水系锌离子电池用钒基正极材料的研究进展

水系锌离子电池(aqueous zinc-ion batteries,AZIBs)具有高安全性、低生产成本、锌资源丰富和环境友好等优点,被认为是未来大规模储能系统中极具发展前景的储能装置。目前,AZIBs的研究关键之一在于开发具有稳定结构和高容量的锌离子可脱嵌正极材料。钒基化合物用作AZIBs正极时,表现出可逆容量高和结构丰富可变等特点,受到了广泛的关注和研究。然而,钒基化合物的储锌机理较复杂,不同材料通常表现出各异的电化学性能和储能机理。在本综述中,我们全面地阐述了钒基化合物的储能机制,并探讨了钒基材料在水系锌离子电池中的应用和发展近况,以及它们的性能优化策略。在此基础上,也进一步地展望了水系锌离子电池及其钒基正极材料的发展方向。     

水系锌离子电池钒基氧化物正极材料研究进展

近年来,钒基氧化物因为种类众多、理论比容量高和倍率性能优异等优点,被认为是一类具有潜在应用价值的水系锌离子电池正极材料。本文综述了V2O5、VO2等钒基氧化物材料的结构特点及其作为水系锌离子电池正极材料的最近研究进展。重点概述了当前钒基氧化物在锌离子电池中所面临的关键问题以及应对策略;最后,对钒基氧化物储锌材料的发展方向进行了展望。     

客体预嵌策略提升水系锌离子电池正极材料电化学性能

随着人们对电子通讯器件、新能源汽车以及电网级储能技术的需求日益增长,开发安全、高效且兼具环保、低成本等优点的二次电池显得至关重要。近年来,水系锌离子电池因其高安全性、高容量、低成本以及环境友好等优点受到了广泛关注。在与锌负极相匹配的众多正极材料中,具有多电子转移特性的钒基和锰基材料表现出了广阔的应用前景。然而这些正极材料在电池循环过程通常面临着结构坍塌、组分溶解、衍生副反应、反应动力学缓慢等问题,严重制约了其商业化进程。近年来,大量研究表明,客体离子或分子预嵌正极宿主结构可以有效缓解上述问题,提升水系锌离子电池正极材料的电化学性能。本文综述了客体预嵌策略应用于水系锌离子电池钒、锰基正极材料的研究进展,对该策略所解决的问题以及其局限性进行了讨论和总结,并对未来水系锌离子电池钒基和锰基正极材料的研究发展方向进行了展望。     

卤素水系可充电电池的研究进展

简单介绍了卤素水系可充电电池的优势以及所面临的困难，详细综述了近年来卤素水系电池电解液和相关电极材料的一些研究进展，结合卤素水系电池面临的挑战，将研究策略进行分类总结，主要包括提高电解质中盐浓度、电极材料的“化学吸附”、引入络合剂固定卤素的氧化产物以及通过卤素转换形稳定的卤间化合物等有效解决方案，其中对卤素水系电池电解质、电极材料以及主要的电化学性能总结，为促进高性能卤素水系电池的发展提供借鉴参考作用。最后展望了卤素水系电池未来的发展前景。     

电解液调控策略提升水系锌离子电池正极材料电化学性能

水系锌离子电池(ZIBs)因安全性高、成本低、环境友好,以及负极锌高的理论容量(820 mAh·g^-1)和低的氧化还原电位(-0.76 V vs.SHE)等优点而受到研究者们的广泛关注,有望应用于大规模储能领域,但循环寿命仍是限制其规模化应用的瓶颈之一。通过电解液优化调控策略,可有效抑制正极材料的溶解、结构坍塌和界面副反应等问题,从而提高水系ZIBs的电化学性能。本文综述了电解液调控策略提升水系ZIBs正极材料电化学性能的研究进展,讨论了该策略所解决的具体问题和局限性,并对电解液体系的发展方向进行了展望。     

水系锌离子电池锰基正极材料

水系锌离子电池(AZIBs)以低成本、高安全性和高环保特性在大规模储能领域具有广阔的应用前景,当前备受关注的正极材料是研究的热点。锰基化合物因具有资源丰富、环境友好和价格低廉等优点,是最具市场应用前景的一类正极材料。本文详细综述了不同锰基化合物的结构特点以及锰基AZIBs在充放电过程中涉及的四种储能机理,讨论了AZIBs锰基正极材料目前存在的问题和优化策略。最后,提出了AZIBs锰基正极材料具有研究前景的可能性方向,以期对AZIBs的发展起到一定的预见作用。     

基于阴离子-石墨嵌层化合物的电化学电容器

石墨可以在高电势下电化学可逆存储阴离子,有望在高电压储能器件中担当正极材料.本文介绍了基于阴离子-石墨嵌层化合物型正极材料的高比能电容器的研究进展,剖析了影响电容器性能的各方面因素,探讨了一系列表征相关电极材料储能机制的方法和手段,揭示了溶剂化效应对阴离子插嵌石墨正极电化学行为的关键性作用.并进一步概述了该种正极材料近年来在新型储能器件-双离子电池中的发展态势,展望了其应用前景和即将面临的潜在问题.     

钒氧基电极材料特点及其改性方法

钒氧基化合物作为钒基化合物中重要的一员,其具有比容量高、价格低廉等特点,是一种极具有前景的电极材料,然而其电导率低、可溶解于电解液,造成充放电过程中倍率、循环稳定性差。本文介绍了钒氧基化合物作为锂离子/钠离子电池电极材料的研究进展,重点介绍了钒氧基化合物电化学性能降低的原因。综述了针对钒氧基化合物问题所采用的离子掺杂、表面包覆、导电物质复合解决办法,并讨论了一些具有代表性的改性后电极材料的制备方法、电化学性能及相应机制,且展望了钒氧基化合物未来的研究方向。     

水系锌离子电池负极集流体关键问题及设计策略

水系锌离子电池具有成本低廉、环境友好、安全、能量密度较高等特点,有望应用于大规模电化学储能装置.然而,目前使用的商业化锌箔负极相对正极活性材料大大过量,显著降低了电池的能量密度,且存在严重的穿孔和极耳脱落等问题.使用集流体负载锌作为负极可有效提高放电深度,同时避免电极穿孔失效.但是,集流体界面易产生锌枝晶与副反应,严重影响电池的循环寿命.本综述首先分析了锌枝晶与副反应的产生原因及其对锌负极电化学性能的影响,并从集流体材料成分选择与结构构建两方面总结了锌负极集流体的设计思路,包括选择亲锌性材料、设计择优取向基底与构建三维集流体结构.设计合适的集流体可有效调控锌金属的沉积与剥离行为,从而推进水系锌离子电池的实用化.     

镁离子电池正极材料研究进展

镁离子电池(MIBs)因镁资源储量丰富、体积能量密度大、金属镁空气中相对稳定等优势,被认为是具有大规模储能应用潜力的电池体系。然而,镁离子较高的电荷密度和较强的溶剂化作用导致其在正极材料中的可逆脱嵌和固-液界面上的离子扩散相当缓慢,严重影响了MIBs的电化学性能。近年来,人们针对MIBs正极材料开展了大量工作,取得了一定进展,但是还存在不少问题。本文先从MIBs体系的特点出发,阐述其优势和目前所面临的主要挑战,然后从无机正极材料和有机正极材料两方面展开,梳理并总结了各类正极材料的局限性及其解决策略,对优化方法和材料性能间的相关性进行归纳和讨论,为今后进一步发展具有优异电化学性能的MIBs正极材料提供可能的参考。     

Defect engineering of vanadium-based electrode materials for zinc ion battery

With the quick development of sustainable energy sources, aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have become a highly potential energy storage technology. It is a crucial step to construct desired electrode materials for improving the total performance of AZIBs. In recent years, considerable efforts have focused on the modification of vanadium-based cathode materials. In this review, we summarized defect engineering strategies of vanadium-based cathodes, including oxygen defects, cation vacancies and heterogeneous doping. Then, we discussed the effect of various defects on the electrochemical performance of electrode materials. Finally, we proposed the future challenges and development directions of V-based cathode materials.     

Vanadium-Based Cathodic Materials of Aqueous Zn-Ion Battery for Superior-Performance with Prolonged-Life Cycle

Aqueous Zn-ion battery systems (AZIBs) have emerged as the most dependable solution, as demonstrated by successful systematic growth over the past few years. Cost effectivity, high performance and power density with prolonged life cycle are some major reason of the recent progress in AZIBs. Development of vanadium-based cathodic materials for AZIBs has appeared widely. This review contains a brief display of the basic facts and history of AZIBs. An insight section on zinc storage mechanism ramifications is given. A detailed discussion is conducted on features of high-performance and long life-time cathodes. Such features include design, modifications, electrochemical and cyclic performance, along with stability and zinc storage pathway of vanadium based cathodes from 2018 to 2022. Finally, this review outlines obstacles and opportunities with encouragement for gathering a strong conviction for future advancement in vanadium-based cathodes for AZIBs.     

Vanadium-based cathodes for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Structure,mechanism and prospects

As an emerging energy storage device with high-safety aqueous electrolytes, low-cost, environmental benignity and large-reserves, the rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs) have attracted more and more attention. Vanadium-based compounds are also supposed as the potential candidate cathode materials for AZIBs due to their wide variety of phases, variable crystal structures and high theoretical capacity. In this review, the recent progress in the development of vanadium-based materials wa...     

Accelerated discovery of novel high-performance zinc-ion battery cathode materials by combining high-throughput screening and experiments

Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted much attention in recent years due to their high safety, low cost, and decent electrochemical performance. However, the traditional electrodes development process requires tedious synthesis and testing procedures, which reduces the efficiency of developing high-performance battery devices. Here, we proposed a high-throughput screening strategy based on first-principles calculations to aid the experimental development of high-performance spinel cathode materials for AZIBs. We obtained 14 spinel materials from 12,047 Mn/Zn-O based materials by examining their structures and whether they satisfy the basic properties of electrodes. Then their band structures and density of states, open circuit voltage and volume expansion rate, ionic diffusion coefficient and energy barrier were further evaluated by first-principles calculations, resulting in five potential candidates. One of the promising candidates identified, Mg₂MnO₄, was experimentally synthesized, characterized and integrated into an AZIB based cell to verify its performance as a cathode. The Mg₂MnO₄ cathode exhibits excellent cycling stability, which is consistent with the theoretically predicted low volume expansion. Moreover, at high current density, the Mg₂MnO₄ cathode still exhibits high reversible capacity and excellent rate performance, indicating that it is an excellent cathode material for AZIBs. Our work provides a new approach to accelerate the development of high-performance cathodes for AZIBs and other ion batteries.     

Realizing high-voltage aqueous zinc-ion batteries with expanded electrolyte electrochemical stability window

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs) have aroused significant research interest around the world in the past decade. The use of low-cost aqueous electrolytes and a metallic Zn anode with a suitable redox potential and high energy density make AZIBs a potential alternative to commercial Li-ion batteries in the development of next-generation batteries. However, owing to the narrow electrochemical stability window(ESW) of aqueous electrolytes, the choice of cathode materials is limited, because of whi...     

Understanding cathode materials in aqueous zinc–organic batteries

Organic electrode materials (OEMs) are being investigated as promising candidates for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) owing to their environmental friendliness, cost-effectiveness, and structural diversity, and tunability. Understanding the correlation between structural regulation of OEMs and their electrochemical property in AZIBs is vital to rational design of OEMs. Herein, we first discuss the fundamentals of the energy storage mechanism of OEMs. Then, strategies to improve the electrochemical performance, including the specific capacity, voltage, rate capability, and cycling stability, are elaborated from the perspective of molecular engineering. Finally, we share our views on the remaining challenges and prospects of OEMs in AZIBs.     

Strategies for constructing manganese-based oxide electrode materials for aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries

Commercial lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) have been widely used in various energy storage systems. However, many unfavorable factors of LIBs have prompted researchers to turn their attention to the development of emerging secondary batteries. Aqueous zinc ion batteries(AZIBs) present some prominent advantages with environmental friendliness, low cost and convenient operation feature. Mn O2electrode is the first to be discovered as promising cathode material. So far, manganese-based oxides have made...     

Calcium-organic frameworks cathode for high-stable aqueous Zn/organic batteries

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are attracting tremendous attention because of their intrinsic merits such as high safety and low cost. Cathode plays a critical role in enhancing the electrochemical performance of AZIBs. However, it is difficult to design a robust and high-efficiency cathode material and further implement the commercialization of AZIBs. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) electroactive compounds are attractive to serve as the cathode of AZIBs due to their unique porosity and crystal structures, resource renewability and structural diversity. In this work, a calcium-pure terephthalates acid framework (Ca-PTA·3H₂O) was synthesized by facile hydrolysis and cationic exchange method, then explored as a novel cathode for AZIBs. The results highlight a high specific capacity of 431 mAh/g (0.51 mAh/cm²) at a current density of 50 mA/g, and excellent cycle performance with capacity retention of ∼90% after 2700 cycles at 500 mA/g. The following up characterizations investigate the reversible zinc storage mechanism in detail. This experiment made a specific contribution to the exploration of the new MOF as a competitive cathode for AZIBs.