Engineering:Zinc ion battery
A zinc ion battery or Zn-ion battery (abbreviated as ZIB) uses zinc ions (Zn2+) as the charge carriers.[1] Specifically, ZIBs utilize Zn as the anode, Zn-intercalating materials as the cathode, and a Zn-containing electrolyte.
History
In 2011, Feiyu Kang's group showcased for the first time the reversible Zn-ion insertion into the tunnel structure of alpha-type manganese dioxide (MnO2) host used as the cathode in a ZIB.[2][3] Until now, several cathode materials have been explored for ZIB, for example gamma-, delta-type MnO2, and copper hexacyanoferrate.[4][5][6] In 2017, researchers announced another prototype zinc-ion battery that has high reversibility, rate, and capacity without dendrite formation. The device used a zinc metal anode, a vanadium oxide cathode and an aqueous electrolyte, all non-toxic materials. After 1,000 cycles it retained 80% of its capacity. Manufacture does not require ultra-low humidity. More specifically the cathode is made of a vanadium oxide bronze pillared by interlayer Zn2+ ions and water (Zn0.25V2O5⋅nH2O). The zinc ions intercalate at the anode under charge with a capacity up to 300 mAh g−1. The cell achieved an energy density of ∼450 Wh l−1.[7]
The University of Waterloo in Canada owns patent rights to zinc-ion battery technology developed in its laboratories.[8][9]
The Canadian company Salient Energy is commercialising the zinc-ion battery technology. [10]
Eos Energy Storage is producing 1.5GWh of ‘Made in America’ zinc batteries to be used in the Texas and California electric grids.[11][12]
See also
References
- ↑ "A cheap, long-lasting, sustainable battery for grid energy storage | KurzweilAI" (in en-US). 2016-09-16. http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-cheap-long-lasting-sustainable-battery-for-grid-energy-storage.
- ↑ Kang, Feiyu; Chengjun XU & Baohua Li, "Rechargeable zinc ion battery", patent
- ↑ Xu, Chengjun; Li, Baohua; Du, Hongda; Kang, Feiyu (2012-01-23). "Energetic Zinc Ion Chemistry: The Rechargeable Zinc Ion Battery" (in en). Angewandte Chemie International Edition 51 (4): 933–935. doi:10.1002/anie.201106307. ISSN 1521-3773. PMID 22170816.
- ↑ Alfaruqi, Muhammad H.; Mathew, Vinod; Gim, Jihyeon; Kim, Sungjin; Song, Jinju; Baboo, Joseph P.; Choi, Sun H.; Kim, Jaekook (2015-05-26). "Electrochemically Induced Structural Transformation in a γ-MnO2 Cathode of a High Capacity Zinc-Ion Battery System". Chemistry of Materials 27 (10): 3609–3620. doi:10.1021/cm504717p. ISSN 0897-4756.
- ↑ Alfaruqi, Muhammad Hilmy; Gim, Jihyeon; Kim, Sungjin; Song, Jinju; Pham, Duong Tung; Jo, Jeonggeun; Xiu, Zhiliang; Mathew, Vinod et al. (2015). "A layered δ-MnO 2 nanoflake cathode with high zinc-storage capacities for eco-friendly battery applications". Electrochemistry Communications 60: 121–125. doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2015.08.019.
- ↑ Trócoli, Rafael; La Mantia, Fabio (2015-02-01). "An Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery Based on Copper Hexacyanoferrate" (in en). ChemSusChem 8 (3): 481–485. doi:10.1002/cssc.201403143. ISSN 1864-564X. PMID 25510850.
- ↑ Kundu, Dipan; Adams, Brian D.; Duffort, Victor; Vajargah, Shahrzad Hosseini; Nazar, Linda F. (October 2016). "A high-capacity and long-life aqueous rechargeable zinc battery using a metal oxide intercalation cathode". Nature Energy 1 (10): 16119. doi:10.1038/nenergy.2016.119.
- ↑ Kundu, Dipan; Vajargah, Shahrzad Hosseini; Wan, Liwen; Adams, Brian; Prendergast, David; Nazar, Linda F. (April 18, 2018). "Aqueous vs. nonaqueous Zn-ion batteries: consequences of the desolvation penalty at the interface". Energy & Environmental Science 11 (4): 881–892. doi:10.1039/C8EE00378E. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/ee/c8ee00378e.
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/university-of-waterloo-salient-energy-salient-1.4956370
- ↑ "Power up: Halifax’s thriving battery scene attracts Ontario startup". https://www.dal.ca/news/2019/04/11/power-up--halifaxs-thriving-battery-scene-attracts-ontario-start.html.
- ↑ "Home". https://eosenergystorage.com/.
- ↑ "1.5GWh of ‘Made in America’ zinc batteries joining Texas, California grids from Eos Energy Storage". 1 Sep 2020. https://www.energy-storage.news/news/1.5gwh-of-zinc-batteries-joining-texas-california-grids-from-eos-energy-sto.
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