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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Energy Storage

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  • Rechargeable multivalent ion batteries offer high energy density but suffer from slow ion diffusion.
  • Sluggish kinetics in host materials limit the practical application of these advanced batteries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a multiscale structural modulation strategy for enhancing multivalent ion storage kinetics.
  • To improve the performance of rechargeable multivalent ion batteries using 2D magnetic materials.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized two-dimensional ferromagnetic Ti0.6Fe0.4O2 nanosheets as a model system.
  • Investigated Fe-induced spin-polarized interactions to reduce ion migration barriers.
  • Employed magnetic-field-induced assembly for vertically aligned electrode structures.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated accelerated microscopic ion transport via spin-polarized interactions.
  • Achieved shortened mesoscopic diffusion pathways through magnetic assembly.
  • Enabled nonaqueous Mg- and Al-ion batteries with specific powers ~18.2 and 15.7 kW kg−1, respectively.

Conclusions:

  • The multiscale strategy effectively enhances multivalent ion migration kinetics.
  • The approach offers a significant performance improvement over existing multivalent batteries.
  • This methodology is extendable to various 2D magnetic materials for designing fast-kinetic batteries.