Design and Performance of a New Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> Porous Spinel as Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries
Due to the low capacity, low working potential, and lithium coating at fast charging rates of graphite material as an anode for Li-ion batteries (LIBs), it is necessary to develop novel anode materials for LIBs with higher capacity, excellent electrochemical stability, and good safety. Among differe...
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| description | Due to the low capacity, low working potential, and lithium coating at fast charging rates of graphite material as an anode for Li-ion batteries (LIBs), it is necessary to develop novel anode materials for LIBs with higher capacity, excellent electrochemical stability, and good safety. Among different transition-metal oxides, AB<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> spinel oxides are promising anode materials for LIBs due to their high theoretical capacities, environmental friendliness, high abundance, and low cost. In this work, a novel, porous Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinel oxide was successfully prepared via the sol–gel method and then studied as an anode material for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Its crystal structure, morphology, and electrochemical properties were, respectively, analyzed through X-ray diffraction, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, and cyclic voltammetry/galvanostatic discharge/charge measurements. From the X-ray diffraction, Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinel oxide was found to crystallize in the cubic structure with <i>Fd</i><inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mover><mn>3</mn><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula><i>m</i> symmetry. However, the Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinel oxide exhibited a porous morphology formed by interconnected 3D nanoparticles. The porous Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> anode showed good cycling stability in its capacity during the initial 40 cycles with a retention capacity of 484.1 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 40 cycles at a current density of 150 mA g<sup>−1</sup>, followed by a gradual decrease in the range of 40–80 cycles, which led to reaching a specific capacity close to 300.0 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 80 cycles. The electrochemical reactions of the lithiation/delithiation processes and the lithium-ion storage mechanism are discussed and extracted from the cyclic voltammetry curves. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6163d93924f945b3840a93ee774780762023-11-19T17:31:24ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-10-012820701010.3390/molecules28207010Design and Performance of a New Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> Porous Spinel as Anode Material for Li-Ion BatteriesZakaria Chchiyai0Oumayema El Ghali1Abdelilah Lahmar2Jones Alami3Bouchaib Manoun4Rayonnement-Matière et Instrumentation, S3M, FST, Hassan First University of Settat, Settat 26000, MoroccoRayonnement-Matière et Instrumentation, S3M, FST, Hassan First University of Settat, Settat 26000, MoroccoLaboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée (LPMC), Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 33 rue Saint-Leu, 80039 Amiens, FranceMaterials Science, Energy, and Nano-Engineering Department, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Ben Guerir 43150, MoroccoRayonnement-Matière et Instrumentation, S3M, FST, Hassan First University of Settat, Settat 26000, MoroccoDue to the low capacity, low working potential, and lithium coating at fast charging rates of graphite material as an anode for Li-ion batteries (LIBs), it is necessary to develop novel anode materials for LIBs with higher capacity, excellent electrochemical stability, and good safety. Among different transition-metal oxides, AB<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> spinel oxides are promising anode materials for LIBs due to their high theoretical capacities, environmental friendliness, high abundance, and low cost. In this work, a novel, porous Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinel oxide was successfully prepared via the sol–gel method and then studied as an anode material for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Its crystal structure, morphology, and electrochemical properties were, respectively, analyzed through X-ray diffraction, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, and cyclic voltammetry/galvanostatic discharge/charge measurements. From the X-ray diffraction, Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinel oxide was found to crystallize in the cubic structure with <i>Fd</i><inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mover><mn>3</mn><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula><i>m</i> symmetry. However, the Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinel oxide exhibited a porous morphology formed by interconnected 3D nanoparticles. The porous Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> anode showed good cycling stability in its capacity during the initial 40 cycles with a retention capacity of 484.1 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 40 cycles at a current density of 150 mA g<sup>−1</sup>, followed by a gradual decrease in the range of 40–80 cycles, which led to reaching a specific capacity close to 300.0 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 80 cycles. The electrochemical reactions of the lithiation/delithiation processes and the lithium-ion storage mechanism are discussed and extracted from the cyclic voltammetry curves.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/20/7010porous Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinelsol–gel routecrystallographic structureLi-ion batteriesanode materialelectrochemical performance |
| spellingShingle | Zakaria Chchiyai Oumayema El Ghali Abdelilah Lahmar Jones Alami Bouchaib Manoun Design and Performance of a New Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> Porous Spinel as Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries Molecules porous Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinel sol–gel route crystallographic structure Li-ion batteries anode material electrochemical performance |
| title | Design and Performance of a New Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> Porous Spinel as Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries |
| title_full | Design and Performance of a New Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> Porous Spinel as Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries |
| title_fullStr | Design and Performance of a New Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> Porous Spinel as Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Performance of a New Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> Porous Spinel as Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries |
| title_short | Design and Performance of a New Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> Porous Spinel as Anode Material for Li-Ion Batteries |
| title_sort | design and performance of a new zn sub 0 5 sub mg sub 0 5 sub femno sub 4 sub porous spinel as anode material for li ion batteries |
| topic | porous Zn<sub>0.5</sub>Mg<sub>0.5</sub>FeMnO<sub>4</sub> spinel sol–gel route crystallographic structure Li-ion batteries anode material electrochemical performance |
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