Citation: Canglong Li, Tao Liao, Dongping Chen, Tiancheng You, Xiaozhi Jiang, Minghan Xu, Huaming Yu, Gang Zhou, Guanghui Li, Yuejiao Chen. Fabrication of carbon-coated V₂O_5-x nanoparticles by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion battery composite cathodes[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(12): 110557. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110557 shu

Fabrication of carbon-coated V₂O_5-x nanoparticles by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for high-performance aqueous zinc-ion battery composite cathodes

Canglong Li ^{a, b} ,
Tao Liao ^b ,
Dongping Chen ^b ,
Tiancheng You ^b ,
Xiaozhi Jiang ^c ,
Minghan Xu ^d ,
Huaming Yu ^{b, *,} ,
Gang Zhou ^e ,
Guanghui Li ^a ,
Yuejiao Chen ^{b, *,}

a.
School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
b.
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
c.
School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
d.
School of materials science and engineering, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, China
e.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China

hmYu147@outlook.com

cyj.strive@csu.edu.cn

Received Date: 26 August 2024
Revised Date: 16 September 2024
Accepted Date: 16 October 2024
Available Online: 18 October 2024

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The insulating nature and dissolution of vanadium-based oxides in aqueous electrolytes result in low capacity and lifespan during charge/discharge process, which is unable to meet the demands for the development and application of high-energy-density aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). Herein, a novel V₂O_5-x@C composite cathode consisting of conductive carbon coatings with abundant oxygen vacancies is specifically designed through plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method. As expected, the ideal microstructure of V₂O_5-x@C cathode enables large specific surface areas, fast electron/ion diffusion kinetics, and superior interfacial stability, which can realize outstanding cycling stability and electrochemical performance. Consequently, the V₂O_5-x@C composite cathode delivers a high reversible rate capacity of 130.6 mAh/g at 10 A/g and remains 277.6 mAh/g when returned to 1 A/g. In addition, the Zn//V₂O_5-x@C full cell can stably cycle for 1000 cycles with a high initial specific capacity of 149.2 mAh/g, possessing 83.8% capacity retention at 5 A/g. The process of constructing a conductive layer on the surface of cathode materials while increasing oxygen vacancies in the structure through PECVD provides new insight into the design of high-performance cathode materials for AZIBs.
- Aqueous Zn-ion batteries,
- V₂O_5-x@C nanoparticles,
- Carbon-coating,
- Chemical vapor deposition,
- Composite cathodes
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