Issue 34, 2021

Electrochemical activation strategies of a novel high entropy amorphous V-based cathode material for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Abstract

V-based materials are widely applied as cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries because the high potential of V5+ provides a thermodynamic basis for the transition of Zn2+. The isotropy of high entropy amorphous vanadium oxide not only avoids the performance degradation caused by the broken crystal structure, but also offers more active sites and improves the solid-state solubility and transfer kinetics of Zn2+. Herein, a high entropy amorphous vanadium oxide@carbon matrix (VxOy@C) was obtained via a simple coprecipitation method. Two electrochemical activation strategies could induce the activation of amorphous VxOy@C as a high-performance cathode material for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). After electrochemical activation, the amorphous VxOy@C exhibited a high specific capacity of 399.1 mA h g−1, high rate capability of 314.1 mA h g−1 at 2.0 A g−1 and excellent cycling stability for up to 300 cycles with a specific capacity retention of 91.8%. It was proven that the amorphous lump of VxOy@C transforms into an amorphous fibrous material accompanied by an increase in the valency of V. With the insertion of Zn2+, the fibrous materials would be reversibly converted into a lamellar structure.

Graphical abstract: Electrochemical activation strategies of a novel high entropy amorphous V-based cathode material for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Jun 2021
Accepted
05 Aug 2021
First published
06 Aug 2021

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021,9, 18488-18497

Electrochemical activation strategies of a novel high entropy amorphous V-based cathode material for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries

S. Zhang, Z. Liu, L. Li, Y. Tang, S. Li, H. Huang and H. Zhang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 18488 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA05205E

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