High-performance Zn battery with transition metal ions co-regulated electrolytic MnO<sub>2</sub>

Chuai Mingyan; Yang Jinlong; Wang Mingming; Yuan Yuan; Liu Zaichun; Xu Yan; Yin Yichen; Sun Jifei; Zheng Xinhua; Chen Na; Chen Wei

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Chuai Mingyan, Yang Jinlong, Wang Mingming, Yuan Yuan, Liu Zaichun, Xu Yan, Yin Yichen, Sun Jifei, Zheng Xinhua, Chen Na, Chen Wei. High-performance Zn battery with transition metal ions co-regulated electrolytic MnO2[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 178-185. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.002

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Chuai Mingyan, Yang Jinlong, Wang Mingming, Yuan Yuan, Liu Zaichun, Xu Yan, Yin Yichen, Sun Jifei, Zheng Xinhua, Chen Na, Chen Wei. High-performance Zn battery with transition metal ions co-regulated electrolytic MnO₂[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 178-185. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.002

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Chuai Mingyan, Yang Jinlong, Wang Mingming, Yuan Yuan, Liu Zaichun, Xu Yan, Yin Yichen, Sun Jifei, Zheng Xinhua, Chen Na, Chen Wei. High-performance Zn battery with transition metal ions co-regulated electrolytic MnO₂[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 178-185. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.002

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High-performance Zn battery with transition metal ions co-regulated electrolytic MnO₂

doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.002

Chuai Mingyan^{a, b},
Yang Jinlong^{b
,
,},
Wang Mingming^a,
Yuan Yuan^{a, b},
Liu Zaichun^{a, b},
Xu Yan^a,
Yin Yichen^a,
Sun Jifei^a,
Zheng Xinhua^a,
Chen Na^a,
Chen Wei^{a
,
,}

a.
Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
b.
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China

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Corresponding author: Jinlong Yang, E-mail addresses: yangjl18@szu.edu.cn; Wei Chen, E-mail addresses: weichen1@ustc.edu.cn
Received Date: 2021-08-25
Revised Date: 2021-10-02
Accepted Date: 2021-11-01

Available Online: 2021-11-06

Abstract

Abstract

Electrolytic MnO₂/Zn batteries have attracted extensive attention for use in large-scale energy storage applications due to their low cost, high output voltage, safety, and environmental friendliness. However, the poor electrical conductivity of MnO₂ limits its deposition and dissolution at large capacities, which leads to sluggish reaction kinetics and drastic capacity decay. Here, we report a theory-guided design principle for an electrolytic MnO₂/Zn battery co-regulated with transition metal ions that has improved electrochemical performance in terms of deposition and stripping chemistries. We start with first-principles calculations to predict the electrolytic effects of regulating transition metal ions in the deposition/stripping chemistry of the MnO₂ cathode. The results indicate that with the simultaneous incorporation of strongly electronegative Co and Ni, the MnO₂ cathode tends to possess more active electron states, faster charge-transfer kinetics, and better electrical conductivity than either MnO₂ regulated with Co or Ni on their own, or pristine MnO₂; hence, this co-regulation is beneficial for the cathode solid/liquid MnO₂/Mn²⁺ reactions. We then fabricate and demonstrate a novel Co²⁺ and Ni²⁺ co-regulated MnO₂/Zn (Co–Ni–MnO₂/Zn) battery that yields significantly better electrochemical performance, finding that the synergistic regulation of Co and Ni on MnO₂ can significantly increase its intrinsic conductivity and achieve high rates and Coulombic efficiencies at large capacities. The aqueous Co–Ni–MnO₂/Zn battery exhibits a high rate (10C, 100 mA cm^–2), high Coulombic efficiency (91.89%), and excellent cycling stability (600 cycles without decay) at a large areal capacity of 10 mAh cm^–2. Our proposed strategy of co-regulation with transition metal ions offers a versatile approach for improving the electrochemical performance of aqueous electrolytic MnO₂/Zn batteries in large-scale energy storage applications.
- Aqueous battery,
- MnO₂ cathode,
- Deposition and stripping chemistry,
- Electrolytic effect,
- Large-scale energy storage

• The Co-Ni-MnO₂/Zn battery exhibits a high Coulombic efficiency and excellent cycling stability at 10 mAh cm^–2.
• The multi-active electron states and fast charge-transfer kinetics of Co-Ni-MnO₂ are beneficial to MnO₂/Mn²⁺ reactions.
• Developing a transition metal ions co-regulated electrolytic MnO₂/Zn battery.
• Providing new approaches toward high performance aqueous batteries for large-scale energy storage applications.

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