Dendrite-Free Zn Anode Endowed by Facile Al-Complex Coating for Long-Cycled Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries

Wangsheng Yuan, Ye Yuan, Junwei Wu, Chaolin You, Yishuang He, Xinhai Yuan, Qinghong Huang, Lili Liu, Lijun Fu, Yuping Wu

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Abstract

Side reactions and dendrite growth on the zinc metal anode surface seriously damage the shelf life and calendar life of Zn-based batteries. Here, an Al-complexed artificial interfacial layer is constructed on the Zn surface (denoted as Al-complex@Zn) by a low-cost, facile, and scalable chemical method. The Al-complex interfacial layer improves the wettability of the electrolyte. Meanwhile, the Al-complex layer not only inhibits the side reaction by a physical barrier on the Zn surface but also regulates the zinc-ion flux to realize the uniform deposition of Zn2+. The Zn//Zn symmetric cell with an Al-complex layer has realized an ultralong cycle life of 2400 h and an extremely low polarization voltage of 20 mV (1 mA cm-2, 0.5 mAh cm-2), surpassing those reported in most literature. Furthermore, when an Al-complex@Zn//NaV3O8·1.5H2O (NVO) full cell is assembled, a high capacity retention of 92.5% is achieved over 1000 cycles at a current density of 4 A g-1. This work provides a facile and low-cost strategy on the modification of zinc anode to realize long-cycled aqueous Zn-ion batteries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53540-53548
Number of pages9
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume15
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Nov 2023

Keywords

  • Al-complex
  • aqueous zinc-ion batteries
  • dendrite-free Zn anode
  • interfacial engineering
  • long-term cycling performance

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