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Improved electrochemical performance of ZnMn2O4/CuO composite as cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Spinel manganese-based oxide, as a promising cathode material for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs), has attracted wide attention due to advantages of high voltage platform, and non-toxic and environmental friendliness. However, the poor conductivity and structural collapse due to the dissolution of Mn2+ limit the properties of the material. In this paper, the ZnMn2O4 nanoparticles with coating of Cu0-doped CuO (ZnMn2O4/CuO) were prepared by hydrothermal reaction and subsequent sintering process. The coating of Cu0-doped CuO displays a synergistic effect of two-phase composite, which effectively improves the conductivity and the charging/discharging electrochemical performance of the composite. As cathode materials for ZIBs, the ZnMn2O4/CuO composite shows a discharge-specific capacity of 150 mAh g−1 after an activation process at 300 mA g−1, it exhibits improved electrochemical performance than the pure ZnMn2O4. At a high current density of 2 A g−1, the composite displays a capacity of 118 mA h g−1, and the Coulomb efficiency of above 96% can be maintained throughout the cycles, indicating the high reversibility of charging and discharging.

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This work was supported by the Opening Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Green Processing of Sugar Resources (No. GXTZY202004), the Natural Science Key Foundation of Guangxi Province (No. 2019GXNSFDA245025), the High Levels of Innovation Team and Excellence Scholars Program in Colleges of Guangxi, and the Research Foundation for the Doctoral Program of Guangxi University of Science and Technology (No. 16Z02).

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  1. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Green Processing of Sugar Resources, College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou, 545006, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China

    Liping Qin, Qi Zhu, Lijun Li, Shijia Li, Hao Cheng, Weimin Guo & Hailin Gao

  2. Province and Ministry Co-Sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Sugarcane and Sugar Industry, Nanning, 530004, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China

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  3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

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Qin, L., Zhu, Q., Li, L. et al. Improved electrochemical performance of ZnMn2O4/CuO composite as cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Ionics 27, 4783–4792 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-021-04235-2

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