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A Deep‐Cycle Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Battery Containing an Oxygen‐Deficient Vanadium Oxide Cathode
Author(s) -
Liao Meng,
Wang Jiawei,
Ye Lei,
Sun Hao,
Wen Yunzhou,
Wang Chuang,
Sun Xuemei,
Wang Bingjie,
Peng Huisheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201912203
Subject(s) - cathode , faraday efficiency , vanadium , aqueous solution , vanadium oxide , battery (electricity) , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , chemistry , oxygen , materials science , electrode , electrochemistry , organic chemistry , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries are attractive because of their inherent safety, low cost, and high energy density. However, viable cathode materials (such as vanadium oxides) suffer from strong Coulombic ion–lattice interactions with divalent Zn 2+ , thereby limiting stability when cycled at a high charge/discharge depth with high capacity. A synthetic strategy is reported for an oxygen‐deficient vanadium oxide cathode in which facilitated Zn 2+ reaction kinetic enhance capacity and Zn 2+ pathways for high reversibility. The benefits for the robust cathode are evident in its performance metrics; the aqueous Zn battery shows an unprecedented stability over 200 cycles with a high specific capacity of approximately 400 mAh g −1 , achieving 95 % utilization of its theoretical capacity, and a long cycle life up to 2 000 cycles at a high cathode utilization efficiency of 67 %. This work opens up a new avenue for synthesis of novel cathode materials with an oxygen‐deficient structure for use in advanced batteries.