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Zinc-Sponge Battery Electrodes that Suppress Dendrites
Published on: September 29, 2020
Zn(002)-preferred and pH-buffering triethanolamine as electrolyte additive for dendrite-free Zn anodes
Wenjing Ge1, Huili Peng1,2, Jingjing Dong1
1Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. yangjian@sdu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Zn anodes of aqueous batteries face severe challenges from side reactions and dendrite growth. Here, triethanolamine (TEOA) is developed as an electrolyte additive to address these challenges. It enhances the exposure of Zn(002) and diminishes the change in pH. Therefore, the electrolyte containing TEOA shows improved electrochemical performance.
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