Robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteries

Organic materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries have been attracted the attention of researchers because of their high safety, environmental friendliness, and structural designability. However, the limited specific capacity, unsatisfactory cycling durability, and unclear charge storage mechanism li...

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Main Authors: Jiali Wang, Xinyu Gao, Yongwen Wang, Ruonan Pan, Zhen Liu, Xin Liu, Haijiao Xie, Feng Yu, Gang Wang, Tiantian Gu
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Published: Tsinghua University Press 2024-12-01
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Feng Yu
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description Organic materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries have been attracted the attention of researchers because of their high safety, environmental friendliness, and structural designability. However, the limited specific capacity, unsatisfactory cycling durability, and unclear charge storage mechanism limit their development and applications. Herein, NTCDA-2,3-DNQ, an organic compound with a benzimidazole ring structure, was designed through the number and distribution of active sites as well as the adjustment of molecular weight, and applied as the cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. NTNQ exhibits high specific capacity of 290.5 mAh·g–1 at 0.05 A·g–1, excellent rate performance of 133.3 mAh·g–1 at 15 A·g–1, and relatively stable cycle life with 81.7% capacity retention over 10,000 superlong cycles at 10 A·g–1. Furthermore, the synergistic effect of neighboring active sites and multi-electron Zn2+ storage reactions are further explored by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and the results show that NTNQ could stores 4Zn2+ while transferring 8e– in the N-Zn-O pathway during the storage of Zn2+. Interestingly, NTNQ still exhibits high specific capacity and favorable cycling stability at multiple ultra-high loadings. This work provides important chances including the design concepts of the organic molecules and the investigation of the Zn2+ storage mechanism for high performance aqueous zinc ion batteries.
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spelling doaj-art-87bc62125b5f4b0baa77d47f9d00de672024-12-29T16:10:28ZengTsinghua University PressNano Research Energy2791-00912790-81192024-12-0134e912012410.26599/NRE.2024.9120124Robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteriesJiali Wang0Xinyu Gao1Yongwen Wang2Ruonan Pan3Zhen Liu4Xin Liu5Haijiao Xie6Feng Yu7Gang Wang8Tiantian Gu9School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaHangzhou Yanqu Information Technology Co., Ltd. Y2, 2nd Floor, Building 2, Xixi Legu Creative Pioneering Park, No. 712 Wen’er West Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310003, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, ChinaOrganic materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries have been attracted the attention of researchers because of their high safety, environmental friendliness, and structural designability. However, the limited specific capacity, unsatisfactory cycling durability, and unclear charge storage mechanism limit their development and applications. Herein, NTCDA-2,3-DNQ, an organic compound with a benzimidazole ring structure, was designed through the number and distribution of active sites as well as the adjustment of molecular weight, and applied as the cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. NTNQ exhibits high specific capacity of 290.5 mAh·g–1 at 0.05 A·g–1, excellent rate performance of 133.3 mAh·g–1 at 15 A·g–1, and relatively stable cycle life with 81.7% capacity retention over 10,000 superlong cycles at 10 A·g–1. Furthermore, the synergistic effect of neighboring active sites and multi-electron Zn2+ storage reactions are further explored by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and the results show that NTNQ could stores 4Zn2+ while transferring 8e– in the N-Zn-O pathway during the storage of Zn2+. Interestingly, NTNQ still exhibits high specific capacity and favorable cycling stability at multiple ultra-high loadings. This work provides important chances including the design concepts of the organic molecules and the investigation of the Zn2+ storage mechanism for high performance aqueous zinc ion batteries.https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NRE.2024.9120124aqueous zinc ion batteriesorganic moleculeshigh loadingelectrochemical mechanismsynergistic effect
spellingShingle Jiali Wang
Xinyu Gao
Yongwen Wang
Ruonan Pan
Zhen Liu
Xin Liu
Haijiao Xie
Feng Yu
Gang Wang
Tiantian Gu
Robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteries
Nano Research Energy
aqueous zinc ion batteries
organic molecules
high loading
electrochemical mechanism
synergistic effect
title Robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteries
title_full Robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteries
title_fullStr Robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteries
title_full_unstemmed Robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteries
title_short Robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteries
title_sort robust ring insoluble naphthoquinone derivative cathode with high loading and long cycle life for aqueous zinc organic batteries
topic aqueous zinc ion batteries
organic molecules
high loading
electrochemical mechanism
synergistic effect
url https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NRE.2024.9120124
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