Affiliation:
1. Electrochemical Innovation Lab (EIL) Department of Chemical Engineering University College London London WC1E 7JE UK
2. Christopher Ingold Laboratory Department of Chemistry University College London London WC1H 0AJ UK
Abstract
AbstractAqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) are deemed a promising technology for electrochemical energy storage due to their high safety, low cost, and high energy density. However, AZMBs still suffer from severe side reactions, including Zn dendrite formation and intrinsic hydrogen evolution reaction. In contrast to the solid‐electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer that stabilizes Li/Na/K metal anodes in organic electrolytes, it is difficult to form an SEI layer on the Zn surface because of the difficulty in decomposing the salt anions within the narrow electrochemical potential window of water. A team from the University of Adelaide reports a novel pure or hybrid electrolyte with H2O by using dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) as solvent or co‐solvent to construct a uniform and stable phosphate‐based SEI layer (ZnP2O6 and Zn3(PO4)2). As a result, high Coulombic efficiencies and improved capacity retentions are obtained.
Funder
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Subject
General Chemistry,Catalysis
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