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Zinc-Sponge Battery Electrodes that Suppress Dendrites
Published on: September 29, 2020
An organic-inorganic solid-electrolyte interface generated from dichloroisocyanurate electrolyte additive for a
Fangming Liu1, Kuo Wang1, Qianrui Li1
1Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, 3-11 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110819, China. 2110043@stu.neu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Dendrite growth and side reactions of the Zn metal anode limit the cycle life of aqueous Zn batteries. Herein, we propose a sodium dichloroisocyanurate electrolyte additive with a low concentration of 0.1 M to modify the Zn interface environment and construct a stable organic-inorganic solid-electrolyte interface on the Zn electrode. It suppresses corrosion reactions and directs uniform Zn deposition. The cycle life of the Zn electrode in symmetric cells extends to 1100 h at 2 mA cm-2 and 2 mA h cm-2, and the Zn plating/stripping coulombic efficiency reaches 99.5% for more than 450 cycles.
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