the Startup Research of Henan Academy of Sciences(Grant No.231817001).
文摘Vanadium oxides as cathode for zinc-ion batteries have attracted much attention because of their high theoretical capacity,flexible layered structure and abundant resources.However,cathodes are susceptible to the collapse of their layered structure and the dissolution of vanadium after repeated long cycles,which worsen their capacities and cycling stabilities.Herein,a synergistic engineering of calcium-ion intercalation and polyaniline coating was developed to achieve the superior electrochemical performance of vanadium pentoxide for zinc-ion batteries.The pre-intercalation of calcium-ion between vanadium pentoxide layers as pillars increase the crystal structure’s stability,while the polyaniline coating on the cathodes improves the conductivity and inhibits the dissolution of vanadium.This synergistic engineering enables that the battery system based-on the polyaniline coated calcium vanadate cathode to deliver a high capacity of 406.4 mAh·g^(−1)at 1 A·g^(−1),an ultralong cycle life over 6000 cycles at 10 A·g^(−1)with 93%capacity retention and high-rate capability.The vanadium oxide cathode with synergistic engineering of calcium-ion intercalation and polyaniline coating was verified to effectively improve the electrochemical performance of zinc-ion batteries.
基金The authors would like to appreciate the financial support from the Natural Sciences Fund of Zhejiang Province （No. LQ17B010003） and the National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC） （No. 11604319）.
文摘In this work, we developed a polyaniline （PANI）-coated selenium/carbon nanocomposite encapsulated in graphene sheets （PANI@Se/C-G）, with excellent performance in Li-Se batteries. The PANI@Se/C-G nanostructure presents attractive properties as cathode of Li-Se batteries, with a high specific capacity of 588.7 mAh·g^-1 at a 0.2C （1C = 675 mA·g^-1） rate after 200 cycles. Even at a high rate of 2C, a high capacity of 528.6 mAh·g^-1 is obtained after 500 cycles. The excellent cycle stability and rate performance of the PANI@Se/C-G composite can be attributed to the synergistic combination of carbon black （as the conductive matrix for Se） and the double conductive layer comprising the uniform PANI shell and the graphene sheets, which effectively improves the utilization of selenium and significantly enhances the electronic conductivity of the whole electrode.
