Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 35, Issue 4, 423(2020)

Preparation of ZnO Nanorods with Lattice Vacancies and Their Application in Ni-Zn Battery

Zeyang ZHU... Jishi WEI, Jianhang HUANG, Xiangyang DONG, Peng ZHANG and Huanming XIONG* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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    Schematic illustration of the preparation of ZnO NRs and the Ni-Zn battery with inset showing the photograph of ZnO NRs
    TEM images of (a) commercial ZnO and (b-d) ZnO NRs
    (a) XRD patterns, and (b) FT-IR spectra of commercial ZnO, ZnO NRs precursor and ZnO NRs
    (a) Thermogravimetric analysis and (b) Raman spectrum of ZnO NRs
    HRXPS spectra of (a) Zn 2p and (b) O 1s for commercial ZnO and ZnO NRs, and (c) EPR spectra of commercial ZnO and ZnO NRs
    Electrochemical performances of commercial ZnO and ZnO NRs electrodes
    Electrochemical performances of the Ni(OH)2//commercial ZnO and Ni(OH)2//ZnO NRs
    SEM images of (a, b) commercial ZnO and (c, d) ZnO NRs (a, c) before and (b, d) after 100 cycles at 5 A·g-1
    • Table 1. Parameters of Tafel plots and EIS for commercial ZnO and ZnO NRs

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      Table 1. Parameters of Tafel plots and EIS for commercial ZnO and ZnO NRs

      ElectrodeTafel plotsEIS
      Ecorr/V (vs. Hg/HgO)Icorr/(mA·cm-2)RSRCT
      Commercial ZnO-1.3275.01×10-31.47.9
      ZnO NRs-1.3113.01×10-30.93.0
    • Table 2. Rate performances of different ZnO negative materials

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      Table 2. Rate performances of different ZnO negative materials

      SampleCurrent densityCapacity retention/%
      ZnO@Bi/C[12]1C-5C~52.5
      ZnO@RGO[31]1C-5C~58.3
      SnO2@ZnO[32]1C-8C~24.0
      ZnO-N2@C[11]1C-10C~56.4
      This work1.5C-15C~59.1
    • Table 3. Cycling performances of different ZnO negative materials

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      Table 3. Cycling performances of different ZnO negative materials

      SampleCapacity retention
      Spherical ZnO[33]0.2C, 100 cycles, ~64%
      ZnO/PPy16.8%[9]1C, 100 cycles, ~74%
      12wt% TPP-modified ZnO[34]1C, 50 cycles, ~89%
      This work1.5C, 100 cycles, ~92%
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    Zeyang ZHU, Jishi WEI, Jianhang HUANG, Xiangyang DONG, Peng ZHANG, Huanming XIONG. Preparation of ZnO Nanorods with Lattice Vacancies and Their Application in Ni-Zn Battery[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(4): 423

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    Paper Information

    Category: RESEARCH PAPER

    Received: May. 5, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 1, 2021

    The Author Email: XIONG Huanming (hmxiong@fudan.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20190195

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