Promising room-temperature sodium-sulfur(RT Na-S)battery systems rely on purposely designed highperforming and low-cost electrode materials.Nevertheless,there are the challenges of irreversible dissolution and slow re...Promising room-temperature sodium-sulfur(RT Na-S)battery systems rely on purposely designed highperforming and low-cost electrode materials.Nevertheless,there are the challenges of irreversible dissolution and slow redox kinetics of NaPSs in the complete discharge of sulfur capacity.Herein,engineered CoMoO_(4)in reduced graphene oxide(CoMoO_(4)@rGO)is reported as a class of superior cathode hosts for RT Na-S batteries.The CoMoO_(4)@rGO matrix is designed to facilitate the reversible sodiation and desodiation of sulfur,considering the strong chemisorption between sulfur(and short-chain sodium sulfides)and CoMoO_(4),which alleviates the shuttle effect of sodium sulfides and accelerates the electrochemical reaction rate at RT.The obtained S/CoMoO_(4)@rGO cathode with~52%S loading exhibits a high capacity of520.1 mA h g^(-1)after 100 cycles at 0.1 A g^(-1).Moreover,an enhanced long-term performance at high current densities(212.2 mA h g^(-1)at 4 A g^(-1)over 1000 cycles)with high Coulombic efficiency(~100%)is also achieved.This work demonstrates a novel multifunctional additive for RT Na-S battery cathodes,which is expected to promote the long-waited development towards practical applications of RT Na-S batteries.展开更多
高性能超级电容器电极材料的开发对于缓解当前的能源危机势在必行,设计和优化混合过渡金属氧化物并研究电化学性能和循环寿命对于超级电容器的实际应用至关重要。在已开发的混合过渡金属氧化物中,由于电活性材料的导电率差并且与电解质...高性能超级电容器电极材料的开发对于缓解当前的能源危机势在必行,设计和优化混合过渡金属氧化物并研究电化学性能和循环寿命对于超级电容器的实际应用至关重要。在已开发的混合过渡金属氧化物中,由于电活性材料的导电率差并且与电解质的接触受限制,大大限制了所制备电极的电化学性能。我们在本文中提出了一种合成石墨烯/CoMoO_(4)纳米片的有利设计,使活性材料均匀生长在三维石墨烯泡沫的网状骨架上,充分提高了活性材料的利用率,其独特的结构也增加了电活性材料与电解质界面之间的接触,使赝电容反应充分发生。由于石墨烯的高电子传输速率和CoMoO_(4)纳米片的高活性,三维复合电极具有出色的电化学性能,具有相对较高的面积比电容(在1 mA cm-2下为2737 mF cm-2)和出色的循环稳定性(在10 mA cm-2下进行4000次循环后,保留原始比电容的81.76%)。这些出色的结果表明,石墨烯/CoMoO_(4)纳米片复合材料具有巨大的潜力,可作为高性能超级电容器的电极材料。展开更多
Improving catalytic activity and durabilty through the structural and compositional development of bifunctional electrocatalysts with low cost,high activity and stability is a challenging issue in electrochemical wate...Improving catalytic activity and durabilty through the structural and compositional development of bifunctional electrocatalysts with low cost,high activity and stability is a challenging issue in electrochemical water splitting.Herein,we report the fabrication of heterostructured P-CoMoO_(4)@NiCoP on a Ni foam substrate through interface engineering,by adjusting its composition and architecture.Benefitting from the tailored electronic structure and exposed active sites,the heterostructured P-CoMoO_(4)@NiCoP/NF arrays can be coordinated to boost the overall water splitting.In addition,the superhydrophilic and superaerophobic properties of P-CoMoO_(4)@NiCoP/NF make it conducive to water dissociation and bubble separation in the electrocatalytic process.The heterostructured PCoMoO_(4)@NiCoP/NF exhibits excellent bifunctional electrocatalysis activity with a low overpotential of 66 mV at 10 mA cm^(-2) for HER and 252 mV at 100 mA cm^(-2) for OER.Only 1.62 V potential is required to deliver 20 mA cm^(-2) in a two-electrode electrolysis system,providing a decent overall water splitting performance.The rational construction of the heterostructure makes it possible to regulate the electronic structures and active sites of the electrocatalysts to promote their catalytic activity.展开更多
基金the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51971146,51971147,52171218 and 52271222)the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission(21010503100 and 20ZR1438400)+3 种基金the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal EducationCommission(No.2019-01-07-00-07-E00015)the Shanghai Rising-Star Program(20QA1407100 and Yangfan Special Project:23YF1428900)the support of the Advanced Research and Technology Innovation Centre(ARTIC,Project Number ADT-RP2/A0005947-32-00)for research conducted by John Wang’s group。
文摘Promising room-temperature sodium-sulfur(RT Na-S)battery systems rely on purposely designed highperforming and low-cost electrode materials.Nevertheless,there are the challenges of irreversible dissolution and slow redox kinetics of NaPSs in the complete discharge of sulfur capacity.Herein,engineered CoMoO_(4)in reduced graphene oxide(CoMoO_(4)@rGO)is reported as a class of superior cathode hosts for RT Na-S batteries.The CoMoO_(4)@rGO matrix is designed to facilitate the reversible sodiation and desodiation of sulfur,considering the strong chemisorption between sulfur(and short-chain sodium sulfides)and CoMoO_(4),which alleviates the shuttle effect of sodium sulfides and accelerates the electrochemical reaction rate at RT.The obtained S/CoMoO_(4)@rGO cathode with~52%S loading exhibits a high capacity of520.1 mA h g^(-1)after 100 cycles at 0.1 A g^(-1).Moreover,an enhanced long-term performance at high current densities(212.2 mA h g^(-1)at 4 A g^(-1)over 1000 cycles)with high Coulombic efficiency(~100%)is also achieved.This work demonstrates a novel multifunctional additive for RT Na-S battery cathodes,which is expected to promote the long-waited development towards practical applications of RT Na-S batteries.
文摘高性能超级电容器电极材料的开发对于缓解当前的能源危机势在必行,设计和优化混合过渡金属氧化物并研究电化学性能和循环寿命对于超级电容器的实际应用至关重要。在已开发的混合过渡金属氧化物中,由于电活性材料的导电率差并且与电解质的接触受限制,大大限制了所制备电极的电化学性能。我们在本文中提出了一种合成石墨烯/CoMoO_(4)纳米片的有利设计,使活性材料均匀生长在三维石墨烯泡沫的网状骨架上,充分提高了活性材料的利用率,其独特的结构也增加了电活性材料与电解质界面之间的接触,使赝电容反应充分发生。由于石墨烯的高电子传输速率和CoMoO_(4)纳米片的高活性,三维复合电极具有出色的电化学性能,具有相对较高的面积比电容(在1 mA cm-2下为2737 mF cm-2)和出色的循环稳定性(在10 mA cm-2下进行4000次循环后,保留原始比电容的81.76%)。这些出色的结果表明,石墨烯/CoMoO_(4)纳米片复合材料具有巨大的潜力,可作为高性能超级电容器的电极材料。
基金The authors acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC 91834301,21808046 and 21908037)Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Department Foundation(201903a05020021 and 202003a05020046)for funding support.
文摘Improving catalytic activity and durabilty through the structural and compositional development of bifunctional electrocatalysts with low cost,high activity and stability is a challenging issue in electrochemical water splitting.Herein,we report the fabrication of heterostructured P-CoMoO_(4)@NiCoP on a Ni foam substrate through interface engineering,by adjusting its composition and architecture.Benefitting from the tailored electronic structure and exposed active sites,the heterostructured P-CoMoO_(4)@NiCoP/NF arrays can be coordinated to boost the overall water splitting.In addition,the superhydrophilic and superaerophobic properties of P-CoMoO_(4)@NiCoP/NF make it conducive to water dissociation and bubble separation in the electrocatalytic process.The heterostructured PCoMoO_(4)@NiCoP/NF exhibits excellent bifunctional electrocatalysis activity with a low overpotential of 66 mV at 10 mA cm^(-2) for HER and 252 mV at 100 mA cm^(-2) for OER.Only 1.62 V potential is required to deliver 20 mA cm^(-2) in a two-electrode electrolysis system,providing a decent overall water splitting performance.The rational construction of the heterostructure makes it possible to regulate the electronic structures and active sites of the electrocatalysts to promote their catalytic activity.
