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Vol. 11 (2019)

High-Power and Ultralong-Life Aqueous Zinc-Ion Hybrid Capacitors Based on Pseudocapacitive Charge Storage

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0328-3
Liubing Dong
Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
Wang Yang
Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
Wu Yang
Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
Chengyin Wang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, People’s Republic of China
Yang Li
School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Chengjun Xu
Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Shuwei Wan
HEC Group Pty Ltd, Canterbury, VIC 3216, Australia
Fengrong He
HEC Group Pty Ltd, Canterbury, VIC 3216, Australia HIGHLIGHTS • This work starts the research of pseudocapacitive oxide materials for multivalent Zn2+ storage. • The constructed RuO2 ·H2O||Zn systems exhibit outstanding electrochemical performance, including a high discharge capacity, ultrafast charge/discharge capability, and excellent cycling stability. • The redox pseudocapacitive behavior of RuO2 ·H2O for Zn2+ storage is revealed. ABSTRACT Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion hybrid capacitors and zincion batteries are promising safe energy storage systems. In this study, amorphous RuO2 ·H2O for the first time was employed to achieve fast and ultralong-life Zn2+ storage based on a pseudocapacitive storage mechanism. In the RuO2 ·H2O||Zn zinc-ion hybrid capacitors with Zn(CF3SO3)2 aqueous electrolyte, the RuO2 ·H2O cathode can reversibly store Zn2+ in a voltage window of 0.4–1.6 V (vs. Zn/Zn2+), delivering a high discharge capacity of 122 mAh g− 1. In particular, the zinc-ion hybrid capacitors can be rapidly charged/discharged within 36 s with a very high power density of 16.74 kW kg−1 and a high energy density of 82 Wh kg− 1. Besides, the zinc-ion hybrid capacitors demonstrate an ultralong cycle life (over 10,000 charge/discharge cycles). The kinetic analysis elucidates that the ultrafast Zn2+ storage in the RuO2 ·H2O cathode originates from redox pseudocapacitive reactions. This work could greatly facilitate the development of high-power and safe electrochemical energy storage. KEYWORDS Zinc-ion hybrid capacitor; Hydrous ruthenium oxide; Ultralong life; Redox pseudocapacitance; High power e− e− e
Feiyu Kang
Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, People’s Republic of China
Guoxiu Wang
Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia

Corresponding Author: Guoxiu Wang

guoxiu.wang@uts.edu.au

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 94

Abstract

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion hybrid capacitors and zinc-ion batteries are promising safe energy storage systems. In this study, amorphous RuO2·H2O for the first time was employed to achieve fast and ultralong-life Zn2+ storage based on a pseudocapacitive storage mechanism. In the RuO2·H2O||Zn zinc-ion hybrid capacitors with Zn(CF3SO3)2 aqueous electrolyte, the RuO2·H2O cathode can reversibly store Zn2+ in a voltage window of 0.4–1.6 V (vs. Zn/Zn2+), delivering a high discharge capacity of 122 mAh g−1. In particular, the zinc-ion hybrid capacitors can be rapidly charged/discharged within 36 s with a very high power density of 16.74 kW kg−1 and a high energy density of 82 Wh kg−1. Besides, the zinc-ion hybrid capacitors demonstrate an ultralong cycle life (over 10,000 charge/discharge cycles). The kinetic analysis elucidates that the ultrafast Zn2+ storage in the RuO2·H2O cathode originates from redox pseudocapacitive reactions. This work could greatly facilitate the development of high-power and safe electrochemical energy storage.


Highlights:


1 This work starts the research of pseudocapacitive oxide materials for multivalent Zn2+ storage.
2 The constructed RuO2·H2O||Zn systems exhibit outstanding electrochemical performance, including a high discharge capacity, ultrafast charge/discharge capability, and excellent cycling stability.
3 The redox pseudocapacitive behavior of RuO2·H2O for Zn2+ storage is revealed.

Keywords

Zinc-ion hybrid capacitor Hydrous ruthenium oxide Ultralong life Redox pseudocapacitance High power
Dong, Liubing, Wang Yang, Wu Yang, Chengyin Wang, Yang Li, Chengjun Xu, Shuwei Wan, Fengrong He, Feiyu Kang, and Guoxiu Wang. 2019. “High-Power and Ultralong-Life Aqueous Zinc-Ion Hybrid Capacitors Based on Pseudocapacitive Charge Storage”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (October):94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0328-3.
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