Dynamically Ion-Coordinated Bipolar Organodichalcogenide Cathodes Enabling High-Energy and Durable Aqueous Zn Batteries

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Bipolar organic cathode materials (OCMs) implementing cation/anion storage mechanisms are promising for high-energy aqueous Zn batteries (AZBs). However, conventional organic functional group active sites in OCMs usually fail to sufficiently unlock the high-voltage/capacity merits. Herein, we initially report dynamically ion-coordinated bipolar OCMs as cathodes with chalcogen active sites to solve this issue. Unlike conventional organic functional groups, chalcogens bonded with conjugated group undergo multielectron-involved positive-valence oxidation and negative-valence reduction, affording higher redox potentials and reversible capacities. With phenyl diselenide (PhSe-SePh, PDSe) as a proof of concept, it exhibits a conversion pathway from (PhSe)- to (PhSe-SePh)0 and then to (PhSe)+ as unveiled by characterization and theoretical simulation, where the diselenide bonds are periodically broken and healed, dynamically coordinating with ions (Zn2+ and OTF-). When confined into ordered mesoporous carbon (CMK-3), the dissolution of PDSe intermediates is greatly inhibited to obtain an ultralong lifespan without voltage/capacity compromise. The PDSe/CMK-3 || Zn batteries display high reversibility capacity (621.4 mAh gPDSe -1), distinct discharge plateau (up to 1.4 V), high energy density (578.3 Wh kgPDSe -1), and ultralong lifespan (12 000 cycles) at 10 A g-1, far outperforming conventional bipolar OCMs. This work sheds new light on conversion-type active site engineering for high-voltage/capacity bipolar OCMs towards high-energy AZBs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 63(2024), 15 vom: 08. Apr., Seite e202400121

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yan, Jianping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Yongchao [VerfasserIn]
Du, Wencheng [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Minghui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yufei [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Zhipeng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaoqing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Cheng Chao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aqueous Zn batteries
Bipolar organic cathode materials
Chalcogen active sites
Dynamic coordination
High energy density
Journal Article

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Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202400121

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NLM367778041