Engineering Nanoscale Interfacial Solvation Inner‐Outer Configuration via Multi‐Group Synergy for Practical Zinc Batteries
Abstract Rational design of interfacial solvation structures in electric double layer (EDL) remains a critical challenge for aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs). Herein, an efficient multi‐group synergy strategy has been proposed to precisely regulate the interfacial solvation structure at nanoscale, which affords long‐lifespan AZMBs under high depth of discharge (DOD) and low temperature. Through combined in situ experiments and theoretical simulations, we demonstrate trace multifunctional group biomolecular additive cannot alter electrolyte solvation structure, but contributes to formation of the positively charged Zn 2+ solvation shell in outer Helmholtz layer (OHL) and additive‐involved and H 2 O/anion‐less solvation shell in inner Helmholtz layer (IHL). This synergistic configuration enables an organic‐inorganic hybrid interface that simultaneously suppresses hydrogen evolution, accelerates desolvation, offers pH buffering capacity, and regulates Zn 2 ⁺ deposition orientation. Zn anodes deliver high coulombic efficiency of 99.65%, long‐lifespan over 6500 h, and stable operation under low temperature of −20 °C and high DOD of 85.4%. Furthermore, under practical condition of high mass loading (27 mg cm −2 ) and limited N/P ratio of 3.5, Zn||VO 2 battery delivers a superhigh surface capacity of 8.1 mAh·cm −2 and remains stable over 800 cycles, and pouch batteries can stably operate for almost 500 cycles.
Authors
- Jie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7821-4808)
- Zhiyuan Bai
- Jiabin Zou
- Yeguang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4862-5117)
- Haozhen Dou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1461-4578)
- Zichang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6523-7613)
- Yujie Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0646-4183)
- Zhongwei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3463-5509)
- Mi Xu
- Feihu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1644-2463)
- Peng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3167-1547)
Institutions
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202518035
- Primary Topic
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00