Affiliation:
1. College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures Collaborative Innovation Centre of Advanced Microstructures Frontiers Science Center for Critical Earth Material Cycling Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
2. Lab of Power and Energy Storage Batteries Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University Shenzhen 518057 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractThe moderate reversibility of Zn anodes, as a long‐standing challenge in aqueous zinc‐ion batteries, promotes the exploration of suitable electrolyte additives continuously. It is crucial to establish the absolute predominance of smooth deposition within multiple interfacial reactions for stable zinc anodes, including suppressing side parasitic reactions and facilitating Zn plating process. Trehalose catches our attention due to the reported mechanisms in sustaining biological stabilization. In this work, the inter‐disciplinary application of trehalose is reported in the electrolyte modification for the first time. The pivotal roles of trehalose in suppressed hydrogen evolution and accelerated Zn deposition have been investigated based on the principles of thermodynamics as well as reaction kinetics. The electrodeposit changes from random accumulation of flakes to dense bulk with (002)‐plane exposure due to the unlocked crystal‐face oriented deposition with trehalose addition. As a result, the highly reversible Zn anode is obtained, exhibiting a high average CE of 99.8 % in the Zn/Cu cell and stable cycling over 1500 h under 9.0 % depth of discharge in the Zn symmetric cell. The designing principles and mechanism analysis in this study could serve as a source of inspiration in exploring novel additives for advanced Zn anodes.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province
Subject
General Chemistry,Catalysis
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