Issue 42, 2023

Unravelling the effect of benzoquinone intercalators on the aqueous zinc-ion storage performance toward a vanadium pentoxide cathode

Abstract

Intercalating vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) with organic molecules has emerged as an efficient approach for boosting the performance of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). However, the effect of molecular properties on the related electrochemical energy storage is rarely explored. Herein, we systematically compared the performance of three benzoquinone-intercalated V2O5 electrodes which can be easily synthesized through a one-step hydrothermal reaction. The V2O5 intercalated by tetrabromo-benzoquinone (denoted as V2O5-BQ4Br) shows an outstanding capacity of 477 mA h g−1 at 0.3 A g−1 and better cycle performance (93.7%/75.1% capacity retention after 100/5000 cycles at 0.5/3 A g−1) than that of V2O5 treated with benzoquinone (V2O5-BQ) and tetrafluoro-benzoquinone (V2O5-BQ4F). DFT calculations reveal lower binding energy, faster Zn2+ migration and faster internal charge transfer for V2O5-BQ4Br. Furthermore, ex situ characterizations confirms that the energy storage process includes the Zn2+ intercalation, quinone carbonyl conversion and V valence transition with high reversibility. The comparative investigation of benzoquinone intercalators can guide the development of organic molecules intercalating two-dimensional oxides for robust ZIB applications.

Graphical abstract: Unravelling the effect of benzoquinone intercalators on the aqueous zinc-ion storage performance toward a vanadium pentoxide cathode

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jul 2023
Accepted
03 Oct 2023
First published
04 Oct 2023

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 22906-22912

Unravelling the effect of benzoquinone intercalators on the aqueous zinc-ion storage performance toward a vanadium pentoxide cathode

Y. Xia, Q. Cao, Y. Wang, X. Wang and J. Zhou, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 22906 DOI: 10.1039/D3TA03964A

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