• 文献标题:   Graphene Scroll-Coated alpha-MnO2 Nanowires as High-Performance Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zn-Ion Battery
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WU BK, ZHANG GB, YAN MY, XIONG TF, HE P, HE L, XU X, MAI LQ
  • 作者关键词:   cathode material, graphene scrollcoated mno2, high performance, znion batterie
  • 出版物名称:   SMALL
  • ISSN:   1613-6810 EI 1613-6829
  • 通讯作者地址:   Wuhan Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   80
  • DOI:   10.1002/smll.201703850
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The development of manganese dioxide as the cathode for aqueous Zn-ion battery (ZIB) is limited by the rapid capacity fading and material dissolution. Here, a highly reversible aqueous ZIB using graphene scroll-coated alpha-MnO2 as the cathode is proposed. The graphene scroll is uniformly coated on the MnO2 nanowire with an average width of 5 nm, which increases the electrical conductivity of the MnO2 nanowire and relieves the dissolution of the cathode material during cycling. An energy density of 406.6 Wh kg(-1) (382.2 mA h g(-1)) at 0.3 A g(-1) can be reached, which is the highest specific energy value among all the cathode materials for aqueous Zn-ion battery so far, and good long-term cycling stability with 94% capacity retention after 3000 cycles at 3 A g(-1) are achieved. Meanwhile, a two-step intercalation mechanism that Zn ions first insert into the layers and then the tunnels of MnO2 framework is proved by in situ X-ray diffraction, galvanostatic intermittent titration technique, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterizations. The graphene scroll-coated metallic oxide strategy can also bring intensive interests for other energy storage systems.