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1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China. gongyun7211@cqu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Oxygen-deficient anthraquinone (AQ)-intercalated vanadium oxide (1,8-AQ)0.08V2O5·0.25H2O (AQ-VO) was synthesized hydrothermally, which displayed an improved rate capability with an ultralong lifespan in the electrolyte with Al3+ compared with that in the absence of Al3+. These features are associated with the dual-pillar of Al3+/AQ in AQ-VO and the dynamic reversible conversion between disorder and order on the (00l) facets. Moreover, density functional theory (DFT) calculations discover a small Zn2+ diffusion barrier of 0.47 eV in AQ-VO.
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