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Sulfur-Bridged Bonds Heightened Na-Storage Properties in MnS Nanocubes Encapsulated by S-Doped Carbon Matrix Synthesized via Solvent-Free Tactics for High-Performance Hybrid Sodium Ion Capacitors

Zhang H., Liu B., Lu Z. et al. · Small · 2023 · 2207214

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Application RelevanceSupport assessment: High

The AC//MSC full cell delivers high sodium-ion hybrid capacitor energy/power density and retains 88% capacity over 2000 cycles.

Caveat: Device metrics are based on total active mass of both electrodes; detailed raw Ragone data are not provided.

p009-p010 · 2.3 Performance of SIHCs · Figure 6 · Linked to 5 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

Sulfuration converts MnO/C into MnS/S-doped porous carbon and creates C-S-Mn bonding between MnS and carbon.

Caveat: C-S-Mn bonding is inferred from XPS/Raman assignments rather than a direct bond-structure refinement.

p003-p004 · 2.1 Characterizations · Figure 2 · Linked to 4 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

MSC outperforms MC in SIB capacity and cycling because MnS nanocubes, S-doped carbon and C-S-Mn bonds stabilise the structure and improve reversible Na storage.

Caveat: Capacity activation increases over cycling; early-cycle behaviour is not a simple monotonic fade.

p007 · 2.2 Performance of SIBs · Figure 4 · Linked to 4 structured results

Synthesis MechanismSupport assessment: High

Room-temperature grinding followed by heat treatment forms Zn/Mn-MOF precursor without solvent, reducing solvent use and process cost.

Caveat: The Zn/Mn-MOF precursor is amorphous and not shown as a final conductive framework.

p002 · Introduction · Scheme 1 · Linked to 2 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: High

MSC sodium storage is strongly surface-capacitive at practical scan rates, reaching about 87% capacitive contribution at 1 mV s-1 and 99% at 10 mV s-1.

Caveat: Capacitive contributions come from CV deconvolution, not direct microscopic transport measurement.

p008 · 2.2 Performance of SIBs · Figure 5 · Linked to 4 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

S-doped porous carbon and C-S-Mn bonds enhance charge transfer and Na+ diffusion kinetics, giving lower Rs/Rct and Warburg slope for MSC than MC.

Caveat: The paper does not report a direct four-probe electronic conductivity value; transport improvement is inferred from EIS, GITT and electrochemical kinetics.

p023-p024 · Figure S26 discussion · Figure S26 · Linked to 6 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
Commercial activated carbonACunknown · UnknownIrregular bulk activated carbon with typical carbon (002) XRD peak.p024 · Results and Discussions · Figure S27
MC / MnO-C compositeMnO nanoparticles in porous carbon matrixMnO derived from Zn/Mn-MOF metal species · carbonised H2BDC-derived carbon matrixunknown · DerivedMOF-derived MnO/C composite; XRD peaks attributed to MnO phase (JCPDS 78-0424).p004 · 2.1 Characterizations · Figure 2a
MSC / MnS nanocubes encapsulated by S-doped porous carbon matrixMnS/SC composite with C-S-Mn sulfur-bridged bondsMnS nanocubes derived from MnO after sulfuration · carbonised H2BDC-derived S-doped porous carbon matrixunknown · CompositeMOF-derived composite containing MnS nanocubes encapsulated in S-doped porous carbon; XRD matches MnS (PDF 72-1534), XPS identifies C-S-Mn bonding.p002 · Abstract
Zn/Mn-MOFsZn/Mn coordination framework from Zn/MnCO3 and H2BDCZn and Mn ions · 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid / H2BDC-derived carboxylate ligandsunknown · PristineAmorphous mixed-metal MOF precursor; XRD lacks crystalline MOF peaks, FT-IR and XPS support coordination of H2BDC-derived groups to Zn/Mn.p003 · 2.1 Characterizations · Figure 1; Figure S1
Zn/MnCO3 precursor nanoparticlesmixed Zn/Mn carbonate, written as Zn/MnCO3Zn and Mn carbonate precursor0D · UnknownXRD precursor phase before MOF formation; not a MOF.p002 · Experimental Section - Synthesis of Zn/MnCO3 nanoparticles · Figure S1

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SampleForm and roleProcessing and geometrySource
Commercial AC cathoderesearch_0410__mat__mat_acElectrode · Composite Component · CompositeAC/acetylene black/PVDF 80:10:10 slurry in NMP coated on aluminium foil and dried at 110 C for 12 h.Al foilp004 · Electrochemistry characterization
AC//MSC sodium-ion hybrid capacitor full cellresearch_0410__mat__mat_mscElectrode · Target Sample · CompositeFull cell assembled from MSC anode and commercial AC cathode with active-material mass ratio MSC:AC = 1:2.full cell with MSC anode and AC cathodep009 · 2.3 Performance of SIHCs · Figure 6
C carbon-only controlresearch_0410__mat__mat_mcElectrode · Pristine Control · Derived CarbonCarbon material without metal composition tested for capacity contribution.Cu foilp006 · 2.2 Performance of SIBs · Figure S14
MC-900 C / MCresearch_0410__mat__mat_mcPowder · Pristine Control · Derived CarbonZn/Mn-MOF carbonised at 900 C in Ar for 2 h to form MnO/C.p006 · 2.2 Performance of SIBs · Figures S11-S14
MC SIB anode electroderesearch_0410__mat__mat_mcElectrode · Pristine Control · Derived CarbonMC active material tested as sodium-ion battery anode control.Cu foil · not separately reported; electrode method analogous to MSCp006 · 2.2 Performance of SIBs · Figure 4c,d
MC-800 C, MC-900 C and MC-1000 C optimisation seriesresearch_0410__mat__mat_mcPowder · Pristine Control · Derived CarbonZn/Mn-MOF carbonised in Ar at 800, 900 or 1000 C for 2 h.p003 · Synthesis of MnS/SC nanocomposites · Figures S2, S5, S9, S11
MSC-850 C-sublimed sulfur / MSCresearch_0410__mat__mat_mscPowder · Target Sample · CompositeMC composite sulfurated with sublimed sulfur at 850 C under Ar for 30 min.p006 · 2.2 Performance of SIBs · Figure 4
MSC SIB anode electroderesearch_0410__mat__mat_mscElectrode · Target Sample · CompositeMSC/acetylene black/PVDF 70:20:10 slurry in NMP, coated on Cu foil, vacuum dried at 110 C for 12 h.Cu foil · mass loading about 0.8-1.0 mg cm-2p004 · Electrochemistry characterization
MSC-750 C, MSC-850 C and MSC-950 C optimisation seriesresearch_0410__mat__mat_mscPowder · Target Sample · CompositeMC composites sulfurated with sublimed sulfur at 750, 850 or 950 C under Ar.p004 · Synthesis of MnS/SC nanocomposites · Figures S3, S5, S10, S12
Zn/Mn-MOFsresearch_0410__mat__mat_znmn_mofPowder · Composite Component · Mixed MetalSolvent-free ground Zn/MnCO3 and H2BDC, then heat treated at 300 C and 320 C.p002 · Synthesis of Zn/Mn-MOFs · Figure S1
Zn/MnCO3 nanoparticlesresearch_0410__mat__mat_znmnco3Powder · Composite Component · Mixed MetalSolid-state ground carbonate precursor; washed and dried at ambient temperature.p002 · Synthesis of Zn/MnCO3 nanoparticles · Figure S1