Surface network modification of carbon nanofibers and its application in zinc ion batteries

LU Xiaojie; XU Jing; YANG Ke; YAN Jun; CHEN Lei; LIU Yong

doi:10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20220728.002

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LU Xiaojie, XU Jing, YANG Ke, et al. Surface network modification of carbon nanofibers and its application in zinc ion batteries[J]. Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, 2023, 40(5): 2731-2740. doi: 10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20220728.002

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LU Xiaojie, XU Jing, YANG Ke, et al. Surface network modification of carbon nanofibers and its application in zinc ion batteries[J]. Acta Materiae Compositae Sinica, 2023, 40(5): 2731-2740. doi: 10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20220728.002

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Surface network modification of carbon nanofibers and its application in zinc ion batteries

doi: 10.13801/j.cnki.fhclxb.20220728.002

LU Xiaojie¹,
XU Jing²,
YANG Ke¹,
YAN Jun¹,
CHEN Lei^{1
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LIU Yong¹

1.
School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
2.
Technical Service Center of Quanzhou Customs, Quanzhou 362000, China

Funds: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019 T120189); China Postdoctoral Foundation (2018 M640240)

Received Date: 2022-05-31
Accepted Date: 2022-07-08
Rev Recd Date: 2022-06-26

Available Online: 2022-07-29

Publish Date: 2023-05-15

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Abstract

Rechargeable water zinc-manganese battery has a wide application prospect in large-scale energy storage due to its high safety, low cost and environmental friendliness. However, due to poor conductivity of manganese oxide and dissolving in water due to disproportionation reaction during battery charging and discharging, the battery has low capacity and poor cycle stability. In this paper, the carbon nanofiber (CSCNFs) composite material with raised structure and conductive network was prepared by double-needle pair spinning electrostatic spinning technology, combined with pre-oxidation and high temperature annealing process, and the surface of carbon nanofiber was modified by doping carbon nanotube (CNTs) and conductive carbon black (Super-P). MnO₂@CSCNFs cathode was prepared by loading α-MnO₂ active substance on the fiber surface. CNTs and Super-P doping were modified on the surface of carbon nanofibers. Among them, CNTs and Super-P cooperated to construct conductive network channels with node structure to realize efficient electron-ion cooperative transport. With the cathode of MnO₂@CSCNFs zinc ion battery kinetics and electrochemical performance is significantly improved, the initial capacity reaches 784.8 mA·h·g⁻¹, and after 100 cycle remain discharge specific capacity of 500 mA·h·g⁻¹. The discharge specific capacity of 290.8 mA·h·g⁻¹ is maintained at a high current density of 2 A·g⁻¹, and the capacity recovery rate is up to 96.33% when the current density is restored to 0.1 A·g⁻¹.
- rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion battery,
- electrospinning technology,
- α-MnO₂,
- cathode materials,
- surface modification
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