Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries

Wenyao Zhang, Muyao Dong, Keren Jiang, Diling Yang, Xuehai Tan, Shengli Zhai, Renfei Feng, Ning Chen, Graham King, Hao Zhang, Hongbo Zeng, Hui Li, Markus Antonietti and Zhi Li ()
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Wenyao Zhang: University of Alberta
Muyao Dong: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Keren Jiang: University of Alberta
Diling Yang: University of Alberta
Xuehai Tan: University of Alberta
Shengli Zhai: University of Alberta
Renfei Feng: Canadian Light Source
Ning Chen: Canadian Light Source
Graham King: Canadian Light Source
Hao Zhang: University of Alberta
Hongbo Zeng: University of Alberta
Hui Li: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Markus Antonietti: Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
Zhi Li: University of Alberta

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: 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 Zn2+ 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 | |V2O5 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.

Date: 2022
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