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Vol. 13 (2021)

Oxygen-Defect Enhanced Anion Adsorption Energy Toward Super-Rate and Durable Cathode for Ni–Zn Batteries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00699-z
Jia Yao
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Houzhao Wan
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Chi Chen
CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter , Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
Jie Ji
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Nengze Wang
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Zhaohan Zheng
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Jinxia Duan
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Xunying Wang
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Guokun Ma
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Li Tao
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Hanbin Wang
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Jun Zhang
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China
Hao Wang
Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro and Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics and Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Hao Wang

wangh@hubu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 167

Abstract

The alkaline zinc-based batteries with high energy density are becoming a research hotspot. However, the poor cycle stability and low-rate performance limit their wide application. Herein, ultra-thin CoNiO2 nanosheet with rich oxygen defects anchored on the vertically arranged Ni nanotube arrays (Od-CNO@Ni NTs) is used as a positive material for rechargeable alkaline Ni–Zn batteries. As the highly uniform Ni nanotube arrays provide a fast electron/ion transport path and abundant active sites, the Od-CNO@Ni NTs electrode delivers excellent capacity (432.7 mAh g−1) and rate capability (218.3 mAh g−1 at 60 A g−1). Moreover, our Od-CNO@Ni NTs//Zn battery is capable of an ultra-long lifespan (93.0% of initial capacity after 5000 cycles), extremely high energy density of 547.5 Wh kg−1 and power density of 92.9 kW kg−1 (based on the mass of cathode active substance). Meanwhile, the theoretical calculations reveal that the oxygen defects can enhance the interaction between electrode surface and electrolyte ions, contributing to higher capacity. This work opens a reasonable idea for the development of ultra-durable, ultra-fast, and high-energy Ni–Zn battery.


Highlights:


1 Ultra-thin CoNiO2 nanosheet with rich oxygen defects anchored on the vertically arranged Ni nanotube arrays (Od-CNO@Ni NTs) is successfully constructed.
2 The Od-CNO@Ni NTs electrode delivers extraordinary electrochemical performance.
3 The theoretical calculations reveal that oxygen defects effectively improve the electrochemical kinetics and the surface electronic state structure of Od-CNO @ Ni NTs, thus exhibiting strong OH − adsorption capacity.

Keywords

Ni–Zn battery Oxygen defect Nanotube array CoNiO2 nanosheet Adsorption energy
Yao, Jia, Houzhao Wan, Chi Chen, Jie Ji, Nengze Wang, Zhaohan Zheng, Jinxia Duan, Xunying Wang, Guokun Ma, Li Tao, Hanbin Wang, Jun Zhang, and Hao Wang. 2021. “Oxygen-Defect Enhanced Anion Adsorption Energy Toward Super-Rate and Durable Cathode for Ni–Zn Batteries”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (August):167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00699-z.
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