A Dual-Functional Organic Electrolyte Additive with Regulating Suitable Overpotential for Building Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries

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  • Zixiang Liu
  • Rui Wang
  • Quanwei Ma
  • Jiandong Wan
  • Shilin Zhang
  • Longhai Zhang
  • Hongbao Li
  • Qiquan Luo
  • Jiang Wu
  • Tengfei Zhou
  • Jianfeng Mao
  • Lin Zhang
  • Chaofeng Zhang
  • Zaiping Guo

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  • Anhui University
  • University of Adelaide
  • Qinghai Nationalities University
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Original languageEnglish
Article number2214538
JournalAdvanced functional materials
Volume34
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jan 2024

Abstract

Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) with high safety, low cost, and eco-friendliness advantages show great potential in large-scale energy storage systems. However, their practical application is hindered by low Columbic efficiency and unstable zinc anode resulting from the side reactions and deterioration of zinc dendrites. Herein, tripropylene glycol (TG) is chosen as a dual-functional organic electrolyte additive to improve the reversibility of AZIBs significantly. Importantly, ab initio molecular dynamics theoretical simulations and experiments such as in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and synchrotron radiation-based in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirm that TG participates in the solvation sheath of Zn2+, regulating overpotential and inhibiting side reactions; meanwhile, TG inhibits the deterioration of dendrites and modifies the direction of zinc deposition by constructing an adsorbed layer on the zinc anode. Consequently, a Zn-MnO2 full cell with TG electrolyte exhibited a specific capacity of 124.48 mAh g-1 after 1000 cycles at a current density of 4 A g-1. This quantitative regulation for suitable solvation sheath and adsorbed layer on zinc anode, and its easy scalability of the process can be of immediate benefit for the dendrite-free, high-performance, and low-cost energy storage systems.

Keywords

    electrolyte additives, electrolyte modification, synchrotron, tripropylene glycol, zinc ion batteries

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A Dual-Functional Organic Electrolyte Additive with Regulating Suitable Overpotential for Building Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. / Liu, Zixiang; Wang, Rui; Ma, Quanwei et al.
In: Advanced functional materials, Vol. 34, No. 5, 2214538, 29.01.2024.

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Liu, Z, Wang, R, Ma, Q, Wan, J, Zhang, S, Zhang, L, Li, H, Luo, Q, Wu, J, Zhou, T, Mao, J, Zhang, L, Zhang, C & Guo, Z 2024, 'A Dual-Functional Organic Electrolyte Additive with Regulating Suitable Overpotential for Building Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries', Advanced functional materials, vol. 34, no. 5, 2214538. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202214538
Liu, Z., Wang, R., Ma, Q., Wan, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, L., Li, H., Luo, Q., Wu, J., Zhou, T., Mao, J., Zhang, L., Zhang, C., & Guo, Z. (2024). A Dual-Functional Organic Electrolyte Additive with Regulating Suitable Overpotential for Building Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries. Advanced functional materials, 34(5), Article 2214538. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202214538
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