Oxygen Vacancies on NH V O Accelerate Ion and Charge Transfer in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries.

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Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, CAS, Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China.

Published: March 2024

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  • Vanadium-based compounds hold promise as cathode materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries, but their low conductivity and slow zinc diffusion limit their use.
  • A new study reports that introducing oxygen vacancies in NH V O significantly improves performance by enhancing ion transfer and stabilizing the structure during the battery's operation.
  • With a specific capacity of approximately 499 mA h/g and excellent cycling stability, the oxygen vacancy-rich NH V O outperforms traditional NVO samples, offering better capacity retention over many charging cycles.

Article Abstract

Vanadium-based compounds are identified as promising cathode materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries due to their high specific capacity. However, the low intrinsic conductivity and sluggish Zn diffusion kinetics seriously impede their further practical application. Here, oxygen vacancies on NH V O is reported as a high-performing cathode material for aqueous zinc ion batteries via a facile hydrothermal strategy. The introduction of oxygen vacancy accelerates the ion and charge transfer kinetics, reduces the diffusion barrier of zinc ions, and establishes a stable crystal structure during zinc ion (de-intercalation). As a result, the oxygen vacancy enriched NH V O exhibits a high specific capacity of ≈499 mA h g at 0.2 A g , an excellent rate capability of 296 mA h g at 10 A g and the specific capacity cycling stability with 95.1% retention at 5 A g for 4000 cycles, superior to the NVO sample (186.4 mAh g at 5 A g , 66% capacity retention).

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