Architecting a Stable High-Energy Aqueous Al-Ion Battery

Yan, Chunshuang; Lv, Chade; Wang, Liguang; Cui, Wei; Zhang, Leyuan; Dinh, Khang Ngoc; Tan, Huiteng; Wu, Chen; Wu, Tianpin; Ren, Yang; Chen, Jieqiong; Liu, Zheng; Srinivasan, Madhavi; Rui, Xianhong; Yan, Qingyu; Yu, Guihua

doi:10.1021/jacs.0c05054

Architecting a Stable High-Energy Aqueous Al-Ion Battery

Journal Article · Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c05054· OSTI ID:1798700

^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; Cui, Wei ^[2]; Zhang, Leyuan ^[4]; Dinh, Khang Ngoc ^[2]; Tan, Huiteng ^[1]; Wu, Chen ^[2]; Wu, Tianpin ^[3]; Ren, Yang ^[3]; Chen, Jieqiong ^[2]; ^[2]; Srinivasan, Madhavi ^[2]; ^[5]; ^[2]; ^[4]

Guangdong Univ. of Technology (China); Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Guangdong Univ. of Technology, Guangzhou (China)

Aqueous Al-ion batteries (AAIBs) are the subject of great interest due to the inherent safety and high theoretical capacity of aluminum. The high abundancy and easy accessibility of aluminum raw materials further make AAIBs appealing for grid-scale energy storage. However, the passivating oxide film formation and hydrogen side reactions at the aluminum anode as well as limited availability of the cathode lead to low discharge voltage and poor cycling stability. Here, we proposed a new AAIB system consisting of an Al_xMnO₂ cathode, a zinc substrate-supported Zn-Al alloy anode, and an Al(OTF)₃ aqueous electrolyte. Through the in situ electrochemical activation of MnO, the cathode was synthesized to incorporate a two-electron reaction, thus enabling its high theoretical capacity. The anode was realized by a simple deposition process of Al³⁺ onto Zn foil substrate. The featured alloy interface layer can effectively alleviate the passivation and suppress the dendrite growth, ensuring ultralong-term stable aluminum stripping/plating. The architected cell delivers a record-high discharge voltage plateau near 1.6 V and specific capacity of 460 mAh g^-1 for over 80 cycles. Finally, this work provides new opportunities for the development of high-performance and low-cost AAIBs for practical applications.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Research Foundation (NRF) Singapore; USDOE Office of Science (SC); Welch Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1798700

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 36 Vol. 142; ISSN 0002-7863

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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