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Understanding and Calibration of Charge Storage Mechanism in Cyclic Voltammetry Curves
Author(s) -
Pu Xiangjun,
Zhao Dong,
Fu Chenglong,
Chen Zhongxue,
Cao Shunan,
Wang Chunsheng,
Cao Yuliang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202104167
Subject(s) - capacitance , cyclic voltammetry , electrochemistry , polarization (electrochemistry) , materials science , cathode , voltammetry , electrode , residual , calibration curve , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , computer science , algorithm , detection limit , chromatography
Noticeable pseudo‐capacitance behavior out of charge storage mechanism (CSM) has attracted intensive studies because it can provide both high energy density and large output power. Although cyclic voltammetry is recognized as the feasible electrochemical technique to determine it quantitatively in the previous works, the results are inferior due to uncertainty in the definitions and application conditions. Herein, three successive treatments, including de‐polarization, de‐residual and de‐background, as well as a non‐linear fitting algorithm are employed for the first time to calibrate the different CSM contribution of three typical cathode materials, LiFePO 4 , LiMn 2 O 4 and Na 4 Fe 3 (PO 4 ) 2 P 2 O 7 , and achieve well‐separated physical capacitance, pseudo‐capacitance and diffusive contributions to the total capacity. This work can eliminate misunderstanding concepts and correct ambiguous results of the pseudo‐capacitance contribution and recognize the essence of CSM in electrode materials.