A review of halide charge carriers for rocking-chair and dual-ion batteries

This review discusses how halide ion species have been used as charge carriers in both anion rocking-chair and dual-ion battery(DIB)systems.The anion rocking-chair batteries based on fluoride and chloride have emerged over the past decade and are garnering increased research interest due to their large theoretical energy density values and the natural abundance of halide-containing materials.Moreover,DIBs that use halide species as their anionic charge carrier are seen as one of the promising next-generation battery technologies due to their low cost and high working potentials.Although numerous polyatomic anions have been studied as charge carriers,the use of single halide ions(i.e.,F−and Cl−)and metal-based superhalides(e.g.,[MgCl_(3)]−)as anionic charge carriers in DIBs has been considerably less explored.Herein,we provide an overview of some of the key advances and recent progress that has been made with regard to halide ion charge carriers in electrochemical energy storage.We offer our perspectives on the current state of the field and provide a roadmap in hopes that it helps researchers toward making new advances in these promising and emerging areas.

MOF-derived Se doped MnS/Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) as cathode and Zn-Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) membrane as anode for rocking-chair zinc-ion battery

Mn-based zinc ion battery has the advantages of low cost and high performance,which makes it the promising energy storage system.However,the poor conductivity and the agglomeration in the synthesis process of manganese-based materials restrict the performance of batteries.Herein,the Se-doped MnS/Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x)(Se-MnS/Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x))composite material derived from Mn-based metal-organic framework is reported.Electrochemical tests show that Se-doped could generate S defects and enhance the electrochemical activity of MnS.At the same time,the introduction of Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) substrate is conducive to exposing more sulfur defects and improving the utilization rate of defects.In the mechanism study,it is found that Se-MnS/Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) is transformed into S/Se co-doped Mn3O_(4) at the first charge,which innovatively elucidated the behavior of S/Se during activation.In the electrochemical performance test,the specific capacity can reach 74.7 mAh·g^(-1) at 5.0 A·g^(-1).In addition,the Zn-Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) membrane electrode is prepared by vacuum filtration as the zinc-poor anode,which is assembled into the rocking chair full battery to avoid dendrite growth and exhibit excellent rate performance.The addition of Zn2+weakens the electrostatic repulsion between the interlayers of MXene,and the formation of the folded morphology aids the penetration of the electrolyte.At 1.0 A·g^(-1),the capacity can reach 50.6 mAh·g^(-1).This work is helpful to promote the research and development of the reaction mechanism of manganese based rocking chair batteries.

Modulating selective interaction of NiOOH with Mg ions for high-performance aqueous batteries

Aqueous Mg-ion batteries(AMIBs)featuring advantages of good safety,low cost,and high specific energy have been recognized as a promising energy-storage technology.However,the performance of AMIBs is consistently limited by sluggish diffusion kinetics and structural degradation of cathode materials arising from the strong electrostatic interactions between high-charge-density Mg2+and host materials.Here,layered-structured NiOOH,as traditional cathodes for alkaline batteries,is initially demonstrated to realize proton-assisted Mg-(de)intercalation chemistry with a high discharge platform(0.57​V)in neutral aqueous electrolytes.Benefiting from the unique core/shell structure,the resulting NiOOH/CNT cathodes achieve a high capacity of 122.5 mAh g−1 and long cycle stability.Further theoretical calculations reveal that the binding energy of hydrated Mg2+is higher than that of Mg2+with NiOOH,resulting in that Mg2+is easily intercalated/de-intercalated into/from NiOOH.Benefiting from the freestanding design,the assembled fiber-shaped“rocking-chair”NaTi2(PO4)3//NiOOH AMIB shows a high energy density and satisfactory mechanical flexibility,which could be woven into a commercial fabric and power for fiber-shaped photoelectric sensors.

Non-desolvation Zn^(2+)storage mechanism enables MoS_(2)anode with enhanced interfacial charge-transfer kinetics for low temperature zinc-ion batteries

The emerging rocking-chair aqueous zinc-ion battery(AZIB)configuration provides a promising approach for realizing their practical applications by avoiding the critical drawbacks of Zn metal anodes including unsatisfactory Coulombic efficiency and low Zn utilization.Therefore,exploiting appropriate insertion-type anodes with fast charge-transfer kinetics is of great importance,and many modifications focusing on the improvement of electron transport and bulk Zn^(2+)diffusion have been proposed.However,the interfacial Zn^(2+)transfer determined by the desolvation process actually dominates the kinetics of overall battery reactions,which is mainly overlooked.Herein,the interlayer structure of Mo S_(2)is rationally co-intercalated with water and ethylene glycol(EG)molecules(Mo S2@EG),giving rise to a fast non-desolvation Zn^(2+)storage mechanism,which is verified by the extraordinarily smaller activation energy of interfacial Zn^(2+)transfer(4.66 k J mol^(-1))compared with that of pristine Mo S_(2)(56.78 k J mol^(-1)).Furthermore,the results of theoretical calculations,in-situ Raman and ex-situ characterizations also indicate the enhanced structural integrity of Mo S2@EG during cycling due to the enlarged interlayer spacing and charge screening effect induced by interlaminar EG molecules.Consequently,the Mo S_(2)@EG anode enables excellent cycling stability of both high-energy-density Mo_S2@EG||PVO(polyaniline intercalated V_(2)O_(5))and high-voltage Mo S2@EG||Na_(3)V_(2)(PO_(4))_2O_(2)F(NVPF)full batteries with neglectable capacity decay at-20℃.