Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery
Abstract Fast-charging metal-ion batteries are essential for advancing energy storage technologies, but their performance is often limited by the high activation energy (E a) required for ion diffusion in solids. Addressing this challenge has been particularly difficult for multivalent ions like Zn2...
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| author | Mingzhuang Liu Xinghua Li Mengxia Cui Feiyu Chen Jiaxing Li Weijian Shi Yu Liu Xiaowei Li Yan Wang Wei Zhang Changlu Shao Yichun Liu |
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| description | Abstract Fast-charging metal-ion batteries are essential for advancing energy storage technologies, but their performance is often limited by the high activation energy (E a) required for ion diffusion in solids. Addressing this challenge has been particularly difficult for multivalent ions like Zn2+. Here, we present an amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide (AOH-VO), featuring one-dimensional chains arranged in a disordered structure with atomic/molecular-level pores for promoting hierarchical ion diffusion pathways and reducing Zn2+ interactions with the solid skeleton. AOH-VO cathode demonstrates an exceptionally low E a of 7.8 kJ·mol−1 for Zn2+ diffusion in solids and 6.3 kJ·mol−1 across the cathode-electrolyte interface, both significantly lower than that of electrolyte (13.2 kJ·mol−1) in zinc ion battery. This enables ultrafast charge-discharge performance, with an Ah-level pouch cell achieving 81.3% of its capacity in just 9.5 minutes and retaining 90.7% capacity over 5000 cycles. These findings provide a promising pathway toward stable, ultrafast-charging battery technologies with near-barrier-free ion dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7753430a5df47778775eab223f735bb2025-08-20T02:53:57ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232024-12-0115111310.1038/s41467-024-55000-8Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion batteryMingzhuang Liu0Xinghua Li1Mengxia Cui2Feiyu Chen3Jiaxing Li4Weijian Shi5Yu Liu6Xiaowei Li7Yan Wang8Wei Zhang9Changlu Shao10Yichun Liu11Key Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityElectron Microscopy Center, Jilin UniversityElectron Microscopy Center, Jilin UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal UniversityAbstract Fast-charging metal-ion batteries are essential for advancing energy storage technologies, but their performance is often limited by the high activation energy (E a) required for ion diffusion in solids. Addressing this challenge has been particularly difficult for multivalent ions like Zn2+. Here, we present an amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide (AOH-VO), featuring one-dimensional chains arranged in a disordered structure with atomic/molecular-level pores for promoting hierarchical ion diffusion pathways and reducing Zn2+ interactions with the solid skeleton. AOH-VO cathode demonstrates an exceptionally low E a of 7.8 kJ·mol−1 for Zn2+ diffusion in solids and 6.3 kJ·mol−1 across the cathode-electrolyte interface, both significantly lower than that of electrolyte (13.2 kJ·mol−1) in zinc ion battery. This enables ultrafast charge-discharge performance, with an Ah-level pouch cell achieving 81.3% of its capacity in just 9.5 minutes and retaining 90.7% capacity over 5000 cycles. These findings provide a promising pathway toward stable, ultrafast-charging battery technologies with near-barrier-free ion dynamics.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55000-8 |
| spellingShingle | Mingzhuang Liu Xinghua Li Mengxia Cui Feiyu Chen Jiaxing Li Weijian Shi Yu Liu Xiaowei Li Yan Wang Wei Zhang Changlu Shao Yichun Liu Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery Nature Communications |
| title | Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery |
| title_full | Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery |
| title_fullStr | Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery |
| title_short | Amorphous organic-hybrid vanadium oxide for near-barrier-free ultrafast-charging aqueous zinc-ion battery |
| title_sort | amorphous organic hybrid vanadium oxide for near barrier free ultrafast charging aqueous zinc ion battery |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55000-8 |
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