Controlled Synthesis of Core-shell Structured Mn3O4@ZnO Nanosheet Arrays for Aqueous Zinc-ion Batteries

doi:10.15541/jim20190277

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Manganese-based oxides are promising cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries. However, these materials often suffer from rapid capacity fade due to structure collapse during charge and discharge processes. Here, we report that core-shell structured Mn₃O₄@ZnO nanosheet arrays are synthesized on the carbon cloth, combining microwave hydrothermal process with atomic layer deposition. With an optimized thickness of ZnO coating layer, the capacity retention of the as-formed Mn₃O₄@ZnO nanosheet arrays exhibits 60.3% over 100 discharge-charge cycles at a current density of 100 mA·g ^-1. It is demonstrated that the introduction of ZnO layers is beneficial to maintain the microstructure and improve the structural stability of the Mn₃O₄electrode material during the discharge-charge process, benefiting from avoiding direct contact with the electrolyte. The design of the well-defined core-shell structure provides an effective way to develop high-performance manganese-based oxide cathode materials for zinc-ion batteries.

Key words: core-shell structure, manganese-based oxide, atomic layer deposition, microwave-hydrothermal process, aqueous zinc-ion battery

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TB321

LI Meng-Xia, LU Yue, WANG Li-Bin, HU Xian-Luo. Controlled Synthesis of Core-shell Structured Mn₃O₄@ZnO Nanosheet Arrays for Aqueous Zinc-ion Batteries[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(1): 86-92.

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Fig. 1 XRD patterns of Mn3O4 and Mn3O4@ZnO-60

Fig. 2 SEM images of (a, b) Mn3O4, (c) Mn3O4@ZnO-20, (d) Mn3O4@ZnO-40, (e) Mn3O4@ZnO-60, (f) Mn3O4@ZnO-100

Fig. 3 (a, b) TEM images and (c) SAED pattern of Mn3O4; (d-f) TEM images of Mn3O4@ZnO-60

Fig. 4 XPS survey of (a) Mn3O4 and (b) Mn3O4@ZnO-60

Fig. 5 High-resolution XPS spectra for (a) Mn2p of Mn3O4, (b) Zn2p of Mn3O4@ZnO-60, (c) Mn2p of Mn3O4 and Mn3O4@ZnO-6, and (d) Zn2P of Mn3O4 and Mn3O4@ZnO-6

Fig. 6 CV curves of (a) Mn3O4 and (b) Mn3O4@ZnO-60

Fig. 7 Charge and discharge curves of (a) Mn3O4 and (b) Mn3O4@ZnO-60, (c) cycling performance of Mn3O4 and Mn3O4@ZnO with different coating thickness at a current density of 100 mA g-1, and (d) cycling performance of Mn3O4 and Mn3O4@ZnO-60 at a current density of 500 mA g-1

Fig. 8 (a) Rate capabilities of the Mn3O4@ZnO products with different thickness of the coating layer, and (b) comparision of rate capability for Mn3O4 and Mn3O4@ZnO-60

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