Homogeneous regulation of arranged polymorphic manganese dioxide nanocrystals as cathode materials for high-performance zinc-ion batteries.

J Colloid Interface Sci

State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China. Electronic address:

Published: October 2023

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries have emerged as attractive energy storage devices by virtue of their low cost, high safety and eco-friendliness. However, zinc-ion cathodes are bottlenecked by their vulnerable crystal structures in the process of zinc embedding and significant capacity fading during long-term cycling. Herein, we report the rational and homogeneous regulation of polycrystalline manganese dioxide (MnO) nanocrystals as zinc cathodes via a surfactant template-assisted strategy. Benefiting from the homogeneous regulation, MnO nanocrystals with an ordered crystal arrangement, including nanorod-like polyvinylpyrrolidone-manganese dioxide (PVP-MnO), nanowire-like sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate-manganese dioxide and nanodot-like cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-manganese dioxide, are obtained. Among these, the nanorod-like PVP-MnO nanocrystals exhibit stable long-life cycling of 210 mAh g over 180 cycles at a high rate of 0.3 A g and with a high capacity retention of 84% over 850 cycles at a high rate of 1 A g. The good performance of this cathode significantly results from the facile charge and mass transfer at the interface between the electrode and electrolyte, featuring the crystal stability and uniform morphology of the arranged MnO nanocrystals. This work provides crucial insights into the development of advanced MnO cathodes for low-cost and high-performance rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.148DOI Listing

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