Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2024, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (5): 1496-1515.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2023.0854

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Research progress of manganese/vanadium-based oxide heterostructure cathodes for zinc-ion batteries

Wanrui LI(), Wenjun LI, Xiaoqing WANG, Shengli LU(), Xilian XU()   

  1. School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2023-11-28 Revised:2023-12-22 Online:2024-05-28 Published:2024-05-28
  • Contact: Shengli LU, Xilian XU E-mail:222203855035@zust.edu.cn;lushengli@zust.edu.cn;xuxilian@zust.edu.cn

Abstract:

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have significantly shown application potential in the field of electrochemical energy storage due to their high theoretical specific capacity, high safety, low cost, simple manufacturing process, and environmental friendliness. Manganese/vanadium-based oxides are considered to be efficient cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries owing to their rich valence states, excellent structure, and high specific capacity. However, their disadvantages such as poor intrinsic conductivity, slow diffusion kinetics of zinc ions, and dissolution and structural collapse in electrochemical processes limit their further development and practical application. An effective way to alleviate the above problems is to combine manganese/vanadium-based oxides with different functional components to construct heterostructures. These heterostructures can achieve versatility and a synergistic effect by virtue of the characteristics of each component; further, they have heterogeneous interfaces with significant physical and chemical properties, thus achieving efficient zinc storage performance. Based on these developments, this review summarizes the main challenges faced by manganese/vanadium-based oxide cathodes, and focuses on the types, characteristics, preparation methods, and enhancement mechanisms of zinc storage properties of manganese/vanadium-based oxide heterostructures that have been reported in recent years. Finally, this paper discusses the future development of heterogeneous materials for cathodes of aqueous zinc-ion batteries and provides new insights for the development of electrode materials for high-performance zinc-ion batteries.

Key words: aqueous zinc-ion batteries, manganese/vanadium-based oxides, heterogeneous structure, cathode materials

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