The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 9, 2025
Abstract
Aqueous
zinc
ion
batteries
have
shown
great
potential
for
large‐scale
energy
storage
systems
and
attracted
widespread
market
interest.
However,
side
reactions
such
as
passivation
of
anode
hinder
its
further
development
towards
practical
applications.
In
this
paper,
sodium
dodecylbenzene
sulphonate
(SDBS)
was
used
an
aqueous
electrolyte
additive
to
improve
the
cycling
performance.
The
experimental
results
show
that
SDBS
can
form
a
stable
protective
film
on
electrode
surface,
inhibit
formation
growth
dendrites,
reduce
electrolyte,
thus
improving
electrochemical
performance
battery.
application
in
Na
3
V
2
(PO
4
)
/Zn
(NVP/Zn)
full
significantly
improves
Coulombic
efficiency
batteries,
inhibits
occurrence
reactions,
slows
down
decay
reversible
specific
capacity.
NVP/Zn
cell
with
addition
achieved
81%
capacity
retention
after
100
cycles
at
0.5C
magnification,
polarization
reduced.
This
work
provides
simple
feasible
method
increase
diffusion
rate
Zn
2+
.
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 26, 2025
Abstract
Separators
are
critical
components
of
zinc‐metal
batteries
(ZMBs).
Despite
their
high
ionic
conductivity
and
excellent
electrolyte
retention,
the
widely
used
glass
fiber
(GF)
membranes
suffer
from
poor
mechanical
stability
cannot
suppress
dendrite
growth,
leading
to
rapid
battery
failure.
Contrarily,
polymer‐based
separators
offer
superior
strength
facilitate
more
homogeneous
zinc
(Zn)
deposition.
However,
they
typically
sluggish
ion
transport
kinetics
wettability
by
aqueous
electrolytes,
resulting
in
unsatisfactory
electrochemical
performance.
Here
a
dehydroxylation
strategy
is
proposed
overcome
above‐mentioned
limitations
for
polyvinyl
alcohol
(PVA)
separators.
A
dehydroxylated
PVA‐based
membrane
(DHPVA)
synthesized
at
relatively
low
temperature
highly
concentrated
alkaline
solution.
Part
hydroxyl
groups
removed
and,
as
result,
hydrogen
bonding
between
PVA
chains,
which
deemed
responsible
kinetics,
minimized.
At
20
°C,
DHPVA
reaches
12.5
mS
cm
−1
,
almost
4
times
higher
than
that
PVA.
Additionally,
effectively
promotes
uniform
Zn
deposition,
significantly
extended
cycle
life
reduced
polarization,
both
a/symmetric
(Cu/Zn
Zn/Zn)
full
cells
(Zn/NaV
3
O
8
).
This
study
provides
new,
effective,
yet
simple
approach
improve
performance
ZMBs.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 16, 2024
Abstract
Hydrogel
electrolytes
have
been
widely
explored
in
aqueous
zinc‐iodine
batteries
(AZIBs),
light
of
their
intrinsic
strong
water‐retention
capability
and
superior
flexibility
hydrogel
network.
However,
hydrogel‐based
AZIBs
are
still
facing
challenges
due
to
the
inferior
ionic
conductivity,
dendrite
formation,
corresponding
fatigue‐induced
damage.
Herein,
a
electrolyte
is
designed
engineered
with
preferentially
aligned
porous
structures,
where
Zn
2+
can
promptly
transport
along
pores.
fabricated
from
exhibited
distinct
cycling
stability
over
1,000
h
(500
cycles)
at
0.5
mA
cm
−2
.
Moreover,
substantially
improved
mechanical
robustness,
network
remained
intact
27,000‐cycle
charging/discharging
test
5
A
g
−1
,
slight
change
capacity,
surpassing
most
previously
reported
AZIBs.
Such
kind
electrolyte‐based
be
further
as
flexible
power
system
for
wearable
devices,
enabling
significantly
accelerated
wound
healing
through
electrical
stimulation
epidermal
wounds.
This
work
sheds
on
design
long‐life
zinc‐based
batteries,
great
potential
systems
implantable
devices.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(31), P. 13611 - 13622
Published: July 29, 2024
Aqueous
zinc-ion
batteries
(AZIBs)
with
Zn
metal
as
the
anode
have
great
potential
for
large-scale
energy
storage
due
to
their
unique
advantages.
However,
anodes
face
unfavorable
conditions
such
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
and
dendrite
growth,
which
limit
practical
application
of
AZIBs.
We
constructed
a
calcium
alginate
(CA)
hydrogel
protective
layer
on
foil
surface.
The
carboxyl
hydroxyl
groups
in
CA
can
form
bonds
H2O
inhibit
HER.
Meanwhile,
coating
also
promotes
desolvation
process
Zn(H2O)62+,
results
uniform
dispersion
Zn2+
flux.
homogenize
electric
field
distribution
surface
growth
dendrites.
Therefore,
CA-Zn
symmetric
be
stably
cycled
2200
h
at
0.5
mA
cm–2,
showing
excellent
cycling
performance.
Overall,
introduction
effectively
optimized
faced
by
anode.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(36), P. 25108 - 25117
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Hypervalent
organoiodine
compounds
have
been
extensively
utilized
in
organic
synthesis,
yet
their
electrochemical
properties
remain
unexplored
despite
theoretically
high
redox
potential
compared
with
inorganic
iodine,
which
primarily
relies
on
the
I
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Abstract
The
issues
of
active
iodine
dissolution
and
polyiodide
shuttle
severely
hinder
the
development
zinc‐iodine
batteries
(ZIBs).
Binder
engineering
is
considered
a
valid
strategy
to
kill
two
birds
with
one
stone.
Herein,
sodium
lignosulfonate
(LS),
an
important
derivative
lignin,
optimized
as
neotype
binder
for
fabrication
iodine‐loading
cathode.
Owing
existence
‐SO
3
Na
group,
electrostatic
potential
LS
molecule
contains
both
negative
positive
regions,
which
prefer
block
behavior
through
repulsion
effect,
adsorb
polyiodides
attraction
respectively.
Meanwhile,
holds
more
Gibbs
free
energies
consecutive
radical
reaction,
much
stronger
adsorption
species,
manifesting
fast
conversion
reaction
kinetics,
effective
inhibition
behavior.
As
expected,
ZIBs
based
on
delivers
high
capacity
153.6
mAh
g
−1
after
400
cycles
at
0.1
A
,
reversible
152.8
500
0.5
(50
°C),
durable
cycling
stability
12000
5
implying
excellent
fixation
ability
binder.
This
work
guides
design
special
iodine‐based
electrodes
facilitates
practical
application
ZIBs.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(48)
Published: Aug. 27, 2024
Abstract
Interfacial
stress
caused
by
semi‐coherent
and
incoherent
interfaces
during
zinc
(Zn)
plating
its
effect
on
subsequent
Zn
deposition
are
important
considerations
for
designing
electrode/electrolyte
to
improve
the
electrochemical
performance
of
anodes.
Although
some
studies
have
paid
attention
this
issue,
influence
lattice
strain
induced
ion
diffusion
in
interface
coating
is
infrequently
discussed.
Herein,
a
tin‐doped
indium
oxide
(ITO)
interfacial
constructed,
evolution
oxygen
vacancy
(O
V
)
generated
migration
confirmed.
The
formed
O
‐rich
ITO
exhibits
strong
affinity
low
barrier,
accelerating
transport
kinetics.
Meanwhile,
layer
can
appropriately
capture
anions
electrolyte
corrosion
resistance
electrode
through
electrostatic
repulsion
effect.
As
result,
ITO‐decorated
anode
achieves
stable
plating/stripping
more
than
4500
h
delivers
high
average
Coulombic
efficiency
99.6%
after
1400
cycles
at
1.0
mA
cm
−2
.
This
work
provides
new
horizon
rational
construction
achieve
highly
reversible
dendrite‐free
metal
anode.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(42), P. 15528 - 15537
Published: Oct. 10, 2024
Despite
showing
low
cost,
inherent
safety,
and
high
suitability,
the
rechargeable
Zn–I2
aqueous
batteries
are
still
seriously
suffering
from
self-discharge
energy
density
issues
stemming
I2
dissolution,
polyiodide
shuttling,
mass
loading.
Herein,
we
develop
a
novel
polyquaternium-10
(P10,
cationic
cellulose)-based
binding
system
to
simultaneously
circumvent
these
issues.
The
water-borne
P10
binder
can
suppress
dissolution
shuttling
by
not
only
adsorbing
polyiodides
via
its
quaternary
ammonium
groups
oxygen
heteroatoms
but
also
eliminating
use
of
toxic,
expensive,
I2-dissolving
organic
solvents
(e.g.,
N-methylpyrrolidone,
NMP),
enabling
facile
green
cathode-fabricating
process.
More
importantly,
is
conducive
preparation
thick
cathode
coatings
with
loadings,
thanks
elasticity
mechanical
toughness
after
swelling
electrolyte.
As
result,
prepared
demonstrate
much
better
anti-self-discharge
performance
than
those
conventional
PVDF
binders
(capacity
retention:
84
vs
63%
200
h
open-circuit
storage).
Even
at
an
ultrahigh
loading
14.5
mg
cm–2,
deliver
significant
specific
capacity
(216
mAh
g–1)
cyclability
(96.8%
remained
385
cycles).
This
should
be
highly
compatible
other
performance-improving
strategies,
providing
yet
affordable
approach
for
construction
high-performance
batteries.