Flexible energy-storage devices play a critical role in the development of portable, flexible and wearable electronics. In addition, biological materials including plants or plant-based materials are known for their s...Flexible energy-storage devices play a critical role in the development of portable, flexible and wearable electronics. In addition, biological materials including plants or plant-based materials are known for their safety, biodegradability, biocompatibility, environmental benignancy, and low cost. With respect to these advances, a flexible alkaline zinc-manganese dioxide (Zn-MnO2) battery is fabricated with a kelp-based electrolyte in this study. To the best of our knowledge, pure kelp is utilized as a semi-solid electrolyte for flexible Zn-MnO2 alkaline batteries for the first time, with which the as-assembled battery exhibited a specific capacity of 60 mA·h and could discharge for 120 h. Furthermore, the as-assembled Zn-MnO2 battery can be bent into a ring-shape and power a light-emitting diode screen, showing promising potential for the practical application in the future flexible, portable and biodegradable electronic devices.展开更多
研究了水系电解液中Li^+、Zn^(2+)和Mn^(2+)阳离子对具有不同晶型结构和形貌的MnO_2正极电化学性能的影响,探讨其储能机理。结果表明,在不含Mn(Ⅱ)离子的水溶液中,MnO_2电极所表现的电化学性能趋同,容量低,衰减快。含有Zn^(2+)离子的水...研究了水系电解液中Li^+、Zn^(2+)和Mn^(2+)阳离子对具有不同晶型结构和形貌的MnO_2正极电化学性能的影响,探讨其储能机理。结果表明,在不含Mn(Ⅱ)离子的水溶液中,MnO_2电极所表现的电化学性能趋同,容量低,衰减快。含有Zn^(2+)离子的水溶液中,MnO_2电极因二价锌离子的嵌入-脱出,容量明显提升,但衰减严重。当溶液中同时含有Zn^(2+)、Mn^(2+)离子时,基于Mn^(2+)和Zn^(2+)离子之间的协同作用和Mn^(2+)离子氧化/还原反应过程的作用,有效抑制MnO_2颗粒的聚集和结构塌陷,削弱碱式硫酸锌杂质不利的影响,保持了锌离子在MnO_2电极中嵌入-脱出的高容量特性(200 m Ah?g^(-1),电流密度:100m A?g^(-1)),及良好的循环稳定性。展开更多
Recently,MnO2 has gained attention as an electrode material because of its very high theoretical capacity and abundant availability.However,the very high volumetric change caused by its conversion-type reaction result...Recently,MnO2 has gained attention as an electrode material because of its very high theoretical capacity and abundant availability.However,the very high volumetric change caused by its conversion-type reaction results in bad reversibility of charge-discharge.In this study,δ-MnO2 of thickness 8 nm anchored on the surface of carbon nanotubes(CNT)by Mn-O-C chemical bonding is synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method.Numerous ex-situ characterizations of the lithium storage process were performed.Furthermore,density functional theory(DFT)calculations indicated thatδ-MnO2(012)thermodynamically prefers bonding with CNTs.Moreover,the interfacial interaction reinforces the connection of Mn-O and reduces the bond strength of Li-O in lithiated MnO2,which could facilitate an intercalation-type lithium storage reaction.Consequently,the as-synthesizedδ-MnO2 retains an excellent reversible capacity of 577.5 mAh g-1 in 1000 cycles at a high rate of 2 A g-1 between 0.1 V and 3.0 V.The results of this study demonstrate the possibility of employing the cost-effective transition metal oxides as intercalation lithium storage dominant electrodes for advanced rechargeable batteries.展开更多
文摘Flexible energy-storage devices play a critical role in the development of portable, flexible and wearable electronics. In addition, biological materials including plants or plant-based materials are known for their safety, biodegradability, biocompatibility, environmental benignancy, and low cost. With respect to these advances, a flexible alkaline zinc-manganese dioxide (Zn-MnO2) battery is fabricated with a kelp-based electrolyte in this study. To the best of our knowledge, pure kelp is utilized as a semi-solid electrolyte for flexible Zn-MnO2 alkaline batteries for the first time, with which the as-assembled battery exhibited a specific capacity of 60 mA·h and could discharge for 120 h. Furthermore, the as-assembled Zn-MnO2 battery can be bent into a ring-shape and power a light-emitting diode screen, showing promising potential for the practical application in the future flexible, portable and biodegradable electronic devices.
文摘研究了水系电解液中Li^+、Zn^(2+)和Mn^(2+)阳离子对具有不同晶型结构和形貌的MnO_2正极电化学性能的影响,探讨其储能机理。结果表明,在不含Mn(Ⅱ)离子的水溶液中,MnO_2电极所表现的电化学性能趋同,容量低,衰减快。含有Zn^(2+)离子的水溶液中,MnO_2电极因二价锌离子的嵌入-脱出,容量明显提升,但衰减严重。当溶液中同时含有Zn^(2+)、Mn^(2+)离子时,基于Mn^(2+)和Zn^(2+)离子之间的协同作用和Mn^(2+)离子氧化/还原反应过程的作用,有效抑制MnO_2颗粒的聚集和结构塌陷,削弱碱式硫酸锌杂质不利的影响,保持了锌离子在MnO_2电极中嵌入-脱出的高容量特性(200 m Ah?g^(-1),电流密度:100m A?g^(-1)),及良好的循环稳定性。
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFB0104302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51872026)。
文摘Recently,MnO2 has gained attention as an electrode material because of its very high theoretical capacity and abundant availability.However,the very high volumetric change caused by its conversion-type reaction results in bad reversibility of charge-discharge.In this study,δ-MnO2 of thickness 8 nm anchored on the surface of carbon nanotubes(CNT)by Mn-O-C chemical bonding is synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method.Numerous ex-situ characterizations of the lithium storage process were performed.Furthermore,density functional theory(DFT)calculations indicated thatδ-MnO2(012)thermodynamically prefers bonding with CNTs.Moreover,the interfacial interaction reinforces the connection of Mn-O and reduces the bond strength of Li-O in lithiated MnO2,which could facilitate an intercalation-type lithium storage reaction.Consequently,the as-synthesizedδ-MnO2 retains an excellent reversible capacity of 577.5 mAh g-1 in 1000 cycles at a high rate of 2 A g-1 between 0.1 V and 3.0 V.The results of this study demonstrate the possibility of employing the cost-effective transition metal oxides as intercalation lithium storage dominant electrodes for advanced rechargeable batteries.
