scholarly journals Anhydrous Grotthuss mechanism for fast proton transport in a dense oxide-ion array of α-MoO3

Author(s):  
Zihan Ma ◽  
Xiang-Mei Shi ◽  
Shin-ichi Nishimura ◽  
Seongjae Ko ◽  
Masashi Okubo ◽  
...  

Abstract Developing high-power battery chemistry is an urgent task to buffer fluctuating renewable energies and achieve a sustainable and flexible power supply. Owing to the small size of proton and its ultrahigh mobility in water via the Grotthuss mechanism, aqueous proton batteries are an attractive candidate for high-power energy storage devices. Although Grotthuss proton transfer usually occurs in hydrogen-bonded networks of water molecules, in this work, we discover anhydrous Grotthuss-type proton transport in a dense oxide-ion array of solid α-MoO3 even without structural water. The fast proton transfer and accumulation that occurs during (de)intercalation in α-MoO3 is unveiled using both experiments and first-principles calculations. Coupled with a zinc anode and a superconcentrated dual-ion Zn2+/H+ electrolyte, the solid-state anhydrous Grotthuss proton transport mechanism realizes an aqueous MoO3-Zn battery with both high energy and power densities.

Chemistry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1215-1245
Author(s):  
Dong Sui ◽  
Linqi Si ◽  
Changle Li ◽  
Yanliang Yang ◽  
Yongsheng Zhang ◽  
...  

Lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) are considered to be one of the most promising energy storage devices which have the potential of integrating high energy of lithium-ion batteries and high power and long cycling life of supercapacitors into one system. However, the current LICs could only provide high power density at the cost of low energy density due to the sluggish Li+ diffusion and/or low electrical conductivity of the anode materials. Moreover, the serious capacity and kinetics imbalances between anode and cathode result in not only inferior rate performance but also unsatisfactory cycling stability. Therefore, designing high-power and structure stable anode materials is of great significance for practical LICs. Under this circumstance, graphene-based materials have been intensively explored as anodes in LICs due to their unique structure and outstanding electrochemical properties and attractive achievements have been made. In this review, the recent progresses of graphene-based anode materials for LICs are systematically summarized. Their synthesis procedure, structure and electrochemical performance are discussed with a special focus on the role of graphene. Finally, the outlook and remaining challenges are presented with some constructive guidelines for future research.


2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1618-1621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghan Kim ◽  
Sun-Ho Kang ◽  
Mahalingam Balasubramanian ◽  
Christopher S. Johnson

Author(s):  
Dhanasekar Kesavan ◽  
Vimal Kumar Mariappan ◽  
Karthikeyan Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Sang-Jae Kim

In this study, we report a facile carbothermal method for the preparation of boron-oxy-carbide (BOC) nanostructures and explore their properties towards electrochemical energy storage devices.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Li ◽  
Xiong Zhang ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Xianzhong Sun ◽  
Yanan Xu ◽  
...  

AbstractLithium-ion capacitors are envisaged as promising energy-storage devices to simultaneously achieve a large energy density and high-power output at quick charge and discharge rates. However, the mismatched kinetics between capacitive cathodes and faradaic anodes still hinder their practical application for high-power purposes. To tackle this problem, the electron and ion transport of both electrodes should be substantially improved by targeted structural design and controllable chemical doping. Herein, nitrogen-enriched graphene frameworks are prepared via a large-scale and ultrafast magnesiothermic combustion synthesis using CO2 and melamine as precursors, which exhibit a crosslinked porous structure, abundant functional groups and high electrical conductivity (10524 S m−1). The material essentially delivers upgraded kinetics due to enhanced ion diffusion and electron transport. Excellent capacities of 1361 mA h g−1 and 827 mA h g−1 can be achieved at current densities of 0.1 A g−1 and 3 A g−1, respectively, demonstrating its outstanding lithium storage performance at both low and high rates. Moreover, the lithium-ion capacitor based on these nitrogen-enriched graphene frameworks displays a high energy density of 151 Wh kg−1, and still retains 86 Wh kg−1 even at an ultrahigh power output of 49 kW kg−1. This study reveals an effective pathway to achieve synergistic kinetics in carbon electrode materials for achieving high-power lithium-ion capacitors.


Author(s):  
Yunping Wu ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Tianyi Ding ◽  
Sheng Chen ◽  
Rui Zhai ◽  
...  

Two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures combine the advantageous features of different 2D materials and represent advanced electrode architectures for development of efficient energy storage devices. However, the common 2D heterostructures made by...


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1833-1839
Author(s):  
Chunyan Wang ◽  
Mingqiang Wang ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Yudong Huang
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Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3586
Author(s):  
Qi An ◽  
Xingru Zhao ◽  
Shuangfu Suo ◽  
Yuzhu Bai

Lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) have been widely explored for energy storage. Nevertheless, achieving good energy density, satisfactory power density, and stable cycle life is still challenging. For this study, we fabricated a novel LIC with a NiO-rGO composite as a negative material and commercial activated carbon (AC) as a positive material for energy storage. The NiO-rGO//AC system utilizes NiO nanoparticles uniformly distributed in rGO to achieve a high specific capacity (with a current density of 0.5 A g−1 and a charge capacity of 945.8 mA h g−1) and uses AC to provide a large specific surface area and adjustable pore structure, thereby achieving excellent electrochemical performance. In detail, the NiO-rGO//AC system (with a mass ratio of 1:3) can achieve a high energy density (98.15 W h kg−1), a high power density (10.94 kW kg−1), and a long cycle life (with 72.1% capacity retention after 10,000 cycles). This study outlines a new option for the manufacture of LIC devices that feature both high energy and high power densities.


Author(s):  
Constantina Lekakou ◽  
Chunhong Lei ◽  
Foivos Markoulidis ◽  
Aldo Sorniotti
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuaki Kisu ◽  
Sangryun Kim ◽  
Takara Shinohara ◽  
Kun Zhao ◽  
Andreas Züttel ◽  
...  

AbstractHigh-energy-density and low-cost calcium (Ca) batteries have been proposed as ‘beyond-Li-ion’ electrochemical energy storage devices. However, they have seen limited progress due to challenges associated with developing electrolytes showing reductive/oxidative stabilities and high ionic conductivities. This paper describes a calcium monocarborane cluster salt in a mixed solvent as a Ca-battery electrolyte with high anodic stability (up to 4 V vs. Ca2+/Ca), high ionic conductivity (4 mS cm−1), and high Coulombic efficiency for Ca plating/stripping at room temperature. The developed electrolyte is a promising candidate for use in room-temperature rechargeable Ca batteries.


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