Cooperative Design of Magnesium Ions with Cations or Anions in 2D VS<sub>2</sub> Electrodes
Two-dimensional vanadium disulfide (VS<sub>2</sub>) is widely used in electrode materials for aqueous batteries but still suffers from limited capacity and rate. We designed an interlayer reaction based on VS<sub>2</sub> in synergy of Mg<sup>2+</sup> with conventional cations or anions (H<sup>+</sup>, NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>, OH<sup>-</sup>, NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>, F<sup>-</sup>, Cl<sup>-</sup>, and SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>) (dividing these ions' workings into dual-ion batteries, Mg<sup>2+</sup>-anion co-(de)intercalation, and gap-filling). Relatively more suitable paired ions were recommended for each of the three mechanisms. Furthermore, combined with molecular dynamic simulation and experiments, the effectiveness of Mg<sup>2+</sup>/Cl<sup>-</sup> co-(de)intercalation in enhancing battery performance was verified. This work provides a new dimension for optimizing battery performance.
Authors
- Yujie Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2484-8279)
- Yuting He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1641-8009)
- Yingfang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5557-1159)
- Qianzhi Gou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5151-3135)
- Baihua Qu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4047-8303)
- Xiaojin Lian
- Ziga Luogu
- Meng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0087-3082)
- Kaixin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6049-0310)
Institutions
- Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (CN)
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Science and Engineering Services (United States) (US)
- Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering & Research Institute (China) (CN)
- Energy Storage Systems (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nano Letters
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03419
- Primary Topic
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing
- National Key Research and Development Program of China