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Vol. 15 (2023)

An Amorphous Anode for Proton Battery

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00987-2
Huan Liu
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Xiang Cai
School of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Xiaojuan Zhi
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Shuanlong Di
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Boyin Zhai
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Hongguan Li
State Key Laboratory of Rolling and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Shulan Wang
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
Li Li
State Key Laboratory of Rolling and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Li Li

lilicmu@alumni.cmu.edu

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 24

Abstract

Developing advanced electrode materials is crucial for improving the electrochemical performances of proton batteries. Currently, the anodes are primarily crystalline materials which suffer from inferior cyclic stability and high electrode potential. Herein, we propose amorphous electrode materials for proton batteries by using a general ion-exchange protocol to introduce multivalent metal cations for activating the host material. Taking Al3+ as an example, theoretical and experimental analysis demonstrates electrostatic interaction between metal cations and lattice oxygen, which is the primary barrier for direct introduction of the multivalent cations, is effectively weakened through ion exchange between Al3+ and pre-intercalated K+. The as-prepared Al-MoOx anode therefore delivered a remarkable capacity and outstanding cycling stability that outperforms most of the state-of-the-art counterparts. The assembled full cell also achieved a high voltage of 1.37 V. This work opens up new opportunities for developing high-performance electrodes of proton batteries by introducing amorphous materials.


Highlights:


1 Amorphous MoOx with pre-insertion of Al3+ was prepared via ion-exchange protocol.
2 Al-MoOx anode had remarkable capacity and record-level cycling stability for proton battery.
3 The proton battery using Al-MoOx anode achieved a high voltage of 1.37 V.

Keywords

Proton batteries Amorphous electrode Multivalent cations Remarkable cycling stability High voltage
Liu, Huan, Xiang Cai, Xiaojuan Zhi, Shuanlong Di, Boyin Zhai, Hongguan Li, Shulan Wang, and Li Li. 2022. “An Amorphous Anode for Proton Battery”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (December):24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00987-2.
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