Issue 39, 2021

Revealing the asymmetric redox dynamics of a porous bismuth anode in an efficient Ni//Bi battery

Abstract

As a promising energy technology, the rechargeable aqueous Ni//Bi battery is attracting increasing attention. However, a suitable Bi electrode with high capacity remains elusive and its redox dynamics remain to be uncovered. Here, we report a porous metallic Bi electrode for an efficient Ni//Bi battery by the chemical dealloying method. The as-prepared porous Bi electrode delivers a capacity of 9.43 mA h cm−2 (155.8 mA h g−1) at 10 mA cm−2, with significantly improved interface charge exchange and outstanding electrochemical response compared with a bulk Bi electrode. An Ni//Bi battery based on the self-standing anode achieves an ultrahigh high area specific capacity of 5.72 mA h cm−2 with specific energy density of 4.70 mW h cm−2. Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy, semi-operando X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy uncover the asymmetric redox dynamics of the Bi electrode. The present work highlights the importance of both intrinsic material properties and structural design, and will inspire more designs for high-performance electrodes of energy devices.

Graphical abstract: Revealing the asymmetric redox dynamics of a porous bismuth anode in an efficient Ni//Bi battery

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Agu 2021
Accepted
21 Seb 2021
First published
22 Seb 2021

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021,9, 22269-22276

Revealing the asymmetric redox dynamics of a porous bismuth anode in an efficient Ni//Bi battery

M. Peng, Y. Lu, Y. Jiang, J. Lan, Y. Zhang, T. Chan and Y. Tan, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 22269 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA06587D

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