Regulating Crystal Orientation in VO2 for Aqueous Zinc Batteries with Enhanced Pseudocapacitance

Weijia Wang, Cheng Feng, Lin Lei, Xueya Yang, Xiaomin Li, Longtao Ma, Mingchang Zhang, Huiqing Fan

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Abstract

Although aqueous zinc batteries have attracted extensive interest, they are limited by relatively low rate capabilities and poor cyclic stability of cathodes. The crystal orientation of the cathode is one important factor influencing electrochemical properties. However, it has rarely been investigated. Herein, VO2 cathodes with different crystal orientations are developed via tuning the number of hydroxyl groups in polyol, such as using glycerol, erythritol, xylitol, or mannitol. The polyols serve as a reductant as well as a structure-directing agent through a hydrothermal reaction. Xylitol-derived VO2 shows a (110)-orientated crystalline structure and ultrathin nanosheet morphology. Such features greatly enhance the pseudocapacitance to 76.1% at a scan rate of 1.0 mV s-1, which is significantly larger than that (61.6%) of the (001)-oriented VO2 derived from glycerol. The corresponding aqueous zinc batteries exhibit a high energy storage performance with a reversible specific capacity of 317 mAh g-1 at 0.5 A g-1, rate ability of 220 mAh g-1 at 10 A g-1, and capacity retention of 81.0% at 10 A g-1 over 2000 cycles. This work demonstrates a facile method for tailoring VO2 crystal orientations, offers an understanding of the Zn2+ storage mechanism upon different VO2 facets, and provides a novel method to develop cathode materials toward advanced aqueous zinc batteries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10009-10018
Number of pages10
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume16
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Feb 2024

Keywords

  • crystal orientation
  • polyols
  • pseudocapacitance
  • VO electrode
  • zinc batteries

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