JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2016
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IF 6.333
Bo Chen,Qiang Xu,Zhen Huang,Yanran Zhao,Shaojie Chen,Xiaoxiong Xu
A new class of copolymer electrolytes with tunable network structure is successfully designed and prepared via a facile one-pot reaction. The trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether (TMPEG) is cross-linked with poly (ethylene glycol) diamine (NPEG) to create well-defined solid network polymer electrolyte (SNPE). The network structure could be tuned by changing the molar ratio of TMPEG and NPEG or the molecular weight of NPEG. The effects of molecular weight of NPEG and molar ratio of EO/Li + on the ionic conductivity are systematically investigated. The optimal electrolyte TMPEG-NPEG4K[2:1]-16:1 presents a maximum conductivity of 1.10 × 10 −4 S cm −1 under 30 °C, and an 18-fold ionic conductivity enhancement in that of PEO-based electrolyte. Furthermore, it also exhibits wide electrochemical window (0–5.4 V), excellent compatibility with metallic Li, and superior mechanical properties. The all-solid-state lithium batteries LiFePO 4 /Li are assembled with TMPEG-NPEG4K[2:1]-16:1 electrolyte, and present good cycling and rate performance under 60 °C. The initial discharge specific capacities of the batteries are 161.7 mAh g −1 at 0.2 C and 132.7 mAh g −1 at 1 C, and the capacity retention ratio can be retained at 90.6% and 90.5% after 100 cycles. This new copolymer electrolyte may become a promising candidate for applications in all-solid-state lithium battery.
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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电化学
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能源存储
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固态离子学
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锂离子电池
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2022
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IF 7.336
Feihong Zhang,Qiaohang Weng,Yanxiang Zhang,Na Ai,San Ping Jiang,Chengzhi Guan,Yanqun Shao,Huihuang Fang,Yu Luo,Kongfa Chen
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are the most efficient energy conversion technology to convert the chemical energy of fuels like hydrogen, natural gas, etc. to electricity. However, one of the limiting factors in the commercial viability of SOFCs technologies is the time-consuming and high-cost multiple cell fabrication processes. Here, we report the development of a facile procedure for the preparation of an electrolyte-supported cell with a Ni-Gd 0.1 Ce 0.9 O 1.95 composite anode and a La 0.6 Sr 0.4 Co 0.2 Fe 0.8 O 3-δ cathode, and the fabrication procedure of the electrodes decreases from four steps of screen-printing and sintering of conventional cell preparation processes to two steps of screen-printing using a direct assembly approach without the high-temperature sintering steps. The most important observation is the simultaneous formation of the electrode/electrolyte interfaces of both the anode and cathode by in situ passing a current through the directly assembled cells at 800 ℃. The power density of the directly assembled cell reaches 0.41 W cm −2 at a voltage of 0.7 V and 800 ℃, close to 0.46 W cm −2 of the sintered cell. The directly assembled cell shows comparable operational stability to the sintered cell at 800 ℃ for 100 h. This work sheds light on the facile fabrication of electrolyte-supported cells with substantially simplified preparation procedures and reduced costs.
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材料科学
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能源化学
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电化学
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燃料电池技术
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无机功能材料
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Energy & Environmental Materials
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2022
·Vol. 6
·期 4
·e12568
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IF 13.443
Kai Chen,Yuxue Sun,Xiaorong Zhang,Jun Liu,Haiming Xie
The self-healing solid polymer electrolytes (SHSPEs) can spontaneously eliminate mechanical damages or micro-cracks generated during the assembly or operation of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), significantly improving cycling performance and extending service life of LIBs. Here, we report a novel cross-linked network SHSPE (PDDP) containing hydrogen bonds and dynamic disulfide bonds with excellent self-healing properties and non-flammability. The combination of hydrogen bonding between urea groups and the metathesis reaction of dynamic disulfide bonds endows PDDP with rapid self-healing capacity at 28 °C without external stimulation. Furthermore, the addition of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (EMIMTFSI) improves the ionic conductivity (1.13 × 10 −4 S cm −1 at 28 °C) and non-flammability of PDDP. The assembled Li/PDDP/LiFePO 4 cell exhibits excellent cycling performance with a discharge capacity of 137 mA h g −1 after 300 cycles at 0.2 C. More importantly, the self-healed PDDP can recover almost the same ionic conductivity and cycling performance as the original PDDP.
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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电化学
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能源存储
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功能材料
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2019
·Vol. 31
·期 1
·542-547
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IF 2.195
Zhang Xiuyun,Zhao Yunyun,Ling Qia,Zhu Guisheng,Zhou Xiujuan,Deng Jianqiu,Yan Dongliang,Liu Laijun,Xu Huarui,Yu Aibing
Amorphous Li–Si–Ti–P–O (LSTP) thin film electrolyte was successfully prepared by radio frequency magnetron sputtering using Li 1.4 Si 0.4 Ti 1.6 (PO 4 ) 3 powder targets and stainless steel sheet as substrate. The effects of sputtering power on the structure, morphology, ionic conductivity, and electronic conductivity of the LSTP thin film electrolyte were investigated. The results showed that the LSTP thin film electrolyte obtained with sputtering power kept at 160 W, displayed uniform particles compacted in arrangement, proper stoichiometric ratio to the powder target as well as sufficient Li-ion for diffusion. Hence, it held a considerable ionic conductivity of 4.12 × 10 −6 S cm −1 and a high σ ion / σ ele ratio about 8 magnitudes, indicating that it can be used as film electrolyte in all-solid-state lithium batteries.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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固态离子学
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薄膜技术
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能源材料
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2021
·Vol. 47
·期 15
·21459-21465
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IF 4.527
Xianwei Su,Xiaojia Shang,Yusi Che,Shaolong Li,Jianxun Song,Jilin He
Homogenous ZrC x O y powders have been successfully synthesized by in-situ electro-reduction of solid ZrO 2 –C composite precursors in molten CaCl 2 . The effect of applied cell voltage and molar ratio of ZrO 2 to C on preparation of ZrC x O y were investigated. The reduction pathway of the composite electrode was studied based on the analysis of intermediate products using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that ZrO 2 is firstly converted to CaZrO 3 . The resulting CaZrO 3 is then reduced to ZrC x O y . The ZrC x O y formation is dramatically influenced by electrolysis voltage and molar ratio of ZrO 2 to C: a higher cell voltage and lower molar ratio of the ZrO 2 to C are more preferable for the formation of ZrC x O y powder. Homogenous ZrC x O y powders with particle size of ~100 nm are synthesized by ZrO 2 /C starting elemental powders in CaCl 2 molten salt at 1123 K for more than 3 h, when the cell voltage is 3.0 V and the molar ratio of the ZrO 2 to carbon starting materials is 1:1.0.
研究领域:
材料科学
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无机非金属材料
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电化学合成
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粉末冶金
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固态化学
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JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2017
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IF 3.012
Y.X. Wei,Y.B. Ma,M. Chen,W.M. Liu,L. Li,Y. Yan
Electrochromic devices (ECDs) based on WO 3 and Ti doped V 2 O 5 films are fabricated by using lithium (LiClO 4 ) liquid electrolyte containing ferrocene redox couple . The addition of ferrocene in electrolyte enhances electrochromic properties of device. The device based on LiClO 4 -Ferrocene electrolyte has larger charge density than that based on LiClO 4 electrolyte. In the 600–1500 nm wavelength range, the transmittance of colored device is under 2% and it has faster coloring response. At 680 nm wavelength, it shows larger changes in transmittance from 68% to 1.8% while device based on LiClO 4 electrolyte changes transmittance from 68.3% to 11.5%. The cycling data reveal that device based on LiClO 4 -Ferrocene electrolyte can yield more stable electrochromic properties at 65 °C than room temperature. In order to deeper understand the effect of electrolyte on films and devices, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and the voltage distribution of films based on an analog cell are separately measured and analyzed in LiClO 4 and LiClO 4 -Ferrocene electrolytes. Results indicate that compared with LiClO 4 electrolyte, films have lower charge-transfer resistance and the distributed voltage on Ti doped V 2 O 5 film is larger in LiClO 4 -Ferrocene electrolyte, which can enhance optical properties of ECD by improving charge density of Ti doped V 2 O 5 film.
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材料科学
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电化学
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功能材料
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纳米科技
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能源技术
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2023
·Vol. 11
·期 36
·19536-19545
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IF 11.9
Gege Wang,Feifan Zhang,Caiyu Ma,Jianhua Yang,Xiaowei Chi,Yu Liu
Aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) as one of the next-generation energy storage technologies have attracted both academic and industrial attention due to their high safety, low cost, and high specific energy, yet are facing interfacial challenges at the electrolyte/anode interface, e.g. uneven physical diffusion of Zn2+ flux, severe chemical corrosion, and disordered electrochemical deposition behavior of the zinc metal anode. To address these issues, herein, we propose a facile and effective electrolyte modulating strategy to construct a physico-chemo-electrochemically coupled stable interface between the aqueous electrolyte and zinc anode. The aqueous electrolyte modified using a tiny amount of water-soluble ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMIMBF4) can form a positively charged organic EMIM+ adsorption layer and a protective inorganic Zn2+-conducting layer through the in situ decomposition of BF4− on the zinc anode surface, thus effectively homogenizing the Zn2+ diffusion flux and decreasing the chemical corrosion rate. Moreover, EMIM+ provides an electrostatic shielding layer, leading to the preferential and ordered electrodeposition of Zn2+ along the Zn (002). Benefiting from this physico-chemo-electrochemically multifunctional interfacial layer, the Zn//Zn symmetric cells achieve a considerably extended lifespan of up to 1200 h at 5 mA cm−2 and 5 mA h cm−2, and more than 450 h even at an ultrahigh current density and large deposition capacity (10 mA cm−2 and 10 mA h cm−2). Zn//Cu asymmetric cells also exhibit excellent reversibility with a high coulombic efficiency of 99.75%. Furthermore, the physically, chemically, and electrochemically stabilized interface enables the AZMB with a quinone-based cathode to offer high specific capacity (256.9 mA h g−1) and a decent capacity retention rate (83.9% after 300 cycles).
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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界面科学
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储能技术
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材料化学
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2022
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IF 13.599
Xin Wu,Xingyu Xiong,Bin Yuan,Jun Liu,Renzong Hu
A good cycling stability is a prerequisite for the application of metal-based materials in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, an abnormal increase in capacity is often observed, which has rarely been focused on in many studies. In our SnSe-Mo-C composite anode, a high reversible capacity of 737.4 mAh g −1 remained after 5000 cycles at 5 A g −1 between 0.01 and 3.0 V versus Li/Li + . However, a continuous capacity increase occurred in the initial cycles, with 1086.9 mAh g −1 after 1000 cycles and 1216.9 mAh g −1 after 1500 cycles, respectively. Further studies revealed that the electrolyte decomposed at high potentials (2.5–3.0 V) and provided additional capacities. The cut-off voltage and electrolyte filling were controlled, which eliminated the impact of electrolyte decomposition, prevented rapid capacity decay, and provided a stable cycling performance for SnSe-Mo-C anodes in LIBs. This work shows that the composite anode is promising for lithium storage and the findings provide new insights into understanding and controlling the phenomenon of capacity increase with cycling in metal-based anode materials.
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材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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纳米材料
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电池技术
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2011
·Vol. 30
·期 1
·112-117
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IF 5.361
Huanshun Yin,Yunlei Zhou,Xiaomeng Meng,Kun Shang,Shiyun Ai
The graphene nanosheets and carbon nanospheres mixture (GNS–CNS) was prepared by electrolyzing graphite rob in KNO 3 solution under constant current, which was characterized by TEM, AFM, SEM, FT-IR, XRD, XPS, TGA and UV–vis. The nano-mixture can keep stable in water for more than one month. Based on this kind of mixture material, a novel electrochemical biosensing platform for glucose determination was developed. Cyclic voltammetry of glucose oxidase (GOD) immobilized on GNS–CNS/GCE exhibited a pair of well-defined quasi-reversible redox peaks at −0.488 V ( E pa ) and −0.509 V ( E pc ) by direct electron transfer between the protein and the electrode. The charge-transfer coefficient ( α ) was 0.51, the electron transfer rate constant was 2.64 s −1 and the surface coverage of HRP was 3.18 × 10 −10 mol cm −2 . The immobilized GOD could retain its bioactivity and catalyze the reduction of dissolved oxygen. The glucose biosensor has a linear range from 0.4 to 20 mM with detection limit of 0.1 mM. Moreover, the biosensor exhibits acceptable reproducibility and storage stability. The fabricated biosensor was further used to determine glucose in human plasma sample with the recoveries from 96.83% to 105.52%. Therefore, GOD/GNS–CNS/GCE could be promisingly applied to determine blood sugar concentration in the practical clinical analysis.
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分析化学
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纳米生物技术
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电化学传感
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生物医学工程
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临床检验
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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2021
·Vol. 5
·期 5
·1538-1547
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IF 6.367
Ruyan Lei,Yanping Yang,Chenjuan Yu,Yinsi Xu,Yuanzhuo Li,Jun Li
In order to improve the electrochemical performance and efficiently prepare a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) for the lithium-metal battery (LMB), a fumed SiO2 (FS) with surface Si–OH group was used to fabricate FS-modified poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)–LiClO4-based SPE by a facile preparation process. The influences of the FS content on the morphological properties, thermal properties, lithium salt dissociation, mechanical properties, and electrochemical properties of SPE were systematically analyzed. Results indicate that FS with the hydrophilic property was widely distributed throughout the amorphous phase of SPE, thus the crystallinity of SPE was reduced to 25.83% when the FS mass loading was 6.85 wt%. In addition, a greater dissociation degree of lithium salt was achieved after the addition of FS, and a higher ion conductivity of 3.03 × 10−4 S cm−1 and Li-ion migration number of 0.396 were recorded at 60 °C. The all-solid-state Li/SPE/Li coin cell showed excellent stable cyclability (380 h) and the LiFePO4 (LFP)/SPE/Li coin cell demonstrated good discharge specific capacity and coulomb efficiency of 96 mA h g−1 and 100.2%, respectively, after 100 cycles of galvanostatic charge–discharge operation under 0.5C at 60 °C. Thus, based on collective results, it is expected that SPE presented in this work is a promising electrolyte for next-generation high-energy all-solid-state LMB with enhanced safety.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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高分子化学
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固态离子学
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 65
·52382-52387
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IF 3.84
Minxia Li,Xiaowei Wang,Yanfang Wang,Bingwei Chen,Yuping Wu,Rudolf Holze
A new composite gel polymer electrolyte of nonwoven fabric (NWF) and methyl cellulose (MC) with good mechanical properties and outstanding thermal and electrochemical stability is prepared by a simple and green casting process followed by absorbing liquid electrolyte. Its characteristics are investigated by scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Due to the synergistic action between MC matrix and the NWF framework, the composite gel polymer electrolyte achieves higher ionic conductivity (0.29 mS cm−1) at ambient temperature and larger lithium ion transference number (0.34) than those for the conventional Celgard 2730 separator (0.21 mS cm−1 and 0.27, respectively) in 1 mol L−1 LiPF6 electrolyte, and their activation energies are similar. In addition, the composite membrane shows better mechanical strength than the pure MC membrane. The evaporation rate of the liquid electrolyte at elevated temperature is much decreased. The assembled Li//LiFePO4 cell using this composite gel membrane exhibits better cycling retention and higher discharge capacity than those based on Celgard 2730 separator and pure MC gel membrane. These fascinating characteristics suggest that this unique composite gel polymer electrolyte can be used for lithium ion batteries with good performance and low cost.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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高分子材料
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电池技术
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PARTICLE & PARTICLE SYSTEMS CHARACTERIZATION
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2020
·Vol. 37
·期 8
·2000164
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IF 3.099
Liwei Su,Linhui Liu,Jinpei Hei,Huan Chen,Lianbang Wang,Yuanhao Wang,Manman Ren
V 2 O 5 , as a lithium-free cathode material, has inherent defects such as sluggish kinetics and volume change and, at the same time, requires a lithium metal anode that tends to form dendrites in liquid electrolytes. Both the lithium dendrite and the flammable electrolyte solvent bring longtime safety issues. This work introduces nonflammable inorganic–organic composite solid electrolyte to inhibit the growth of the lithium dendrite and suppress the instability caused by V 2 O 5 nanometerization. However, the long-term cycling and rate performances are still insufficient even when reducing V 2 O 5 size to about 50 nm. As an improvement, sub-10 nm V 2 O 5 /C nanosheets are designed and prepared using corn stalks as precursors through simple impregnation and calcination process. The V 2 O 5 /C offers a much better electrode/electrolyte contact and interface stability than bulk V 2 O 5 and commercial V 2 O 5 in the inorganic–organic composite solid electrolyte. The discharge capacity is 228 mAh g −1 at 0.1 C after 50 cycles and ≈110 mAh g −1 at 2.0 C.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米能源
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固态电池
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电极材料设计
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