Citation: Zihan Wang, Meizhen Dai, Pengcheng Song, Wenxuan Liu, Junhua You, Fang Hu, Yusheng Wu, Kai Zhu. Triply stabilized NH₄V₄O₁₀ via glycine pillaring enables universal cathode for outstanding rate aqueous zinc-ion batteries and stable aqueous ammonium-ion batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(4): 111729. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111729 shu

Triply stabilized NH₄V₄O₁₀ via glycine pillaring enables universal cathode for outstanding rate aqueous zinc-ion batteries and stable aqueous ammonium-ion batteries

Zihan Wang ^{a, 1} ,
Meizhen Dai ^{a, 1} ,
Pengcheng Song ^a ,
Wenxuan Liu ^a ,
Junhua You ^a ,
Fang Hu ^{a, *,} ,
Yusheng Wu ^{a, *,} ,
Kai Zhu ^{b, *,}

a.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and Renewable Resources, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China
b.
Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150010, China

hufang25@sut.edu.cn

wuyus@sut.edu.cn

kzhu@hrbeu.edu.cn

Received Date: 17 June 2025
Revised Date: 5 August 2025
Accepted Date: 15 August 2025
Available Online: 16 August 2025

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NH₄V₄O₁₀ has attracted significant attention as a cathode material for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) due to its adjustable interlayer spacing (~9.5 Å) and high theoretical specific capacity (~400 mAh/g). However, its development is hindered by sluggish Zn²⁺ kinetics and structural instability. In this work, a glycine (Gly) intercalation strategy is demonstrated, which establishes three stabilization mechanisms in the Gly-NVO cathode: (1) Gly pillars are shown to expand the interlayer spacing to 1.21 nm; (2) Hydrogen-bonding networks are formed between layers; (3) Reversible NH₄⁺ (de)intercalation behavior is observed. The Gly-NVO cathode delivers a capacity of 520 mAh/g at 0.2 A/g (393 Wh/kg energy density), along with outstanding rate capability (400 and 150 mAh/g at 10 and 50 A/g, corresponding to power densities of 5688 and 24.3 kW/kg, respectively). A capacity retention of 88.2% is maintained after 10,000 cycles at 50 A/g. DFT calculations confirm that the introduction of Gly significantly enhances the electrical conductivity of NVO while effectively weakening electrostatic interactions, and energy barrier for Zn²⁺ intercalation and vanadium dissolution are reduced by Gly. Additionally, due to the reversible NH₄⁺ (de)intercalation behavior in Gly-NVO, the assembled aqueous ammonium-ion batteries (AAIBs) exhibit stable cycling ability. This work highlights organic molecule pre-intercalation as a viable strategy for optimizing the durability of ammonium vanadate cathodes.
- Aqueous zinc-ion batteries,
- Aqueous ammonium-ion batteries,
- Glycine molecular pillar,
- Hydrogen bond,
- NH₄⁺ deintercalation/intercalation
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