Chem & Bio Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
1(2), P. 113 - 132
Published: March 7, 2024
Aqueous
zinc-ion
batteries
(AZIBs)
have
recently
attracted
worldwide
attention
due
to
the
natural
abundance
of
Zn,
low
cost,
high
safety,
and
environmental
benignity.
Up
present,
several
kinds
cathode
materials
been
employed
for
aqueous
batteries,
including
manganese-based,
vanadium-based,
organic
electrode
materials,
Prussian
Blues,
their
analogues,
etc.
Among
all
manganese
(Mn)-based
oxide
possess
advantages
theoretical
specific
capacity,
reserves,
making
them
most
promising
commercialization.
However,
critical
issues,
intrinsically
poor
conductivity,
sluggish
diffusion
kinetics
Zn2+,
Jahn–Teller
effect,
Mn
dissolution,
hinder
practical
applications.
This
Review
provides
an
overview
development
history,
research
status,
scientific
challenges
manganese-based
batteries.
In
addition,
failure
mechanisms
are
also
discussed.
To
address
issues
facing
various
strategies,
pre-intercalation,
defect
engineering,
interface
modification,
morphology
regulation,
electrolyte
optimization,
composite
construction,
activation
dissolution/deposition
mechanism,
summarized.
Finally,
based
on
analysis
above,
we
provide
future
guidelines
designing
Mn-based
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(20), P. 7441 - 7473
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Manganese-based
materials
are
considered
as
one
of
the
most
promising
cathodes
in
zinc-ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
for
large-scale
energy
storage
applications
owing
to
their
cost-effectiveness,
natural
availability,
low
toxicity,
multivalent
states,
high
operation
voltage,
and
satisfactory
capacity.
However,
intricate
mechanisms
coupled
with
unsatisfactory
cycling
stability
hinder
commercial
applications.
Previous
reviews
have
primarily
focused
on
optimization
strategies
achieving
capacity
fast
reaction
kinetics,
while
overlooking
fluctuation
lacking
a
systematic
discussion
enhance
these
materials.
Thus,
this
review,
manganese-based
ZIBs
different
structures
systematically
elucidated
summarized.
Next,
ZIBs,
including
activation,
degradation,
dynamic
evolution
whole
cycle
calendar
comprehensively
analyzed.
Finally,
constructive
based
chemistry
one-electron
two-electron
transfers
durable
performance
proposed.
Energy & Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(22), P. 8904 - 8914
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
work
shows
that
the
introduction
of
interstitial
carbon
into
MnO
2
lattice
could
reduce
affinity
toward
SO
4
2−
and
OH
−
,
thus
suppressing
surface
coverage
ZHS
improving
Zn||MnO
battery
performance
under
large
loading
mass.
ACS Energy Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(3), P. 1063 - 1072
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
The
disproportionation
reaction
of
Mn3+
ions
induced
by
the
Jahn–Teller
effect
hinders
practical
application
Mn-based
oxides
in
aqueous
zinc-ion
batteries
(AZIBs).
Herein,
Ag2Mn8O16
is
reported
as
a
promising
cathode
for
AZIBs,
and
its
performance
improvement
mechanism
chlorine-containing
electrolyte
comprehensively
investigated.
As
demonstrated,
partial
deintercalation
silver
promotes
valence
state
reactivity
Mn
element
Ag2–xMn8O16
favors
formation
AgCl
layer.
an
electronic
insulator
ionic
conductor,
layer
can
effectively
inhibit
manganese
dissolution,
reduce
activation
energy
barrier,
facilitate
zinc
diffusion
kinetics
Ag2Mn8O16.
expected,
exhibits
high
capacity
369.2
mAh
g–1
at
0.1
A
269.6
after
200
cycles
0.5
optimized
electrolyte,
implying
situ
interface
engineering
eliminate
dilemma
dissolution
inactivation
batteries.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(44)
Published: Oct. 11, 2023
Abstract
Zinc‐ion
batteries
with
chalcogen‐based
(S,
Se,
Te)
cathodes
have
emerged
as
a
promising
candidate
for
utility‐scale
energy
storage
systems
and
portable
electronics,
which
attracted
rapid
attention
offer
tremendous
opportunities
owing
to
their
excellent
density,
on
top
of
the
advantages
aqueous
Zn
including
cost‐effectiveness,
inherent
safety,
eco‐friendliness.
Here,
comprehensive
overview
basic
mechanism
zinc–chalcogen
great
intrinsic
issues
is
provided.
More
detailed
recent
progress
summarized
existing
challenges
strategies
are
provided
well.
First,
four
specific
types
presented,
including:
zinc–sulfur,
zinc–selenium,
zinc–selenium
sulfide,
zinc–tellurium
batteries.
Second,
remaining
within
in
material
preparation,
physicochemical
properties,
battery
performance
discussed.
Meanwhile,
series
constructive
comprehensively
put
forward
optimizing
electrochemical
performance.
Finally,
future
research
perspectives
proposed
exploration
innovation
next‐generation
green
zinc
applications.
