Modified KBBF-like Material for Energy Storage Applications: ZnNiBO3(OH) with Enhanced Cycle Life.

Not only are new and novel materials sought for electrode material development, but safe and nontoxic materials are also highly being intensively investigated. Herein, we prepare ZnNiBO3(OH) (ZNBH), a modified and Be-free KBe2BO3F2 (KBBF) family member as an effective electrode material. The novel ZNBH resembles the KBBF structure but with reinforced structure and bonding, in addition to well-incorporated conductive metals benefiting supercapacitor applications. The enhanced electronic properties of ZNBH are further studied by means of density functional theory calculations. The as-prepared ZNBH electrode material exhibits a specific capacity of 746 C g-1 at a current density of 1 A g-1. A hybrid supercapacitor (HSC) device is fabricated and successfully illuminated multiple color LEDs. Interestingly, even after being subjected to long charge-discharge for 10 000 cycles, the ZNBH//AC HSC device retains 97.2% of its maximum capacity, indicating the practicality of ZNBH as an electrode material.

Phosphorus containing layered quadruple hydroxide electrode materials on lab waste recycled flexible current collector.

From environmental waste to energy storage, waste boxes converted into conductive electrodes to further grow active materials has been an interesting way of upcycling. In this study, we transformed waste boxes of KIMTECH Kimwipes® into conductive f-MWCNTs light and flexible substrate (LFS) as current collectors. Then, undoped and P-doped active materials consisting of layered quadruple hydroxides (LQH) was successfully grown on the conductive f-MWCNTs/LFS. Specifically, P-doped f-MWCNTs/LQH demonstrates 1.8 times the capacitance of an undoped f-MWCNTs/LQH. Such conversion of waste boxes not only offers a useful way of reusing waste papers which commonly ends in landfills, but the inexpensive method also offers an extreme way of cutting cost in developing conductive substrates. Also, the effective strategy of synthesizing active materials on the conductive f-MWCNTs/LFS paves its way as potential cheap electrodes of the future generation.

Redox of naphthalenediimide radicals in a 3D polyimide for stable Li-ion batteries.

A 3D polyimide is designed as an organic cathode for Li-ion batteries. Detailed characterization and DFT simulations demonstrate that the 3D polyimide undergoes the redox of naphthalenediimide radicals and the rigidity effect of the 3D structure contributes to the stability of the radical intermediates for high-performance organic batteries.