Stable interphase chemistry of textured Zn anode for rechargeable aqueous batteries

Wang, Jindi; Zhang, Bao; Cai, Zhao; Zhan, Renming; Wang, Wenyu; Fu, Lin; Wan, Mintao; Xiao, Run; Ou, Yangtao; Wang, Li; Jiang, Jianjun; Seh, Zhi Wei; Li, Hong; Sun, Yongming

doi:10.1016/j.scib.2022.01.010

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“…[10][11][12] Hence, aqueous metal-ion batteries based on alkali ions, alkaline-earth metal ions, and Zn 2+ are considered intensively to address these concerns. [13][14][15][16] However, their large ionic radii are very harmful to rate capability. Compared to these ions, protons as the charge carriers have the unique advantages, such as a small ion size, a low molar mass, and a high abundance in nature.…”

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Suppressed Dissolution and Enhanced Desolvation in Core–Shell MoO₃@TiO₂ Nanorods as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Anode Material for Proton Batteries

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Zhao

Song

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Advanced Energy Materials

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of renewable energies need them to couple with energy storage devices. [1][2][3][4] Aqueous batteries stand out from many types of batteries, due to their intrinsic safe, low material costs, and facile manufacturing as well. [5][6][7] One of the typical examples is lead-acid batteries that have been commercialized and adopted in many fields. [8][9][10] However, the strong corrosion on cell components caused by highly concentrated acid, the unsatisfactory cycle life, and the high toxicity of Pb to organisms greatly limit the applications of lead-acid batteries. [10][11][12] Hence, aqueous metal-ion batteries based on alkali ions, alkaline-earth metal ions, and Zn 2+ are considered intensively to address these concerns. [13][14][15][16] However, their large ionic radii are very harmful to rate capability. Compared to these ions, protons as the charge carriers have the unique advantages, such as a small ion size, a low molar mass, and a high abundance in nature. [9,17,18] Moreover, benefited from Grotthuss mechanism, protons in aqueous electrolytes and in electrode materials would exhibit high ionic conductivity, facilitating the reaction kinetics and rate capability. [19][20][21] Up to now, metal oxides, prussian blue analogues (PBA), and organic materials have been explored as cathode materials of proton batteries. Gogotsi et al. reported the proton-intercalation chemistry in MnO 2 based on surface reactions. [22] Hu et al. [23] found that RuO 2 •xH 2 O nanotubes had a specific capacitance of 1300 F g −1 related to proton insertion/extraction. Ji et al. [20] demonstrated that one of Turnbull's blue, in which protons were transferred via Grotthuss mechanism, presented extraordinary rate performances up to 4000 C (380 A g −1 , 508 mA cm −2 ) and ultralong cycling about 0.73 million cycles. Compared with the case of cathode materials, the anode materials are rarely reported. [24][25][26][27] MoO 3 as one of the anode materials has promising perspectives, due to its high capacity, low cost, and layer structure. Yan and co-workers [25] prepared MoO 3 by calcining MoS 2 nanosheets in air, which showed a capacity of 152 mAh g −1 at 5 C in 1 m H 2 SO 4 . The capacity, however, went down to ≈68% of the initial data only after 100 cycles at 10 C or ≈67% at 50 C. It was attributed to the dissolution of MoO 3 and the formation of polyoxometalate, resulting in the capacity fading. Thus, Zhao et al. [26] used highly concentrated H 2 SO 4 (6 m) to inhibit the detrimental dissolution of MoO 3 . Although cycling stability Rechargeable proton batteries are attractive, because protons as a charge carrier have a small ionic radius, a lightest mass, and a high abundance on Earth. MoO 3 , as one of the promising anode materials in rechargeable proton batteries, suffers from the severe dissolution in acidic electrolytes upon cycling.Here, an ultrathin TiO 2 shell is coated on MoO 3 nanorods to suppress the detrimental dissolution during cycles. TiO 2 also lowers the desolvation energy of hydrated protons, promoting the reaction kinetics...

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Suppressed Dissolution and Enhanced Desolvation in Core–Shell MoO₃@TiO₂ Nanorods as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Anode Material for Proton Batteries

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Zhao

Song

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Advanced Energy Materials

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“…This work inspired researches to investigate how to improve anode stability by directly altering the state of ZHS. [138] Thereafter, Yuan et al demonstrated that by reasonably adding SO 4 2− contained additives (e.g., ZnSO 4 or Na 2 SO 4 salt) into a non-concentrated electrolyte, a robust hydroxide-based AIL would be generated by self-terminated chemical HER reaction. [139] This ZHS AIL would terminate subsequent hydrogen evolution and allow a facile Zn 2+ flux to suppress dendritic Zn formation.…”

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Artificial Interphase Layer for Stabilized Zn Anodes: Progress and Prospects

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The burgeoning Li‐ion battery is regarded as a powerful energy storage system by virtue of its high energy density. However, inescapable issues concerning safety and cost aspects retard its prospect in certain application scenarios. Accordingly, strenuous efforts have been devoted to the development of the emerging aqueous Zn‐ion battery (AZIB) as an alternative to inflammable organic batteries. In particular, the instability from the anode side severely impedes the commercialization of AZIB. Constructing an artificial interphase layer (AIL) has been widely employed as an effective strategy to stabilize the Zn anode. This review specializes in the state‐of‐the‐art of AIL design for Zn anode protection, encompassing the preparation methods, mechanism investigations, and device performances based on the classification of functional materials. To begin with, the origins of Zn instability are interpreted from the perspective of electrical field, mass transfer, and nucleation process, followed by a comprehensive summary with respect to functions of AIL and its designing criteria. In the end, current challenges and future outlooks based upon theoretical and experimental considerations are included.

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Crystallographically Textured Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries: Symmetry, Fabrication, and Characterization

Zheng

Archer

2022

Chem. Rev.

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The vast of majority of battery electrode materials of contemporary interest are of a crystalline nature. Crystals are, by definition, anisotropic from an atomic-structure perspective. The inherent structural anisotropy may give rise to favored mesoscale orientations and anisotropic properties whether the material is in a rest state or subjected to an external stimulus. The overall perspective of this review is that intentional manipulation of crystallographic anisotropy of electrochemically active materials constitute an untapped parameter space in energy storage systems and thus provide new opportunities for materials innovations and design. To that end, we contend that crystallographically textured electrodes, as opposed to their textureless poly crystalline or single-crystalline analogs, are promising candidates for next-generation storage of electrical energy in rechargeable batteries relevant to commercial practice. This perspective is underpinned first by the fundamentalto a first approximationuniaxial, rotation-invariant symmetry of electrochemical cells. On this basis, we show that a crystallographically textured electrode with the preferred orientation aligned out-of-plane toward the counter electrode represents an optimal strategy for utilization of the crystals’ anisotropic properties. Detailed analyses of anisotropy of different types lead to a simple, but potentially useful general principle that “ P ec // P c ” textures are optimal for metal anodes, and “ P ec // S c ” textures are optimal for insertion-type electrodes.

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Stable interphase chemistry of textured Zn anode for rechargeable aqueous batteries

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Suppressed Dissolution and Enhanced Desolvation in Core–Shell MoO₃@TiO₂ Nanorods as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Anode Material for Proton Batteries

Suppressed Dissolution and Enhanced Desolvation in Core–Shell MoO₃@TiO₂ Nanorods as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Anode Material for Proton Batteries

Artificial Interphase Layer for Stabilized Zn Anodes: Progress and Prospects

Crystallographically Textured Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries: Symmetry, Fabrication, and Characterization

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Stable interphase chemistry of textured Zn anode for rechargeable aqueous batteries

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Suppressed Dissolution and Enhanced Desolvation in Core–Shell MoO3@TiO2 Nanorods as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Anode Material for Proton Batteries

Suppressed Dissolution and Enhanced Desolvation in Core–Shell MoO3@TiO2 Nanorods as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Anode Material for Proton Batteries

Artificial Interphase Layer for Stabilized Zn Anodes: Progress and Prospects

Crystallographically Textured Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries: Symmetry, Fabrication, and Characterization

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Suppressed Dissolution and Enhanced Desolvation in Core–Shell MoO₃@TiO₂ Nanorods as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Anode Material for Proton Batteries

Suppressed Dissolution and Enhanced Desolvation in Core–Shell MoO₃@TiO₂ Nanorods as a High‐Rate and Long‐Life Anode Material for Proton Batteries