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Scaffolded hierarchical CeVO4/V2CTx-MXene cathode for flexible quasi-solid-state aqueous zinc-ion battery

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The scaffolded hierarchical CeVO4/V2CTx-MXene composite is harvested to boost the performance of vanadium oxides in aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Benefiting from the high electronic-ion conductivity of V2CTx-MXene and the multilayered structure of the composite, CeVO4/V2CTx-Mxene cathode depicts the advantages of the acceptable zinc storage and ionic reaction kinetics. Compared with pure CeVO4, CeVO4/V2CTx-MXene cathode shows a reversible discharge capacity of 295.0 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1, capacity retention of 81.6% over 3000 cycles at 5 A g−1, and good high-rate performance of 233.5 mAh g−1 at 8 A g−1. The quasi-solid-state batteries of CeVO4/V2CTx-MXene demonstrate well mechanical deformability and good cycling performance. This work provides a reference for solving the problem of vanadium-based materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries.

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This work was supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (No. 2019A1515011615; No. 2022A1515011802); the Scientific and Technological Plan of Guangdong Province, China (No. 2019B090905005); the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou (No. 2019050001; No. 202201010701); the Project of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province (No. 2018KTSCX047); the Innovative Research and Development Institute of Guangdong (2018B090902009); The “Challenge Cup” Gold Seed Cultivation Project of South China Normal University (22WDKC02; 22WDGC01); 2022 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Exchange Programs of SCNU; and Shanwei Municipal Science and Technology Program (2022A010).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Atomic and Subatomic Structure and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Wengang Xu, Xiaonan Zhang, Junhao Li, Xiaobo Chen & Qiang Ru

  2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Wengang Xu, Xiaonan Zhang, Junhao Li, Xiaobo Chen & Qiang Ru

  3. Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter, Frontier Research Institute for Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Wengang Xu, Xiaonan Zhang, Junhao Li, Xiaobo Chen & Qiang Ru

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  6. Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China

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  7. SCNU Qingyuan Institute of Science and Technology Innovation Co., Ltd, Qingyuan, 511517, China

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. WX performed the methodology, project administration, data curation, validation, and original draft. XZ performed the conceptualization, validation, writing—review, and editing. JL and XC performed the resources, validation, and methodology. LL, JZ, and FC-CL performed the assistance. QR performed the validation and review. All authors have read and approved the manuscript.

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Xu, W., Zhang, X., Li, J. et al. Scaffolded hierarchical CeVO4/V2CTx-MXene cathode for flexible quasi-solid-state aqueous zinc-ion battery. Ionics 30, 1457–1467 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05327-x

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