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A Co-intercalation enhanced V-based cathode material for fast charge aqueous zinc ion batteries
Shangshang Zhang1, Zhenjiang Liu1, Lun Li1
1School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China. hyzhang@gdut.edu.cn.
Abstract:
H2O-H-Na co-intercalation is beneficial to enhance the structure of open framework V-based materials, leading to the improvement of Zn2+ transport kinetics and solid-state solubility in V-based electrodes. Zn|Zn(CF3SO3)2|HNaV6O16·4H2O exhibits an excellent specific capacity of 432.4 mA h g-1 and a long-term cyclic performance up to 800 cycles at 2.0 A g-1 with a reversible phase transformation. For the fast charge capability, a high specific capacity of 411.2 mA h g-1 is achieved with a coulomb efficiency of 100%. The co-intercalation structure can provide a new strategy for the design of fast charge cathode materials in aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs).
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