Fast and Stable NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> Co‐Coordinated Carboxyl‐Rich <i>N</i>‐Heterocyclic Cathode for High‐Performance Zinc‐Organic Batteries
Abstract Designing multi‐active‐site organic cathodes with new redox‐motif chemistry is critical but still challenging for propelling better Zn‐organic batteries (ZOBs). Here an 8 fold‐active‐site N ‐heterocyclic organic molecule cathode is reported, 4,4′,4″,4‴‐(pyrazino[2,3‐g]quinoxaline‐2,3,7,8‐tetrayl)tetrabenzoic acid (TBA) with dual carboxyl/imine moieties toward superior ZOBs. Compared with N ‐heterocyclic phenazine, rich carboxyl motifs in TBA serve as both redox sites and electron structure regulators, affording enhanced electron delocalization activity (−4.54 vs −1.078 a.u.) and low‐energy‐barrier redox kinetics (2.14 vs 2.45 eV). TBA redox‐exclusively couples with small‐hydration‐size and high‐kinetics NH 4 + /H + charge carriers but excludes larger and rigid Zn 2+ ions, due to a lower activation energy (0.12 vs 0.29 eV). Consequently, eight‐electron NH 4 + /H + co‐storage endows fast and stable Zn||TBA battery with high capacities (302 mAh g −1 at 0.5 A g −1 ; 151 mAh g −1 at 20 A g −1 ) and ultralong life (20000 cycles). This work opens new horizons to build new‐type multielectron redox motifs for advanced zinc‐organic batteries.
Authors
- Yaokang Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0077-9048)
- Qi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3290-2116)
- Ziyang Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7510-5159)
- Lihua Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3652-8822)
- Ling Miao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6275-7586)
- Yehui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9198-2825)
- Mingxian Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9517-2985)
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Zhejiang University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202416415
- Citations
- 20
- Primary Topic
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.17
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
- Shanghai Rising-Star Program
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities