Artificial Hydrophilic Organic and Dendrite-Suppressed Inorganic Hybrid Solid Electrolyte Interface Layer for Highly Stable Zinc Anodes
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have gained significant attentions for their inherent safety and cost-effectiveness. However, challenges, such as dendrite growth and anodic corrosion at the Zn anode, hinder their commercial viability. In this paper, an organic-inorganic coating layer (Nafion-TiO2) was introduced to protect the Zn anode and electrolyte interface. Briefly, Nafion effectively shields against the corrosion from water molecules through the hydrophobic wall of -CF3 and guided zinc deposition from the -SO3 functional group, while TiO2 particles with a higher Young's modulus (151 GPa vs 120 GPa from Zn metal) suppress the zinc dendrite formation. As a result, with the protection of Nafion-TiO2, the symmetrical Zn||Zn battery shows an improved cycle life of 1,750 h at 0.5 mA cm(-2), and the full cell based on Zn||MnO2 shows a long cycle life over 1,500 cycles at 1 A g(-1). Our research offers a novel approach for protecting zinc metal anodes, potentially applicable to other metal anodes such as those in lithium and sodium batteries.
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Funder | Grant Number |
National Natural Science Foundation of China | 2021JJLH0069 |
Hainan Provincial Joint Project of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City | SCKJ-JYRC-2023-55 |
Project of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City | 22109123 |
Natural Science Foundation of China | |