Issue 14, 2022

Simultaneous pre-intercalation of caesium and sodium ions into vanadium oxide bronze nanowires for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Abstract

Vanadium oxide derivatives as cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries have received increasing attention owing to their multivalent vanadium species and open-frame crystal structures. Herein, heavyweight and lightweight alkali metal ions as pillars involving caesium and sodium ions were simultaneously pre-intercalated into vanadium oxide bronze nanowires in the presence of polyethylene glycol. The pre-intercalation of Na+ ions contributed to the formation of the two-dimensional tunnel structure of vanadium oxide bronzes. Remarkably, the accommodation of additional Cs+ ions in the interlayer region facilitated an expansion of the interplanar spacing and an increase in the surface oxygen defects. When used in aqueous zinc-ion batteries, Na0.33Cs0.03V2O5 (NCVO) cathodes achieved a high reversible capacity of 376.5 mA h g−1 at 0.1 A g−1 in addition to excellent long-term cycling stability with a capacity retention of 95.4% over 1500 cycles at 5.0 A g−1. Furthermore, the results from ex situ X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses revealed that the co-intercalation of caesium and sodium ions contributed to the reversible phase change of vanadium oxide bronzes during repeated Zn2+-ion deintercalation–intercalation processes after the conversion reaction observed in the initial discharge process, which opens up a route to develop high-performance cathode materials.

Graphical abstract: Simultaneous pre-intercalation of caesium and sodium ions into vanadium oxide bronze nanowires for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
10 May 2022
Accepted
31 May 2022
First published
01 Jun 2022

Mater. Chem. Front., 2022,6, 1920-1928

Simultaneous pre-intercalation of caesium and sodium ions into vanadium oxide bronze nanowires for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries

H. Tian, Y. He, L. Wang, Y. Lai, J. Wang, H. Xiang, W. Zhao and L. Zhang, Mater. Chem. Front., 2022, 6, 1920 DOI: 10.1039/D2QM00420H

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