ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(27), P. 34923 - 34935
Published: June 27, 2024
While
aqueous
Zn-ion
batteries
(AZIBs)
are
widely
considered
as
a
promising
energy
storage
system
due
to
their
merits
of
low
cost,
high
specific
capacity,
and
safety,
the
practical
implementation
has
been
hindered
by
Zn
dendrite
growth
undesirable
parasitic
reactions.
To
address
these
issues,
unique
hydrophobic-ion-conducting
cetyltrimethylammonium
bromide-intercalated
Mg-Al-layered
double-hydroxide
protective
layer
was
constructed
on
anode
(OMALDH-Zn)
modulate
nucleation
behavior
desolvation
process.
The
hydrophobic
cetyl
group
long
chain
can
inhibit
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
corrosion
repelling
water
molecules
from
surface
reducing
activation
energy.
Meanwhile,
Mg-Al
LDH
with
abundant
zincophilic
active
sites
Zn2+
ion
flux,
enabling
dendrite-free
deposition.
Benefiting
this
interfacial
synergy,
cycle
life
(>2300
h)
stable
overpotential
(<18
mV
at
1
mA
cm-2)
excellent
Coulombic
efficiency
(99.4%)
for
symmetrical
asymmetrical
were
achieved.
More
impressively,
rate
performance
cyclic
stability
have
realized
OMALDH-Zn//MnO2
in
both
coin-type
pouch-type
devices.
This
low-cost,
simple,
high-efficiency
coordinated
modulation
method
provides
reliable
strategy
application
AZIBs.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: July 24, 2024
Serious
solvation
effect
of
zinc
ions
has
been
considered
as
the
cause
severe
side
reactions
(hydrogen
evolution,
passivation,
dendrites,
and
etc.)
aqueous
metal
batteries.
Even
though
regulation
cationic
structure
widely
studied,
effects
anionic
structures
on
were
rarely
examined.
Herein,
co-reconstruction
was
realized
through
constructing
a
new
multi-component
electrolyte
(Zn(BF
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 14, 2024
Abstract
Quasi‐solid‐state
aqueous
zinc
ion
batteries
suffer
from
anodic
dendrite
growth
during
plating/stripping
processes,
impeding
their
commercial
application.
The
inhibition
of
dendrites
by
high‐modulus
electrolytes
has
been
proven
to
be
effective.
However,
hydrogel
are
difficult
achieve
high
modulus
owing
inherent
water
contents.
This
work
reports
a
electrolyte
with
ultrahigh
that
can
overcome
the
stress
through
mechanical
suppression
effect.
By
combining
wet‐annealing,
solvent‐exchange,
and
salting‐out
processes
tuning
hydrophobic
crystalline
domains,
is
obtained
substantial
content
(≈70%),
(198.5
MPa),
toughness
(274.3
MJ
m
−3
),
zinc‐ion
conductivity
(28.9
mS
cm
−1
which
significantly
outperforms
previously
reported
poly(vinyl
alcohol)‐based
hydrogels.
As
result,
exhibits
excellent
dendrite‐suppression
effect
achieves
stable
performance
in
Zn||Zn
symmetric
(1800
h
cycle
life
at
1
mA
−2
).
Moreover,
Zn||V
2
O
5
pouch
display
cycling
operate
stably
even
under
extreme
conditions,
such
as
large
bending
angle
(180°)
automotive
crushing.
provides
promising
approach
for
designing
mechanically
reliable
advanced
batteries.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 25, 2024
Abstract
Developing
artificial
protective
layers
is
an
effective
strategy
to
address
the
issue
of
dendrites
for
aqueous
Zn‐metal
batteries
(ZMBS).
However,
drawbacks
such
as
rough
microscopic
morphology,
excessive
thickness,
and
single
functionality
remain,
limiting
attainment
a
stable
zinc
anode.
Herein,
novel
multifunctional
organic–inorganic
hybrid
layer
produced
by
splicing
inorganic
fragments
onto
organic
materials
in
situ
using
chemical
sewing.
The
well‐compatible
also
retains
function
materials,
which
not
only
inhibits
dendrite
production
but
alleviates
Zn
corrosion.
Si─OH
bond
zincophilic
group
enables
planar
deposition
while
forming
hydrogen
bonds
with
water,
suppressing
water
activity
near
anode
reducing
evolution
reaction.
As
expected,
Zn||Zn
symmetric
cell
provides
high
cycling
stability
more
than
1960
h
at
1
mA
cm
−2
,
about
28
times
higher
that
assembled
without
layer.
More
importantly,
Zn||V
2
O
5
full
ultra‐long
lifetime
has
been
achieved
This
work
potential
viable
path
achieve
long‐lived
ZMBS.
Advanced Sustainable Systems,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 2, 2025
Abstract
Aqueous
zinc‐ion
batteries
(AZIBs)
have
garnered
significant
interest
for
their
potential
in
large‐scale
energy
storage,
attributed
to
high
safety
and
low
cost.
Nonetheless,
issues
such
as
limited
cycling
lifespan
coulombic
efficiency
(CE)
associated
with
dendrite
formation
uncontrollable
side
reactions
on
the
Zn
metal
anode
pose
challenges
that
restrict
practical
applications.
Herein,
a
dielectric
filler‐assisted
artificial
hybrid
interphase
is
constructed
surface
address
faced
by
aqueous
electrolytes.
TiO
2
nanoparticles
special
properties
promote
solvation
process
carboxymethyl
cellulose
(CMC)
acts
physical
barrier
suppressing
adverse
blocking
dendrite.
Consequently,
symmetric
cell
using
modified
zinc
achieves
prolonged
cycle
life
of
over
2500
h
at
1
mAh
cm
−2
.
Furthermore,
full
vanadium‐based
cathode
delivers
excellent
electrochemical
performance
(over
600
cycles
A
g
−1
).
This
research
offers
an
efficient
scalable
approach
enhance
anodes.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 8, 2024
Abstract
Aqueous
zinc‐ion
batteries
compatible
with
a
wide
temperature
range
and
long
cycle
lifespan
show
great
application
prospects
but
are
greatly
limited
by
the
unstable
electrode‐electrolyte
interfaces
mismatched
electrolytes.
This
report
presents
pathway
of
succinamic
acid
(SA)
additive‐induced
built‐in
trimodal
molecular
interaction
for
constructing
sustainable
aqueous
zinc
batteries.
As
confirmed,
such
falls
into
following
patterns:
binding
state
H─F
bond
between
SA
polyvinylidene
fluoride
(PVDF)
binder,
micellar
aggregation
in
electrolyte,
spontaneous
adsorption
at
Zn
anode–electrolyte
interface.
Benefiting
from
above
synergistic
effect,
electrode
shows
highly
reversible
deposition/stripping
behavior
over
(−10–50
°C)
when
paired
optimized
electrolyte.
Specially,
an
impressive
3530
h‐cycle
symmetrical
cell
is
achieved
conditions
1
mA
cm
−2
mAh
.
Beyond
that,
significantly
improved
storage
capability
performance
demonstrated
both
Zn‐MnO
2
Zn‐I
Given
good
balance
working
range,
ionic
conductivity,
2+
transfer
number
this
trace
molecule‐mediated
design
paradigm
provides
new
insights
developing
advanced
batteries,
including
not
to
zinc‐based
systems.
