najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМО10.17586/2220-8054-2021-12-2-182-187najo-357Research ArticleNANOSYSTEMS: PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICSНАНОСИСТЕМЫ: ФИЗИКА, ХИМИЯ, МАТЕМАТИКАLayer-by-layer synthesis of Zn-doped MnO2 nanocrystals as cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteryПослойный синтез нанокристаллов MnO2, легированных цинком, в качестве катодных материалов для водной цинк-ионной батареиLobinskyA. A.LobinskyA. A.

Peterhof, 198504 Saint Petersburg

Peterhof, 198504 Saint Petersburg

lobinsky.a@gmail.comKanevaM. V.KanevaM. V.

Peterhof, 198504 Saint Petersburg

Peterhof, 198504 Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg State UniversitySaint Petersburg State University202128072025122182187Copyright © Lobinsky A.A., Kaneva M.V., 20252025Lobinsky A.A., Kaneva M.V.Lobinsky A.A., Kaneva M.V.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/357

This work first described the new oxidation-reduction route for the synthesis of Zn-doped MnO2 nanocrystals via layer-by-layer method as cathode material for an aqueous zinc-ion battery. The obtained nanolayers were characterized by SEM, XRD, XPS and FTIR spectroscopy. The results show the synthesized nanolayers were formed from two-dimensional nanocrystals Zn0.3MnO2 the thickness of about 3-8 nm and the morphology of “nanosheets” with the birnessite-like crystal structure. Benefiting from the aqueous 2M ZnSO4 electrolyte and Zn0.3MnO2 nanocrystals-based cathode, the zinc-ion battery delivers a high specific capacity (216 mAh/g at 1 A/g) and excellent cycling stability (95% capacity retention after 1000 charge-discharge cycles). The obtained results demonstrate the manganese oxide-based aqueous zinc-ion battery is a promising technology for powering next-generation electronics. 

В этой работе впервые описан новый окислительно-восстановительный синтез нанокристаллов MnO2, легированных цинком, послойным методом в качестве катодного материала для водной цинк-ионной батареи. Полученные нанослои были охарактеризованы методами SEM, XRD, XPS и FTIR-спектроскопии. Результаты показывают, что синтезированные нанослои сформированы из двумерных нанокристаллов Zn0.3MnO2 толщиной около 3–8 нм и имеют морфологию «нанолистов» с бирнесситоподобной кристаллической структурой. Благодаря преимуществам водного электролита 2M ZnSO4 и катода на основе нанокристаллов Zn0.3MnO2, ионно-цинковый аккумулятор обладает высокой удельной емкостью (216 мАч/г при 1 А/г) и отличной циклической стабильностью (сохранение емкости 95 % после 1000 зарядок). циклы разрядки). Полученные результаты демонстрируют, что водная цинк-ионная батарея на основе оксида марганца является перспективной технологией для питания электроники следующего поколения.

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