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Investigation of a Biomass Hydrogel Electrolyte Naturally Stabilizing Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Batteries

Dong, H; Li, J; Zhao, S; Jiao, Y; Chen, J; Tan, Y; Brett, DJL; ... Parkin, IP; + view all (2020) Investigation of a Biomass Hydrogel Electrolyte Naturally Stabilizing Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 13 (1) pp. 745-754. 10.1021/acsami.0c20388. Green open access

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Abstract

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have the potential to be utilized in a grid-scale energy storage system owing to their high energy density and cost-effective properties. However, the dissolution of cathode materials and the irreversible extraction of preintercalated metal ions in the electrode materials restrict the stability of AZIBs. Herein, a cathode-stabilized ZIB strategy is reported based on a natural biomass polymer sodium alginate as the electrolyte coupling with a Na+ preintercalated δ-Na0.65Mn2O4·1.31H2O cathode. The dissociated Na+ in alginate after gelation directly stabilizes the cathodes by preventing the collapse of layered structures during charge processes. The as-fabricated ZIBs deliver a high capacity of 305 mA h g-1 at 0.1 A g-1, 10% higher than the ZIBs with an aqueous electrolyte. Further, the hybrid polymer electrolyte possessed an excellent Coulombic efficiency above 99% and a capacity retention of 96% within 1000 cycles at 2 A g-1. A detailed investigation combining ex situ experiments uncovers the charge storage mechanism and the stability of assembled batteries, confirming the reversible diffusions of both Zn2+ and preintercalated Na+. A flexible device of ZIBs fabricated based on vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding possesses an outstanding performance of 160 mA h g-1 at 1 A g-1, which illustrates their potential for wearable electronics in mass production.

Type: Article
Title: Investigation of a Biomass Hydrogel Electrolyte Naturally Stabilizing Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Batteries
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20388
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c20388
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Biomass materials, cathode-stabilized electrolyte, flexible devices, hydrogel electrolytes, zinc-ion batteries
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10119959
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