Boosting aqueous nickel-zinc battery stability with bimetallic ion-integrated 1D metal-organic nanowires
摘要
Limited by low conductivity, designing cathode materials with excellent electron transfer efficiency for high-performance nickel-zinc batteries (NZBs) remains challenging. In this study, a series of bimetallic metal-organic nanowires were fabricated by doping M ions in NiNTA, resulting in NiMNTA (M = Mg2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Zn2+, Ag+), and NixCo6−xNTA (x = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). The proportions and types of metal ions can be modified without altering the initial coordination structure. X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS) revealed that only M–O bonds, not metal bonds, were present in the material. The performance of Ni2Co4NTA as the cathode for aqueous NZBs was significantly improved, achieving the maximum energy density of 279.17 Wh kg−1 with the high cycle stability (retention rate of 72.0% after 1,000 cycles). The flexible Ni2Co4NTA//Zn@carbon cloth battery employing gel electrolyte also exhibits the excellent Coulombic efficiency of 96% after 350 cycles. This approach shows considerable potential for designing one-dimensional materials with bimetallic modifications, providing new strategies for developing cathode materials for NZBs with high specific capacity and cycle stability.