Vanadium oxide with elevated interlayers for durable aqueous hybrid Li+/Zn2+ batteries

Zheng, X., Zhou, Y., Yan, X., Lam, K.-h. and Hou, X. (2022) Vanadium oxide with elevated interlayers for durable aqueous hybrid Li+/Zn2+ batteries. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 5(7), pp. 9070-9078. (doi: 10.1021/acsaem.2c01512)

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Abstract

Rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) are deemed as powerful candidates for large-scale energy-storage systems because of their intrinsic safety, inexpensive cost, and environment friendliness. However, the performance degeneration of ZIBs occurs by virtue of structural instability and uncompetitive conductivity of cathode materials. In this work, a vanadium oxide of Li0.21Mn1.44V8O20·0.55H2O (4-MLVO) cathode was successfully synthesized for the first time by optimizing the ratio of Mn/V. Intriguingly, the as-assembled traditional aqueous hybrid Li+/Zn2+ batteries based on the Li0.21Mn1.44V8O20·0.55H2O cathode, 1 M Li2SO4 + 2 M ZnSO4 electrolyte, and Super P@Zn anode possess superior performance of 350.0 mA h g–1 at the current density of 0.1 A g–1 and can accomplish 6000 cycles with 147.5 mA h g–1 at 10.0 A g–1. Moreover, the outstanding flexibility of sandwiched quasi-solid-state Zn//4-MLVO batteries with the CMC-Na+/PAM hydrogel electrolyte is demonstrated by multifarious deformation tests. The quasi-solid-state batteries at a bending state can achieve a high open voltage of 1.026 V and a specific capacity of 184.8 mA h g–1 at 0.1 A g–1. This work offers thoughts for the devisal of aqueous hybrid ZIB cathode materials and lays a foundation for advanced flexible energy devices.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Lam, Dr Koko
Authors: Zheng, X., Zhou, Y., Yan, X., Lam, K.-h., and Hou, X.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
Journal Name:ACS Applied Energy Materials
Publisher:American Chemical Society
ISSN:2574-0962
ISSN (Online):2574-0962
Published Online:28 June 2022

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