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Vol. 12 (2020)

The Principle of Introducing Halogen Ions Into β-FeOOH: Controlling Electronic Structure and Electrochemical Performance

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00440-2
Dongbin Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, PO Box 98, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Xuzhao Han
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, PO Box 98, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Xianggui Kong
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, PO Box 98, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Fazhi Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, PO Box 98, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Xiaodong Lei
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, PO Box 98, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Xiaodong Lei

leixd@mail.buct.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 12 (2020), Article Number: 107

Abstract

Coordination tuning electronic structure of host materials is a quite effective strategy for activating and improving the intrinsic properties. Herein, halogen anion (X−)-incorporated β-FeOOH (β-FeOOH(X), X = F−, Cl−, and Br−) was investigated with a spontaneous adsorption process, which realized a great improvement of supercapacitor performances by adjusting the coordination geometry. Experiments coupled with theoretical calculations demonstrated that the change of Fe–O bond length and structural distortion of β-FeOOH, which is rooted in halogen ions embedment, led to the relatively narrow band gap. Because of the strong electronegativity of X−, the Fe element in β-FeOOH(X)s presented the unexpected high valence state (3 + δ), which is facilitating to adsorb SO32− species. Consequently, the designed β-FeOOH(X)s exhibited the good electric conductivity and enhanced the contact between electrode and electrolyte. When used as a negative electrode, the β-FeOOH(F) showed the excellent specific capacity of 391.9 F g−1 at 1 A g−1 current density, almost tenfold improvement compared with initial β-FeOOH, with the superior rate capacity and cyclic stability. This combinational design principle of electronic structure and electrochemical performances provides a promising way to develop advanced electrode materials for supercapacitor.


Highlights:


1 Halogen ion-incorporated β-FeOOH(X)s (X = F−, Cl−, Br−) were designed and fabricated successfully and showed good performance for negative electrodes of supercapacitors.
2 The embedment of X− caused the change of Fe–O bond length and structural distortion of β-FeOOH, which resulted in the narrow band gap and good electric conductivity.
3 The presence of unexpected high valence state (3 + δ) Fe element facilitated the adsorption for SO32− species endowing the β-FeOOH(X)s with good wettability in Na2SO3 electrolyte.

Keywords

β-FeOOH Halogen ion embedment Tuning electronic structure Supercapacitor performance
Zhang, Dongbin, Xuzhao Han, Xianggui Kong, Fazhi Zhang, and Xiaodong Lei. 2020. “The Principle of Introducing Halogen Ions Into β-FeOOH: Controlling Electronic Structure and Electrochemical Performance”. Nano-Micro Letters 12 (May):107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-00440-2.
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