scholarly journals Layered double hydroxide membrane with high hydroxide conductivity and ion selectivity for energy storage device

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Hu ◽  
Xiaomin Tang ◽  
Qing Dai ◽  
Zhiqiang Liu ◽  
Huamin Zhang ◽  
...  

AbstractMembranes with fast and selective ions transport are highly demanded for energy storage devices. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), bearing uniform interlayer galleries and abundant hydroxyl groups covalently bonded within two-dimensional (2D) host layers, make them superb candidates for high-performance membranes. However, related research on LDHs for ions separation is quite rare, especially the deep-going study on ions transport behavior in LDHs. Here, we report a LDHs-based composite membrane with fast and selective ions transport for flow battery application. The hydroxide ions transport through LDHs via vehicular (standard diffusion) & Grotthuss (proton hopping) mechanisms is uncovered. The LDHs-based membrane enables an alkaline zinc-based flow battery to operate at 200 mA cm−2, along with an energy efficiency of 82.36% for 400 cycles. This study offers an in-depth understanding of ions transport in LDHs and further inspires their applications in other energy-related devices.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Hu ◽  
Xiaomin Tang ◽  
Qing Dai ◽  
Zhiqiang Liu ◽  
Huamin Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract Membranes with fast and selective ions transport are highly demanded for energy storage devices. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), bearing uniform interlayer galleries and abundant hydroxyl groups covalently bonded within two-dimensional (2D) host layers, make them superb candidates for high-performance membranes. However, related research on LDHs for ions separation is quite rare, especially the deep-going study on ions transport behavior in LDHs. Here, we report a LDHs-based composite membrane with fast and selective ions transport for flow battery application. The hydroxide ions transport through LDHs via vehicular (standard diffusion) & Grotthuss (proton hopping) mechanisms is uncovered. The LDHs-based membrane enables an alkaline zinc-based flow battery to operate at 200 mA cm− 2, along with an energy efficiency of 82.36% for 400 cycles, which is among the highest efficiencies for zinc-based flow batteries. This study offers an in-depth understanding of ions transport in LDHs and further inspires their applications in other energy-related devices.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Irfan ◽  
Xianhua Liu ◽  
Suraya Mushtaq ◽  
Jonnathan Cabrera ◽  
Pingping Zhang

Abstract Development of sustainable electrochemical energy storage devices faces great challenge in exploring highly efficient and low cost electrode materials. Biomass waste derived carbonaceous materials can be used as an alternative to expensive metals in supercapacitor. However, their application limited by low performance. In this study, the combination use of persimmon waste derived carbon and transition metal nitride demonstrated strong potential for supercapacitor application. Persimmon based carbonaceous gel decorated with bimetallic-nitride (N-NiCo/PC) was firstly synthesized through a green hydrothermal method. Electrochemical properties of N-NiCo/PC as electrode in 6 M KOH electrolyte solution were evaluated by using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and charge-discharge measurements. The N-NiCo/PC exhibited 895.5 F/g specific capacitance at 1 A/g current density and maintained 91.5% capacitance retention after 900 cycles. Hence, the bimetallic nitride-based-composite catalyst is a potentially suitable material for high-performance energy storage devices. In addition, this work demonstrated a promising pathway for transforming environmental waste into sustainable energy conversion materials.


Author(s):  
Hongliang Zhang ◽  
Sheng Liu ◽  
Tao Xu ◽  
Weiping Xie ◽  
Guoxin Chen ◽  
...  

Aluminum-ion electrochromic energy storage device (EESD) is one of the most promising alternatives to lithium-ion device. Nevertheless, it faces a substantial challenge in the successful application due to the difficulties...


RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (54) ◽  
pp. 33895-33904
Author(s):  
Firoz Khan

A novel graphene embedded Ni–Co-LDH electrode was developed. The charge transportation rate was enhanced via N and S heteroatom doping, which results in an excellent discharge capacitance of 2193 F g−1 at 5 A g−1.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4000
Author(s):  
Eunhwan Kim ◽  
Juyeon Han ◽  
Seokgyu Ryu ◽  
Youngkyu Choi ◽  
Jeeyoung Yoo

For decades, improvements in electrolytes and electrodes have driven the development of electrochemical energy storage devices. Generally, electrodes and electrolytes should not be developed separately due to the importance of the interaction at their interface. The energy storage ability and safety of energy storage devices are in fact determined by the arrangement of ions and electrons between the electrode and the electrolyte. In this paper, the physicochemical and electrochemical properties of lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors using ionic liquids (ILs) as an electrolyte are reviewed. Additionally, the energy storage device ILs developed over the last decade are introduced.


Ionics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Saghafi Yazdi ◽  
Seied Ali Hosseini ◽  
Zeynodin Karami ◽  
Ali Olamaee ◽  
Mohammad Abedini ◽  
...  

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 372
Author(s):  
Liyang Lin ◽  
Susu Chen ◽  
Tao Deng ◽  
Wen Zeng

The metal oxides/graphene nanocomposites have great application prospects in the fields of electrochemical energy storage and gas sensing detection. However, rational synthesis of such materials with good conductivity and electrochemical activity is the topical challenge for high-performance devices. Here, SnO2/graphene nanocomposite is taken as a typical example and develops a universal synthesis method that overcome these challenges and prepares the oxygen-deficient SnO2 hollow nanospheres/graphene (r-SnO2/GN) nanocomposite with excellent performance for supercapacitors and gas sensors. The electrode r-SnO2/GN exhibits specific capacitance of 947.4 F g−1 at a current density of 2 mA cm−2 and of 640.0 F g−1 even at 20 mA cm−2, showing remarkable rate capability. For gas-sensing application, the sensor r-SnO2/GN showed good sensitivity (~13.8 under 500 ppm) and short response/recovering time toward methane gas. These performance features make r-SnO2/GN nanocomposite a promising candidate for high-performance energy storage devices and gas sensors.


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