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

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 2906 - 8
• Main Authors: Huang, Jianhang, Wang, Zhuo, Hou, Mengyan, Dong, Xiaoli, Liu, Yao, Wang, Yonggang, Xia, Yongyao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 25.07.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/638/161; 639/638/161/891; Alternative energy sources; Aqueous electrolytes; Cathodes; Electrode materials; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Energy resources; Flux density; Fourier transforms; Humanities and Social Sciences; Manganese; Manganese dioxide; multidisciplinary; Phase transitions; Polyanilines; Polymers; Rechargeable batteries; Renewable resources; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Shelf life; Transmission electron microscopy; Zinc

Rechargeable zinc–manganese dioxide batteries that use mild aqueous electrolytes are attracting extensive attention due to high energy density and environmental friendliness. Unfortunately, manganese dioxide suffers from substantial phase changes (e.g., from initial α-, β-, or γ-phase to a layered s...