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Zhou X, Ruan T, Xu J, Li C, Huang S, Zhou J, Lu S, Song R, Li R. Host-design strategies of zinc anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. RSC Adv 2024; 14:23023-23036. [PMID: 39040701 PMCID: PMC11261579 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra04353g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have garnered considerable interest as an eco-friendly, safe, and cost-effective energy storage solution. Although significant strides have been made in recent years, there remain technical hurdles to overcome. Herein, this review summarizes in detail the primary challenges confronting aqueous zinc ion batteries, including the rampant dendrite growth, and water-induced parasitic reactions, and proposes host-engineering modification strategies focusing on optimizing the structure design of the zinc anode substrates, involving three-dimensional structure design, zincophilicity regulation, and epitaxial-oriented modification, and comprehensively analyzes the structure-activity relationship between different modification strategies and battery performance. In addition, we highlight the research trends and prospects in future anode modification for aqueous zinc-ion batteries. This work offers valuable insights into advanced Zn anode constructions for further applications in high-performance AZIBs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuanyu Zhou
- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology Hangzhou 310023 China
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- College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian University Dalian 116622 China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 311215 China
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Lim WG, Li X, Reed D. Understanding the Role of Zinc Hydroxide Sulfate and its Analogues in Mildly Acidic Aqueous Zinc Batteries: A Review. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300965. [PMID: 37803913 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Mildly acidic aqueous zinc batteries (AZBs) have attracted tremendous attention for grid storage applications with the expectation to tackle the issues of Li-ion batteries on high cost and poor safety. However, the performance, particularly energy density and cycle stability of AZBs are still unsatisfactory when compared with LIBs. To help the development of AZBs, a lot of effort have been made to understand the battery reaction mechanisms and precedent microscopic and spectroscopic analyses have shown flake-like large particles of zinc hydroxide sulfate (ZHS) and its analogues formed on the surfaces of cathodes and anodes in sulfate and other electrolyte systems during cycling. However, because of the complexity of the thermodynamics and kinetics of aqueous reactions to understand different battery conditions, controversies still exist. This article will review the roles of ZHS discussed in recent representative references aiming to shine light on the fundamental mechanisms of AZBs and pave ways to further improve the battery performance.
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- Won-Gwang Lim
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Song C, Wang Q, Wen R, Tang Q, Luo Z, Yuan Z. A Long-Life and Excellent Rate-Capability Aqueous Zn-Benzoquinone Battery Enabled by Iodine-Catalyzed Cathode. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300809. [PMID: 37798918 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Benzoquinone (BQ) is considered to be a desirable cathode material for aqueous zinc-based batteries. The major limitations of BQ electrode are the severe sublimation and poor electrical conductivity, which results in serious mass loss during electrode preparation and inferior rate performance. In this study, iodine (I2) species are utilized as an efficient catalyst for the highly reversible conversion of BQ/BQ2- couple in the Zn-BQ battery system, wherein N-doped porous carbon is employed as a host material for anchoring the BQ molecule. In the combination electrode (denoted as BQ-I@NPC) with 1wt% I2 additive where I2 can serve as a carrier to accelerates the Zn2+ transmission, and reduce the voltage hysteresis of the electrode. As a result, the BQ-I@NPC cathode delivers a high specific capacity of ≈482 mAh g-1 at 0.25 A g-1, realizing a high energy density of 545 Wh kg-1 (based on BQ), which is the highest values among reported organic cathode materials for aqueous Zn-based batteries. Also, a high BQ loading (8 mg cm-2) can be attained, and achieving a superior cycling stability with a capacity retention of ≈80% after 20,000 times at 10 C. The work proposes an effective approach toward high performance organic electrode materials.
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- Chunlai Song
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials & Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University of Technology, No. 391 Binshuixi Road, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials & Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University of Technology, No. 391 Binshuixi Road, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials & Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University of Technology, No. 391 Binshuixi Road, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials & Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University of Technology, No. 391 Binshuixi Road, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials & Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University of Technology, No. 391 Binshuixi Road, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials & Devices, and Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University of Technology, No. 391 Binshuixi Road, Tianjin, 300384, P. R. China
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Dong W, Liu C, Ji X, Yao H, Li J, Du H, Cheng S. Construction of Cation-Sieving Function Layers Enabling Dendrite-Free Zinc Metal Anodes for Durable Aqueous Systems. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300799. [PMID: 37728187 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries are considered as promising candidates for safe and green energy storage. Yet, Zn anodes still suffer from serious challenges. Herein, an effective cation-sieve of polyethersulfone-modified sulfonated polyether ether ketone is developed as protective coating layer of the Zn anodes. Cation-only transmission and dense property of the layer can protect the Zn from active water and anions, inhibiting corrosion, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and passivation. Zincophilic property of the layer can homogenize Zn2+ flow, and promote uniform plating of Zn. Therefore, protected symmetric Zn||Zn cell can maintain as long as 5600 h with a low polarization at 1.0 mA cm-2 and 0.5 mAh cm-2, and still long as 800 h at 5.0 mA cm-2 and 5.0 mAh cm-2. It is found that not only the dendrites but also the popular existed passivation product of Zn4SO4(OH)6·5H2O can be inhibited effectively. In asymmetric Zn||Ti cells, average Coulombic efficiency can reach 98.2%, suggesting corrosion and HER are restrained effectively. Matched with MnO2 cathode, full cells using coated Zn exhibit much better cycling performance than that using bare Zn. Moreover, Zn4O3(SO4)·7H2O (ZSH)-assisted reversible conversion mechanism between the ZSH and ZnxHyMnO2 is revealed through operando Raman.
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- Wenju Dong
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Automation, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, 510225, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, China
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Song M, Li S, Zhu Y, Wan H, Xu X, Li L, Sun L, Tian L, Xu Y. Highly stable and reversible Zn anodes enabled by an electrolyte additive of sucrose. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:2714-2721. [PMID: 38226467 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04031c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are one of the most promising candidates for electric energy storage devices due to their merits of low cost and high safety. However, the notorious side reactions and dendrite formation on zinc anodes impede the commercialization of ZIBs. In this work, a cheap and edible electrolyte additive sucrose is applied to address the above issues. Sucrose with hydroxyl groups can react as zincophilic sites to adsorb Zn2+. As verified by Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy, the solvation structure of Zn2+ and the hydrogen bonds can be regulated by the sucrose molecule. The weakened solvated structure of Zn2+ and lowered coupling degree between Zn2+ and SO42- can inhibit the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the generation of the sulfate by-product. Furthermore, a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI)-like ion buffer layer is formed because of the preferentially adsorbed sucrose, which can increase the nucleation overpotential and equalize the ion distribution. The enriched Zn nucleation sites and inhibited 2D diffusion of Zn2+ resulting from the sucrose additive enable uniform Zn deposition. Thus, improved performances of symmetric Zn||Zn, asymmetric Zn||Cu and Zn||VO2 cells are realized. The Zn||Zn cell exhibits a highly reversible cycling performance for 1200 h and 400 h at 5 mA cm-2/1 mA h cm-2 and 10 mA cm-2/5 mA h cm-2, respectively. This work provides a readily available and edible additive to improve the performance of ZIBs.
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- Ming Song
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
- Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Industrial Auxiliary Chemistry & Technology, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
- Shaanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Industrial Auxiliary Chemistry & Technology, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China
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Zhan S, Guo Y, Wu K, Ning F, Liu X, Liu Y, Li Q, Zhang J, Lu S, Yi J. Regulating the Interfacial Charge Density by Constructing a Novel Zn Anode-Electrolyte Interface for Highly Reversible Zn Anode. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303211. [PMID: 37909248 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted considerable attention. However, due to the uneven distribution of charge density at Zn anode-electrolyte interface, severe dendrites and corrosion are generated during cycling. In this work, a facile and scalable strategy to address the above-mentioned issues has been proposed through regulating the charge density at Zn anode-electrolyte interface. As a proof of concept, amidinothiourea (ATU) with abundant lone-pair electrons is employed as an interfacial charge modifier for Zn anode-electrolyte interface. The uniform and increased interfacial charge distribution on Zn anode-electrolyte interface has been obtained. Moreover, the unique Zn-bond constructed between N atoms and Zn2+ as well as the hydrogen bonds are formed among ATU and Ac- anion/active H2 O, which promote the migration and desolvation behavior of Zn2+ at anode-electrolyte interface. Accordingly, at a trace concentration of 0.01 mg mL-1 ATU, these features endow Zn anode with a long cycling life (more than 800 h), and a high average Columbic efficiency (99.52 %) for Zn||Cu batteries. When pairing with I2 cathode, the improved cycling ability (5000 cycles) with capacity retention of 77.9 % is achieved. The fundamental understanding on the regulation of charge density at anode-electrolyte interface can facilitate the development of AZIBs.
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- Shengkang Zhan
- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20044, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20044, China
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- College of Materials and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20044, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20044, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20044, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20044, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20044, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 20044, China
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Yang S, Zhao S, Chen S. Recent advances in electrospinning nanofiber materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries. Chem Sci 2023; 14:13346-13366. [PMID: 38033908 PMCID: PMC10685289 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05283d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are regarded as one of the most promising large-scale energy storage systems because of their considerable energy density and intrinsic safety. Nonetheless, the severe dendrite growth of the Zn anode, the serious degradation of the cathode, and the boundedness of separators restrict the application of AZIBs. Fortunately, electrospinning nanofibers demonstrate huge potential and bright prospects in constructing AZIBs with excellent electrochemical performance due to their controllable nanostructure, high conductivity, and large specific surface area (SSA). In this review, we first briefly introduce the principles and processing of the electrospinning technique and the structure design of electrospun fibers in AZIBs. Then, we summarize the recent advances of electrospinning nanofibers in AZIBs, including the cathodes, anodes, and separators, highlighting the nanofibers' working mechanism and the correlations between electrode structure and performance. Finally, based on insightful understanding, the prospects of electrospun fibers for high-performance AZIBs are also presented.
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- Sinian Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology of Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 10029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology of Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 10029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology of Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 10029 China
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