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Vol. 12 (2020)

Boosting High-Rate Zinc-Storage Performance by the Rational Design of Mn2O3 Nanoporous Architecture Cathode

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0351-4
Danyang Feng
State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, People’s Republic of China
Tu‑Nan Gao
State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, People’s Republic of China
Ling Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, People’s Republic of China
Bingkun Guo
Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of China
Shuyan Song
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, People’s Republic of China
Zhen‑An Qiao
State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin, People’s Republic of China
Sheng Dai
Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA

Corresponding Author: Zhen‑An Qiao

qiaozhenan@jlu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 12 (2020), Article Number: 14

Abstract

Manganese oxides are regarded as one of the most promising cathode materials in rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) because of the low price and high security. However, the practical application of Mn2O3 in ZIBs is still plagued by the low specific capacity and poor rate capability. Herein, highly crystalline Mn2O3 materials with interconnected mesostructures and controllable pore sizes are obtained via a ligand-assisted self-assembly process and used as high-performance electrode materials for reversible aqueous ZIBs. The coordination degree between Mn2+ and citric acid ligand plays a crucial role in the formation of the mesostructure, and the pore sizes can be easily tuned from 3.2 to 7.3 nm. Ascribed to the unique feature of nanoporous architectures, excellent zinc-storage performance can be achieved in ZIBs during charge/discharge processes. The Mn2O3 electrode exhibits high reversible capacity (233 mAh g−1 at 0.3 A g−1), superior rate capability (162 mAh g−1 retains at 3.08 A g−1) and remarkable cycling durability over 3000 cycles at a high current rate of 3.08 A g−1. Moreover, the corresponding electrode reaction mechanism is studied in depth according to a series of analytical methods. These results suggest that rational design of the nanoporous architecture for electrode materials can effectively improve the battery performance.


Highlights:


1 Highly crystalline Mn2O3 materials with tunable pore sizes are obtained and employed as high-performance cathode materials for reversible aqueous Zn-ion battery.
2 The Zn/Mn2O3 battery exhibits significantly improved rate capability and remarkable cycling durability due to the introduction of nanoporous architecture.
3 The Zn2+/H+ intercalations mechanism is put forward for the Zn/Mn2O3 battery.

Keywords

Porous Mn2O3 High-rate capability Zn-ion battery Cathode material Zn-storage mechanism
Feng, Danyang, Tu‑Nan Gao, Ling Zhang, Bingkun Guo, Shuyan Song, Zhen‑An Qiao, and Sheng Dai. 2019. “Boosting High-Rate Zinc-Storage Performance by the Rational Design of Mn2O3 Nanoporous Architecture Cathode”. Nano-Micro Letters 12 (December):14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0351-4.
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