Citation: Yajun Hou, Chuanzheng Zhu, Qiang Wang, Xiaomeng Zhao, Kun Luo, Zongshuai Gong, Zhihao Yuan. ~2.5 nm pores in carbon-based cathode promise better zinc-iodine batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2024, 35(5): 108697. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108697 shu

~2.5 nm pores in carbon-based cathode promise better zinc-iodine batteries

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Materials & Devices, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China

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Received Date: 25 April 2023
Revised Date: 29 May 2023
Accepted Date: 16 June 2023
Available Online: 17 June 2023

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The relationship mechanism between the material pore structures and cathodic iodine chemistry plays a vital role in efficient Zn-I₂ batteries, but is unclear, retarding further advances. This work innovatively indicates a great contribution of ~2.5 nm pore structure of nanocarbons to efficient iodine adsorption, rapid I⁻ ↔ I₂ conversion, and polyiodide inhibition, via scrupulously designing catalysts with controllable pore sizes systematically. The I₂-loading within the designed nitrogen-doped nanocarbons can reach up to as high as 60.8 wt%. The batteries based on the cathode deliver impressive performances with a large capacity of 178.8 mAh/g and long-term cycling stability more than 4000 h at 5.0 C. Notably, these is no polyiodide such as I₃⁻ and I₅⁻ detected during the charge-discharge processes from comprehensive electrochemical cyclic voltammetry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Raman technique. This work provides a novel knowledge-guided concept for rational pore design, promising better Zn-I₂ batteries, which is also hoped to benefit other advanced energy technologies, such as Li–S, Li-ion, and Al–I₂ batteries.
- Zinc-iodine batteries,
- Structure-performance relationship,
- Iodine conversion chemistry,
- Cathode materials,
- Porous carbon
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