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Vol. 12 (2020)

Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries in MgSO4/ZnSO4 Hybrid Electrolytes

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-0385-7
Yingmeng Zhang
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Henan Li
Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Shaozhuan Huang
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore
Shuang Fan
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore
Lingna Sun
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Bingbing Tian
International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Fuming Chen
School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
Ye Wang
Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, People’s Republic of China
Yumeng Shi
International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Hui Ying Yang
Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore

Corresponding Author: Hui Ying Yang

yanghuiying@sutd.edu.sg

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 12 (2020), Article Number: 60

Abstract

MgSO4 is chosen as an additive to address the capacity fading issue in the rechargeable zinc-ion battery system of MgxV2O5·nH2O//ZnSO4//zinc. Electrolytes with different concentration ratios of ZnSO4 and MgSO4 are investigated. The batteries measured in the 1 M ZnSO4−1 M MgSO4 electrolyte outplay other competitors, which deliver a high specific capacity of 374 mAh g−1 at a current density of 100 mA g−1 and exhibit a competitive rate performance with the reversible capacity of 175 mAh g−1 at 5 A g−1. This study provides a promising route to improve the performance of vanadium-based cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries with electrolyte optimization in cost-effective electrolytes.


Highlights:


1 Divalent magnesium ions as electrolyte additives are first used to improve the performance of vanadium-based cathodes for aqueous ZIBs.
2 Pre-adding magnesium ions into electrolytes provide an appropriate equilibrium balance between the dissolution and recombination of magnesium vanadates, thus suppress the continuous dissolution of active materials, and lead to a higher stability of the electrode.
3 The hybrid aqueous electrolytes with cost-effective ZnSO4 and MgSO4 salts show a better competitive prospective for the stationary grid-scale applications.

Keywords

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries Hybrid electrolytes Electrolyte additives Magnesium ions Vanadates
Zhang, Yingmeng, Henan Li, Shaozhuan Huang, Shuang Fan, Lingna Sun, Bingbing Tian, Fuming Chen, Ye Wang, Yumeng Shi, and Hui Ying Yang. 2020. “Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries in MgSO4/ZnSO4 Hybrid Electrolytes”. Nano-Micro Letters 12 (February):60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-020-0385-7.
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