1. Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries.
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Zhang, Wenyao, Dong, Muyao, Jiang, Keren, Yang, Diling, Tan, Xuehai, Zhai, Shengli, Feng, Renfei, Chen, Ning, King, Graham, Zhang, Hao, Zeng, Hongbo, Li, Hui, Antonietti, Markus, and Li, Zhi
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ZINC ,IONOPHORES ,ZINC ions ,QUANTUM dots ,WATER consumption ,DENDRITIC crystals ,STORAGE batteries ,ELECTRIC batteries - Abstract
Aqueous zinc (Zn) chemistry features intrinsic safety, but suffers from severe irreversibility, as exemplified by low Coulombic efficiency, sustained water consumption and dendrite growth, which hampers practical applications of rechargeable Zn batteries. Herein, we report a highly reversible aqueous Zn battery in which the graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots additive serves as fast colloid ion carriers and assists the construction of a dynamic & self-repairing protective interphase. This real-time assembled interphase enables an ion-sieving effect and is found actively regenerate in each battery cycle, in effect endowing the system with single Zn
2+ conduction and constant conformal integrality, executing timely adaption of Zn deposition, thus retaining sustainable long-term protective effect. In consequence, dendrite-free Zn plating/stripping at ~99.6% Coulombic efficiency for 200 cycles, steady charge-discharge for 1200 h, and impressive cyclability (61.2% retention for 500 cycles in a Zn | |MnO2 full battery, 73.2% retention for 500 cycles in a Zn | |V2 O5 full battery and 93.5% retention for 3000 cycles in a Zn | |VOPO4 full battery) are achieved, which defines a general pathway to challenge Lithium in all low-cost, large-scale applications. Metallic zinc is an ideal anode material for aqueous rechargeable batteries but reversibility is a challenge. Here, the authors realise a dynamic real-time reconstructed interphase on zinc anode formed by graphitic carbon nitride quantum dot as an electrolyte additive to improve the performance of Zn metal anodes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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