Spectroscopy — Interconnected Lamellar 3D Semiconductive PCP for Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc Battery Cathodes

Measurement evidence

Spectroscopy

Interconnected Lamellar 3D Semiconductive PCP for Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc Battery Cathodes · Lin Z., Otake K.-I., Kajiwara T. et al. · Small · 2025 · 2411386

4 measurement groups · 16 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

Raman spectroscopy

As-prepared VO-HHTP black powder · Powder

488 nm laser; peak assignment of V=O, V-O, V-O-V, G and D bands.

Context
pristine framework powder
Measurement source
p.3 / article p.2411386-3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
symmetric V1-O6-V2403 cm-1Text
Rounded Reported
p.3 / article p.2411386-3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e
V1-O2,4 / V1-O3,5 stretching522 cm-1Text
Rounded Reported
p.3 / article p.2411386-3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e
V1-O2,4 / V1-O3,5 stretching689 cm-1Text
Rounded Reported
p.3 / article p.2411386-3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e
asymmetric V1-O6-V2887 cm-1Text
Rounded Reported
p.3 / article p.2411386-3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e
V1=O1 stretching988 cm-1Text
Rounded Reported
p.3 / article p.2411386-3 · Results and Discussion · Figure 2e

Ex situ synchrotron PXRD, ATR FT-IR, XAFS, XPS, and SEM at charged/discharged states

Charged/discharged VO-HHTP cathodes for ex situ characterisation · Electrode

Cathodes at charged to 1.5 V, discharged to 0.75/0.2 V, recharged states; evaluates framework stability and ligand/vanadium redox.

Atmosphere
post-mortem/ex situ
Geometry
cycled cathode samples
Context
50 wt% VO-HHTP composite cathodes at electrochemical states
Measurement source
p.6-p.7 / article p.2411386-6 to 7 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5; Figures S19-S21
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Basic zinc salt by-product reversibilityBZS peak appears after discharge and disappears after rechargeQualitative
Qualitative
p.6 / article p.2411386-6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5a; Figure S19
Framework stability during redoxno noticeable shifts in major PXRD peak positionsQualitative
Qualitative
p.6 / article p.2411386-6 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5a
C=O discharge productsC=O reduced to C-OH and C-O-/Zn2+Qualitative
Qualitative
p.7 / article p.2411386-7 · Results and Discussion · Figure S20
Two-step redox mechanismHHTP ligand at high-voltage plateau; vanadium at low-voltage plateauQualitative
Qualitative
p.7 / article p.2411386-7 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5e
Maximum V valence during cycle4.51+Text
Rounded Reported
p.7 / article p.2411386-7 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5d
Minimum V valence during cycle4.14+Text
Rounded Reported
p.7 / article p.2411386-7 · Results and Discussion · Figure 5d

X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS)

As-prepared VO-HHTP black powder · Powder

V valence estimated using center-of-gravity energy from standard samples V2O3, VO2, V2O5.

Context
pristine framework powder
Measurement source
p.4 / article p.2411386-4 · Results and Discussion · Figure S9
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Vanadium valence by XAFS standards4.35+Text
Rounded Reported
p.4 / article p.2411386-4 · Results and Discussion · Figure S9c

XPS O 1s/V 2p and ATR FT-IR

As-prepared VO-HHTP black powder · Powder

As-prepared powder oxidation-state and ligand-functional-group analysis.

Geometry
powder spectroscopy
Context
pristine framework powder
Measurement source
p.4 / article p.2411386-4 · Results and Discussion · Figures S7-S8
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
O 1s C=O binding energyapproximately 532 eVText
Approximate
p.4 / article p.2411386-4 · Results and Discussion · Figure S7a
O 1s C-O binding energyapproximately 533 eVText
Approximate
p.4 / article p.2411386-4 · Results and Discussion · Figure S7a
O 1s V=O binding energyapproximately 531 eVText
Approximate
p.4 / article p.2411386-4 · Results and Discussion · Figure S7a
Vanadium valence by V 2p XPSapproximately 4+Text
Approximate
p.4 / article p.2411386-4 · Results and Discussion · Figure S7b