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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Solid-State Batteries

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  • Solid-state zinc (Zn) batteries are promising for applications requiring high safety, volume efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Existing solid electrolytes (polymeric, ceramic) exhibit poor conductivity for divalent Zn2+ ions, especially at ambient temperatures.
  • Heterogeneous interfaces for ion percolation are rarely explored in multivalent systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel solid Zn2+-ion conductor with enhanced conductivity.
  • To investigate the potential of eutectic solidification for creating efficient multivalent solid electrolytes.
  • To enable practical ambient-temperature solid-state Zn metal batteries.

Main Methods:

  • Inducing crystallization of tailored eutectic liquids composed of organic Zn salts and bipolar ligands.
  • Forming high-entropy eutectic-networks to weaken ion association.
  • Creating interfacial Zn2+-percolated channels on nucleator surfaces.

Main Results:

  • A solid crystal exhibiting selective Zn2+ transport (t =0.64) was successfully constructed.
  • Appreciable Zn2+ conductivity (σ =3.78×10-5 S cm-1 at 30°C) was achieved, exceeding conventional polymers by over two orders of magnitude.
  • Practical ambient-temperature Zn/V2O5 metal solid cells were demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • Eutectic solidification offers a viable strategy for designing high-performance multivalent solid electrolytes.
  • The developed material overcomes the limitations of slow ion migration in solid-state multivalent electrochemistry.
  • This approach provides new insights for advancing solid-state battery technology.