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Vol. 14 (2022)

Facet-Controlled LiMn2O4/C as Deionization Electrode with Enhanced Stability and High Desalination Performance

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00897-3
Yuxin Jiang
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Liyuan Chai
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Dehe Zhang
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super‑Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Fangping Ouyang
School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super‑Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Xiangyuan Zhou
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Sikpaam I. Alhassan
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Sailin Liu
School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
Yingjie He
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Lvji Yan
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Haiying Wang
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China
Wenchao Zhang
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Wenchao Zhang

wenchao.zhang@csu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 176

Abstract

Battery materials as emerging capacitive deionization electrodes for desalination have better salt removal capacities than traditional carbon-based materials. LiMn2O4, a widely used cathode material, is difficult to utilize as a deionization electrode due to its structural instability upon cycling and Mn dissolution in aqueous-based electrolytes. Herein, a facile and low-cost ball-milling routine was proposed to prepare a LiMn2O4 material with highly exposed (111) facets. The prepared electrode exhibited relatively low dissolution of Mn during cycling, which shows its long cycle stability. In the hybrid capacitive deionization system, the LiMn2O4/C electrode delivered a high desalination capacity of 117.3 mg g−1 without obvious capacity decay at a voltage of 1.0 V with a 20 mM initial salt concentration. In addition, the exposed (111) facets significantly alleviated Mn ion dissolution, which also enhanced the structural steadiness.


Highlights:


1 First report of a lithium-ion battery cathode as a deionization electrode for desalination.
2 A novel approach to suppress manganese dissolution by exposing the (111) facet is proposed.
3 Excellent desalination performance by the LiMn2O4/C cathode. The material achieves an ultrahigh desalination capacity of 117.3 mg g−1 at 1.0 V and a longer cycle life (200 cycles without capacity decay) with minor manganese dissolution during the cycling test in 10 mM aqueous LiCl solution.

Keywords

Deionization electrode Desalination Lithium-ion battery
Jiang, Yuxin, Liyuan Chai, Dehe Zhang, Fangping Ouyang, Xiangyuan Zhou, Sikpaam I. Alhassan, Sailin Liu, Yingjie He, Lvji Yan, Haiying Wang, and Wenchao Zhang. 2022. “Facet-Controlled LiMn2O4/C As Deionization Electrode With Enhanced Stability and High Desalination Performance”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (August):176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00897-3.
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