Adaptive No‐Tip Distribution of Rich Charge‐Density‐Clusters Guiding Confinement Deposition with Repair Function toward Highly Reversible Zinc Anode
Abstract The plating/stripping behavior of Zn ions on the Zn anode, driven by an electric field, is a key process in determining the performance of aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs). Process‐induced unevenness of commercial Zn foils results in poor reversibility of Zn anodes. Herein, a self‐healing dynamic anode/electrolyte interface is constructed by incorporating hydroxyl‐rich alcohols with high charge density and zincophilicity into the original electrolyte. These alcohols selectively anchor on electron‐poor sites in the charging state, inducing domain‐limited deposition of Zn 2+ to achieve a dense, uniform, and flat deposition state. As a result, a durable Zn anode with excellent electrochemical reversibility can be realized in practical cycling (average Coulombic efficiency of 99.5%). Even under deep plating/stripping conditions (5 mA cm −2 and 5mAh cm −2 ), the modified electrolyte exhibits a remarkable repair effect on corroded Zn anodes that have been cycled in base electrolyte, extending the lifespan to over 1,020 h. This represents a 15.6‐fold enhancement in lifespan compared to recycling in the base electrolyte. This strategy for electrolyte additive directly influences the design of ultra‐long‐life AZIBs and provides concrete concepts for the recovery of zinc anodes.
Authors
- Bin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-4543)
- Zhongqian He
- Shaozhen Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5598-4316)
- Changding Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9150-6768)
- Bingang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1277-8747)
- Yuejiao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9554-8068)
- Jie Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-8478)
- Gang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2440-8417)
- Libao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3766-1545)
- Xiaomeng Hu
- Qiwen Zhao
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Dongguan University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202409247
- Citations
- 20
- Primary Topic
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.17
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province