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Polyaniline and water pre-intercalated V2O5 cathodes for high-performance planar zinc-ion micro-batteries

Zhu, Yijia; Liu, Xiaopeng; Hu, Xueqing; Wang, Tianlei; Parkin, Ivan P; Wang, Mingqing; Boruah, Buddha Deka; (2024) Polyaniline and water pre-intercalated V2O5 cathodes for high-performance planar zinc-ion micro-batteries. Chemical Engineering Journal , 487 , Article 150384. 10.1016/j.cej.2024.150384. Green open access

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Abstract

The imperative development of high-performance planar micro-batteries featuring high-capacity electrodes and environmentally safer, cost-effective systems is crucial for powering forthcoming smart, miniaturized portable electronic devices. In alignment with this necessity, this study centers on achieving high-capacity cathode materials. This involves the pre-intercalation of polyaniline and water into V2O5 nanowires to enhance capacity, applied in conjunction with Zn anodes within a planar device structure to boost charge storage performance. The presented straightforward strategy is demonstrated to not only effectively increase charge storage capacities from 235 mAh/g to 384 mAh/g at 200 mA/g but also reduce the pre-activation process. Consequently, the Zn-ion micro-batteries obtained, featuring high-capacity cathodes, not only provide a substantial areal capacity of 409 μAh/cm2 but also exhibit notable peak areal energy density and power density at 306.7 μWh/cm2 and 3.44 mW/cm2, respectively. Additionally, the micro-battery demonstrates a slow self-discharge voltage response, with approximately 80 % retention even after 200 h. This work proposes an effective strategy to enhance the electrochemical performance of planar micro-batteries, a critical advancement for the development of advanced portable electronics.

Type: Article
Title: Polyaniline and water pre-intercalated V2O5 cathodes for high-performance planar zinc-ion micro-batteries
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.150384
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.150384
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2024 Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Micro-batteries; High-capacity cathodes; Pre-intercalation; Zn-ion storage
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
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 > MAPS Faculty Office
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > MAPS Faculty Office > Institute for Materials Discovery
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10190057
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