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Title: Atomic Layer Co3O4 Nanosheets: The Key to Knittable Zn-Air Batteries

Abstract

Flexible, wearable, and portable energy storage devices with high-energy density are crucial for next-generation electronics. However, the current battery technologies such as lithium ion batteries have limited theoretical energy density. Additionally, battery materials with small scale and high flexibility which could endure the large surface stress are highly required. In this study, a yarn-based 1D Zn-air battery is designed, which employs atomic layer thin Co3O4 nanosheets as the oxygen reduction reaction/oxygen evolution reaction catalyst. The ultrathin nanosheets are synthesized by a high-yield and facile chemical method and show a thickness of only 1.6 nm, corresponding to few atomic layers. The 1D Zn-air battery shows high cycling stability and high rate capability. The battery is successfully knitted into clothes and it shows high stability during the large deformation and knotting conditions.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [4];  [4];  [3];  [2]
  1. Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  2. Univ. of Technology, Tianjing (China). Tianjin Key Lab. of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Lab. of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division
  4. Univ. of Technology, Tianjing (China). Tianjin Key Lab. of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
OSTI Identifier:
1487113
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Small
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: 43; Journal ID: ISSN 1613-6810
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; cobalt oxide; flexible; ultrathin nanosheets; yarn; zinc–air batteries

Citation Formats

Chen, Xu, Zhong, Cheng, Liu, Bin, Liu, Zhi, Bi, Xuanxuan, Zhao, Naiqing, Han, Xiaopeng, Deng, Yida, Lu, Jun, and Hu, Wenbin. Atomic Layer Co3O4 Nanosheets: The Key to Knittable Zn-Air Batteries. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1002/smll.201702987.
Chen, Xu, Zhong, Cheng, Liu, Bin, Liu, Zhi, Bi, Xuanxuan, Zhao, Naiqing, Han, Xiaopeng, Deng, Yida, Lu, Jun, & Hu, Wenbin. Atomic Layer Co3O4 Nanosheets: The Key to Knittable Zn-Air Batteries. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201702987
Chen, Xu, Zhong, Cheng, Liu, Bin, Liu, Zhi, Bi, Xuanxuan, Zhao, Naiqing, Han, Xiaopeng, Deng, Yida, Lu, Jun, and Hu, Wenbin. Thu . "Atomic Layer Co3O4 Nanosheets: The Key to Knittable Zn-Air Batteries". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201702987. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1487113.
@article{osti_1487113,
title = {Atomic Layer Co3O4 Nanosheets: The Key to Knittable Zn-Air Batteries},
author = {Chen, Xu and Zhong, Cheng and Liu, Bin and Liu, Zhi and Bi, Xuanxuan and Zhao, Naiqing and Han, Xiaopeng and Deng, Yida and Lu, Jun and Hu, Wenbin},
abstractNote = {Flexible, wearable, and portable energy storage devices with high-energy density are crucial for next-generation electronics. However, the current battery technologies such as lithium ion batteries have limited theoretical energy density. Additionally, battery materials with small scale and high flexibility which could endure the large surface stress are highly required. In this study, a yarn-based 1D Zn-air battery is designed, which employs atomic layer thin Co3O4 nanosheets as the oxygen reduction reaction/oxygen evolution reaction catalyst. The ultrathin nanosheets are synthesized by a high-yield and facile chemical method and show a thickness of only 1.6 nm, corresponding to few atomic layers. The 1D Zn-air battery shows high cycling stability and high rate capability. The battery is successfully knitted into clothes and it shows high stability during the large deformation and knotting conditions.},
doi = {10.1002/smll.201702987},
journal = {Small},
number = 43,
volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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