Citation: Zhenzhen Wang, Yichao Cai, Youxuan Ni, Yong Lu, Liu Lin, Haoxiang Sun, Haixia Li, Zhenhua Yan, Qing Zhao, Jun Chen. Ultrafine RuO₂ nanoparticles/MWCNTs cathodes for rechargeable Na-CO₂ batteries with accelerated kinetics of Na₂CO₃ decomposition[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(3): 107405. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.04.003 shu

Ultrafine RuO₂ nanoparticles/MWCNTs cathodes for rechargeable Na-CO₂ batteries with accelerated kinetics of Na₂CO₃ decomposition

Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

zhaoq@nankai.edu.cn

Received Date: 5 March 2022
Revised Date: 26 March 2022
Accepted Date: 2 April 2022
Available Online: 5 April 2022

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Na-CO₂ batteries have attracted extensive attention due to their high theoretical energy density (1125 Wh/kg), efficient utilization of CO₂, and abundant sodium resources. However, they are trapped by the sluggish decomposition kinetic of discharge products (mainly Na₂CO₃) on cathode side during the charging process. Here we prepared a series of nano-composites composed of RuO₂ nanoparticles in situ loaded on activated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (RuO₂@a-MWCNTs) through hydrolyzing reaction followed by calcination method and used them as cathode catalysts to accelerate the decomposition of Na₂CO₃. Among all catalysts, the RuO₂@a-MWCNTs with appropriate ratio of RuO₂ (49.7 wt%) demonstrated best stability and rate performance in Na-CO₂ batteries, benefiting from both high specific surface area (160.3 m²/g) and highly dispersed RuO₂ with ultrafine nanostructures (~2 nm). At a limited capacity of 500 mAh/g, Na-CO₂ batteries could afford the operation of over 120 cycles at 100 mA/g, and even at the current density to 500 mA/g, the charge voltage was still lower than 4.0 V after 40 cycles. Further theoretical calculations proved that RuO₂ was the catalytically active center and contributed to the decomposition of Na₂CO₃ by weakening the C=O bond. The synergetic functions of high specific surface (CNTs) and high catalytic activity (RuO₂) will inspire more progress on metal-CO₂ batteries.
- Na-CO₂ batteries,
- Cathode catalyst,
- RuO₂@a-MWCNTs,
- High rate performance,
- Low charge overpotential
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