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Zinc-Sponge Battery Electrodes that Suppress Dendrites
Published on: September 29, 2020
In Situ Constructing Coordination Compounds Interphase to Stabilize Zn Metal Anode for High-Performance Aqueous
Jianbo Li1, Bin He1, Yi Zhang1
1State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die and Mold Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
Abstract:
Aqueous zinc (Zn) metal batteries have been regarded as the most promising aqueous batteries due to their low redox potential, high theoretical capacity, and abundant Zn resources. Unfortunately, Zn dendrite growth and serious side reactions drastically curtail the cycle life, severely affecting their large-scale application. Herein, a multifunctional ordered Zn-aminotrimethylene phosphonic acid (Zn-ATMP) film is in situ modified on the surface of metal Zn via a facile etching process. The modified layer can not only retard the side reactions and suppress the corrosion rate, but also lower the Zn nucleation overpotential and accelerate diffusion and homogenize deposition of Zn2+ due to the strong Zn affinity. Consequently, the as-prepared Zn-ATMP@Zn anode in the symmetric cell enables long-term lifespan (over 1000 h) at 10.0 mA cm-2 with a high areal capacity of 5 mAh cm-2 . Furthermore, when assembled with a SeS2 -based cathode, a long lifespan for over 280 cycles at 2 C can be achieved for the aqueous Zn-SeS2 battery. This work provides a reliable strategy for constructing stabilized Zn anode and accelerating the development of an aqueous energy storage system.
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