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Dual-protected zinc anodes for long-life aqueous zinc ion battery with bifunctional interface constructed by zwitterionic surfactants

Tao, Li
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Guan, Kailin
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Yang, Rong
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September 28, 2023
Energy Storage Materials

The dendrite growth on the surface of zinc anodes and formation of inactive by-products of Zn4(OH)6SO4.xH2O (ZHS), mainly attributed to the "tip effect" of an uneven surface and water corrosion of zinc anode, have seriously shrunk the anode life and hindered the commercialization of aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs). Herein, we describe a bifunctional interface constructed by zwitterionic surfactant of N-decyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate (Z10), which can form a polarized layer with a build-in electric field at the same time as the self-assembled hydrophobic layer on the zinc electrode surface. Two other zwitterionic surfactants including of N-octyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propanesulfonate (Z8) and N-tetradecyl-N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-pro-panesulfonate (Z14) are also selected, due to the different alkyl chain lengths affect the strength of the built-in electric field and the formation of hydrophobic interfaces. A combined results of experimental data with simulated calculations calculations confirm that the strength of the electric field obtained with Z10 attenuates the "tip effect" on the zinc anode surface, while accelerating the transfer of zinc ions and promoting rapid and uniform zinc plating/stripping processes. And benefited from the hydrophobic layer, the free water molecules are blocked outside the inner Helmholtz plane, lead to the suppressed ZHS formation. With the dual protection, in case of Z10, the cycle stability of the AZIBs is considerably improved to yield a long cycle lifetime of 2000 h with a coulombic efficiency of 99.4 %.

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DOI
10.1016/j.ensm.2023.102981
Web of Science ID

WOS:001088602800001

Author(s)
Tao, Li
Guan, Kailin
Yang, Rong
Guo, Zhongxian
Wang, Longyang
Xu, Lei
Wan, Houzhao
Zhang, Jun
Wang, Hanbin
Hu, Linfeng
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Date Issued

2023-09-28

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Energy Storage Materials
Volume

63

Article Number

102981

Subjects

Physical Sciences

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Technology

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Aqueous Zinc Ion Battery

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Zinc Anode

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Zinc Dendrite

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Zwitterionic Surfactant

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Dipole Capping Layer

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Built-In Electric Field

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REVIEWED

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GMF  
FunderGrant Number

National Natural Science Foundation of China

52272198

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province

BK20211516

National Key Research and Development Program of China

2021YFB2400400

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February 16, 2024
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