Journal
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
Volume 29, Issue -, Pages 52-59Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ensm.2020.04.003
Keywords
Manganese oxide; N-doped carbon nanosheets; Arrays; Flexibility; Zn-MnO2 batteries
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51772272]
- Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholar of Zhejiang Province [LR20E020001]
- National youth talent support program of China
- Qianjiang Talents Plan D [QJD1602029]
- Startup Foundation for Hundred-Talent Program of Zhejiang University
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Controllable construction of advanced Mn-based cathodes is of great importance for the development of flexible rechargeable Zn-MnO2 batteries. Herein we report an effective flexible composite strategy to construct integrated arrays cathodes by rationally anchoring active MnO2 on novel N-doped porous carbon nanosheets (N-CNSs) arrays grown on carbon cloth. Typically, hydrothermal-synthesized MnO2 nanoflakes are strongly anchored on the conductive N-CNSs skeleton forming flexible N-CNSs@MnO2 core/shell arrays. Interestingly, active Zn anode is also compatible with N-CNSs skeleton forming flexible integrated anode. Positive effects are demonstrated in the above N-CNSs@MnO2 core/shell arrays including good flexibility, high electrical conductivity, large porosity & specific surface area, and strong mechanical stability. Accordingly, the Zn ion storage kinetics is optimized in the obtained N-CNSs@MnO2 cathodes, which can deliver a high capacity of 303.7 mAh g(-1) at 0.2 A g(-1) and superior long-term lifespan (91.6% retention after 1800 cycles at 2 A g(-1)) in aqueous electrolyte. More importantly, the asassembled flexible quasi-solid-state N-CNSs@MnO2//N-CNSs@Zn battery can exhibit a high energy density of 150.6 Wh kg(-1) with a power density of 7.9 kW kg(-1). Our work shows a novel carbon-based flexible design for construction of high-performance Zn-MnO2 devices.
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