Polyaniline-intercalated manganese dioxide nanolayers as a high-performance cathode material for an aqueous zinc-ion battery

Jianhang Huang; Zhuo Wang; Mengyan Hou; Xiaoli Dong; Yao Liu; Yonggang Wang; Yongyao Xia

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04949-4

Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

Polyaniline-intercalated manganese dioxide nanolayers as a high-performance cathode material for an aqueous zinc-ion battery

Jianhang Huang,
Zhuo Wang,
Mengyan Hou,
Xiaoli Dong,
Yao Liu,
Yonggang Wang,
Yongyao Xia

Affiliations

Jianhang Huang: Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University
Zhuo Wang: Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University
Mengyan Hou: Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University
Xiaoli Dong: Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University
Yao Liu: Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University
Yonggang Wang: Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University
Yongyao Xia: Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) Fudan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04949-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Zn-MnO2 batteries offer high energy density, but phase changes that lead to poor cathode stability hinder development of rechargeable versions. Here the authors report structurally reinforced polyaniline-intercalated MnO2 nanolayers that boost performance by eliminating phase transformation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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