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Zinc-Sponge Battery Electrodes that Suppress Dendrites
Published on: September 29, 2020
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A gradient solid electrolyte interphase strategy through corrosion suppression and controlled crystal growth for
Jiayu Zhang1, Qibin Lai1, Yihan Song1
1College of Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Batteries, Northeast Normal University, No. 5268, Renmin Street, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China. sunhz335@nenu.edu.cn.
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The impact of the electrode-electrolyte interface on the performance of zinc-metal batteries remains unclear. We propose a gradient SEI strategy, where the outer organic layer inhibits corrosion and the inner inorganic layer regulates Zn (002) crystal growth. This work offers new insights into the critical role of SEI layers.
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