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Preparation of Polyaniline-coated Composite Aerogel of MnO2 and Reduced Graphene Oxide for High-performance Zinc-ion Battery

  • Jing Mao
  • Fang-Fang Wu
  • Wen-Hui Shi
  • Wen-Xian Liu
  • Xi-Lian Xu
  • Gang-Feng Cai
  • Yi-Wen Li
  • Xie-Hong CaoEmail author
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Abstract

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries, especially Zn-MnO2 battery, have attracted intensive attention owing to their unique features of high capacity, environmental friendliness, and safety. However, the problem of Mn dissolution hinders the development of zinc-ion batteries with long-term usage and high-rate performance. In this work, a novel preparation method for the polyaniline (PANI)-coated composite aerogel of MnO2 and rGO (MnO2/rGO/PANI) electrode is reported. The obtained composite possesses high electrical conductivity, and also effectively suppresses the dissolution of Mn. The fabricated MnO2/rGO/PANI//Zn battery exhibits a high capacity of 241.1 mAh·g−1 at 0.1 A·g−1, and an excellent capacity retention of 82.7% after 600 charge/discharge cycles. In addition, the rapid diffusion coefficient of the MnO2/rGO/PANI electrode was further examined by galvanostatic intermittent titration technique. This work provides new insights into the development of high-performance Zn-MnO2 battery with a better understanding of its diffusion kinetics.

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MnO2 Polyaniline Composite aerogels Aqueous zinc-ion batteries Galvanostatic intermittent titration techniques 
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51602284 and 51702286), Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (Nos. LQ17B030002 and LR19E020003), and General Scientific Research Project of the Department of Education of Zhejiang Province, China (No. Y201839638).

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Preparation of Polyaniline-coated Composite Aerogel of MnO2 and Reduced Graphene Oxide for High-performance Zinc-ion Battery

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jing Mao
    • 1
  • Fang-Fang Wu
    • 1
  • Wen-Hui Shi
    • 2
  • Wen-Xian Liu
    • 1
  • Xi-Lian Xu
    • 1
  • Gang-Feng Cai
    • 1
  • Yi-Wen Li
    • 1
  • Xie-Hong Cao
    • 1
    Email author
  1. 1.College of Materials Science and EngineeringZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhouChina
  2. 2.Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, Ocean CollegeZhejiang University of TechnologyHangzhouChina

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