Highly Stable Photo-Assisted Zinc-Ion Batteries via Regulated Photo-Induced Proton Transfer.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
; 63(15): e202400621, 2024 Apr 08.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-38334221
ABSTRACT
Photo-assisted ion batteries utilize light to boost capacity but face cycling instability due to complex charge/ion transfer under illumination. This study identified photo-induced proton transfer (photo-induced PT) as a significant process in photo-(dis)charging of widely-used V2O5-based zinc-ion batteries, contributing to enhanced capacity under illumination but jeopardizing photo-stability. Photo-induced PT occurs at 100â
ps after photo-excitation, inducing rapid proton extraction into V2O5 photoelectrode. This process creates a proton-deficient microenvironment on surface, leading to repetitive cathode dissolution and anode corrosion in each cycle. Enabling the intercalated protons from photo-induced PT to be reversibly employed in charge-discharge processes via the anode-alloying strategy achieves high photo-stability for the battery. Consequently, a ~54 % capacity enhancement was achieved in a V2O5-based zinc-ion battery under illumination, with ~90 % capacity retention after 4000 cycles. This extends the photo-stability record by 10â
times. This study offers promising advancements in energy storage by addressing instability issues in photo-assisted ion batteries.
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MEDLINE
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En
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
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Angew. Chem. (Int. ed., Internet)
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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. Internet)
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Alemania