Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

Strain engineering of two-dimensional multilayered heterostructures for beyond-lithium-based rechargeable batteries

  • Pan Xiong,
  • Fan Zhang,
  • Xiuyun Zhang,
  • Shijian Wang,
  • Hao Liu,
  • Bing Sun,
  • Jinqiang Zhang,
  • Yi Sun,
  • Renzhi Ma,
  • Yoshio Bando,
  • Cuifeng Zhou,
  • Zongwen Liu,
  • Takayoshi Sasaki,
  • Guoxiu Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17014-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Beyond-Li+-ion batteries are promising energy storage systems but suffer from lack of suitable electrode materials. Here the authors report a new type of zero-strain cathodes for Na+, K+, Zn2+, and Al3+ ion batteries through strain engineering of a 2D multilayered VOPO4-graphene heterostructure.