Constructing VN‐V <sub>2</sub> O <sub>3</sub> Heterogeneous Interface to Improve Wide Temperature Zinc Storage Performance

Vanadium-based cathode materials deliver high specific capacity and multivalent property for zinc storage, but face challenges including dissolution, capacity decay, and slow ion transport at low temperatures, hindering their widespread application. Herein, a porous vanadium nitride-vanadium oxide (VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) heterostructure is fabricated by a facile solvothermal and pyrolysis method, which enables the construction of the built-in electric field at the VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> heterointerface and provides multi-channel active sites. During electrochemical activation, V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> in the VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> heterojunction undergoes an insertion reaction, while crystal structure of VN alters with the amorphous transformation, thereby promoting Zn<sup>2+</sup> storage and diffusion. The VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> electrode exhibits a high reversible capacity of 335 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> and ultra-long cycling capability up to 6000 cycles at 10 A g<sup>-1</sup>. It is noteworthy that the VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> cathode demonstrates excellent zinc storage performance with Zn(CF<sub>3</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>-based gel electrolyte over wide temperature range (-35 to 60 °C). This work provides a new reference for the construction of vanadium-based heterostructures, constituting a feasible strategy for achieving long cycle stability and wide temperature range adaptability in cathode materials for aqueous ZIBs application.

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2025-05-24
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https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202504019
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Vanadium-based cathode materials deliver high specific capacity and multivalent property for zinc storage, but face challenges including dissolution, capacity decay, and slow ion transport at low temperatures, hindering their widespread application. Herein, a porous vanadium nitride-vanadium oxide (VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) heterostructure is fabricated by a facile solvothermal and pyrolysis method, which enables the construction of the built-in electric field at the VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> heterointerface and provides multi-channel active sites. During electrochemical activation, V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> in the VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> heterojunction undergoes an insertion reaction, while crystal structure of VN alters with the amorphous transformation, thereby promoting Zn<sup>2+</sup> storage and diffusion. The VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> electrode exhibits a high reversible capacity of 335 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> and ultra-long cycling capability up to 6000 cycles at 10 A g<sup>-1</sup>. It is noteworthy that the VN-V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> cathode demonstrates excellent zinc storage performance with Zn(CF<sub>3</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>-based gel electrolyte over wide temperature range (-35 to 60 °C). This work provides a new reference for the construction of vanadium-based heterostructures, constituting a feasible strategy for achieving long cycle stability and wide temperature range adaptability in cathode materials for aqueous ZIBs application.

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Fujian Normal University (CN), Nankai University (CN), Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province, Key Technologies Research and Development Program
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