An Organic/inorganic Electrode-based Hydronium-ion Battery

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2020 Feb 21

PMID 32075978

Citations 15

Authors

Zhaowei Guo

Jianhang Huang

Xiaoli Dong

Yongyao Xia

Lei Yan

Zhuo Wang

Yonggang Wang

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Abstract

Hydronium-ion batteries are regarded as one of the most promising energy technologies as next-generation power sources, benefiting from their cost effectivity and sustainability merits. Herein, we propose a hydronium-ion battery which is based on an organic pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone anode and an inorganic MnO@graphite felt cathode in an acid electrolyte. Its operation involves a quinone/hydroquinone redox reaction on anode and a MnO/Mn conversion reaction on cathode, in parallel with the transfer of HO between two electrodes. The distinct operation mechanism affords this hydronium-ion battery an energy density up to 132.6 Wh kg and a supercapacitor-comparable power density of 30.8 kW kg, along with a long-term cycling life over 5000 cycles. Furthermore, surprisingly, this hydronium-ion battery works well even with a frozen electrolyte under -40 °C, and superior rate performance and cycle stability remain at -70 °C.

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