Prototype system of rocking-chair zn-ion battery adopting zinc chevrel phase anode and rhombohedral zinc hexacyanoferrate cathode

Munseok S. Chae, Seung Tae Hong

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Abstract

Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have received attention as one type of multivalent-ion batteries due to their potential applications in large-scale energy storage systems. Here we report a prototype of rocking-chair ZIB system employing Zn2Mo6S8 (zinc Chevrel phase) as an anode operating at 0.35 V, and K0.02(H2O)0.22Zn2.94[Fe(CN)6]2 (rhombohedral zinc Prussian-blue analogue) as a cathode operating at 1.75 V (vs. Zn/Zn2+) in ZnSO4 aqueous electrolyte. This type of cell has a benefit due to its intrinsic zinc-dendrite-free nature. The cell is designed to be positive-limited with a capacity of 62.3 mAh g−1. The full-cell shows a reversible cycle with an average discharge cell voltage of ~1.40 V, demonstrating a successful rocking-chair zinc-ion battery system.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3
JournalBatteries
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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Funding

Funding: This research was supported by the Creative Materials Discovery Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2015M3D1A1069707).

FundersFunder number
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning2015M3D1A1069707
National Research Foundation of Korea

    Keywords

    • Chevrel phase
    • Multivalent-ion battery
    • Prussian blue analogue
    • Rocking-chair battery
    • Zinc hexacyanoferrate
    • Zinc-ion battery

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