Aqueous–organic hybrid electrolyte stabilizing zinc metal anodes
A novel, low-cost, and non-flammable electrolyte composed of dimethylformamide (DMF), H<sub>2</sub>O, and Zn(BF<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> has been proposed. This electrolyte effectively suppresses side reactions by reducing the activity of H<sub>2</sub>O coordinated with Zn<sup>2+</sup>. Furthermore, it inhibits zinc dendrite growth through the formation of an <i>in situ</i> ZnF<sub>2</sub> layer, which enables a remarkable cycling stability of up to 2550 cycles in Zn symmetric cells.
Authors
- Yaping Song
- Liwen Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9991-3819)
- Keming Hu
- Xinyue Li
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Chongqing University (CN)
- Twin Cities Orthopedics (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02088c
- Primary Topic
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy