Issue 45, 2023

High specific capacity FeFe(CN)6 as the cathode material in aqueous rechargeable zinc–sodium hybrid batteries

Abstract

Aqueous zinc–sodium hybrid batteries with a Prussian blue cathode have been extensively studied in recent years. However, less research has been conducted on low-cost ferric ferricyanide (FeFe(CN)6) cathode materials. Considering that both Zn2+ and Na+ can be reversibly embedded in FeFe(CN)6 crystals, here we focus on mixed electrolytes with different concentrations of ZnSO4 and Na2SO4 in deionized water to explore the preference of FeFe(CN)6 towards Zn2+ and Na+. As a result, by using 0.1 M ZnSO4 + 1 M Na2SO4 electrolyte, a superior battery performance is obtained, which reveals that the co-function of Zn2+ and Na+ in this electrolyte promotes Zn//FeFe(CN)6 cells to exert a superior specific capacity. In this work, FeFe(CN)6 is synthesized by a co-precipitation method and is analyzed by XRD, SEM, etc., and then used as the cathode material in Zn–Na hybrid batteries. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge–discharge (GCD) tests show that FeFe(CN)6 in 0.1 M ZnSO4 + 1 M Na2SO4 electrolyte delivers the highest discharge/charge capacities of 165.2/165.9 mA h g−1 (theoretical specific capacity: 212.2 mA h g−1) at a 0.1 C current density, with good capacity retention of 84% after 200 cycles at 15 C, outperforming many of the reported Zn–Na hybrid cells.

Graphical abstract: High specific capacity FeFe(CN)6 as the cathode material in aqueous rechargeable zinc–sodium hybrid batteries

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jul 2023
Accepted
31 Oct 2023
First published
07 Nov 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 16984-16992

High specific capacity FeFe(CN)6 as the cathode material in aqueous rechargeable zinc–sodium hybrid batteries

C. Yang, S. Ding, Y. Zhao, J. Zhou, L. Li and J. Fan, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 16984 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT02286B

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