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Bu Y, Kang Q, Zhu Z, Zhang H, Li Y, Wang S, Tang S, Pan L, Yang L, Liang H. Easy-to-Lay Poly-N Heterocyclic Additives Enable Long-Term Stabilization of Zinc-Ion Capacitor Anodes under Deep Plating/Stripping. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2404323. [PMID: 38924333 PMCID: PMC11348090 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
Abstract
Addition of organic compounds containing O/N heteroatoms to aqueous electrolytes such as ZnSO4 (ZS) solutions is one of the effective strategies to inhibit Zn anode dendrites and side reactions. However, addressing the stability of Zn plating/stripping at high current densities and areal capacities by this method is still a challenge, especially in capacitors known for high power and long life. Herein, an organic heterocyclic compound of 1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane (TC) containing four symmetrically distributed N atoms is employed as ZS additive, expanding the life of Zn anodes from ≈ 30 h to 1000 and 240 h at deep plating/stripping conditions of 10 and 20 mA cm-2/mAh cm-2, respectively; the cumulative capacity is as high as 5.0 Ah cm-2 with 99% Coulombic efficiency, far exceeding reported additives. TC with higher binding energies than H2O for Zn species tends to adsorb to Zn (002) in a lying manner and participate in the solvation shell of Zn2+, thus avoiding Zn dendrites and side-reaction damage, especially at high current densities. The TC-endowed Zn anode's stability under such extreme conditions is verified in Zn-ion capacitors (i.e., > 94.6% capacity retention after 28 000 cycles), providing new insights into the development of high-power Zn-based energy storage devices.
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- Yongfeng Bu
- Institute for Energy ResearchJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- Institute for Energy ResearchJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- Institute for Energy ResearchJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- Institute for Energy ResearchJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- Institute for Energy ResearchJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- Institute for Energy ResearchJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing UniversityNanjing210023China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang212013China
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Liang H, Xia X, Liu M, Zou S, Yin T, Li H, Zhang Y, Min C, Bu Y. Competition-Induced Macroscopic Superlubricity of Ionic Liquid Analogues by Hydroxyl Ligands Revealed by in Situ Raman. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:4277-4284. [PMID: 38360538 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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High load-bearing capacity is one of the crucial indicators for liquid superlubricants to move toward practicality. However, some of the current emerging systems not only have low contact pressures but also are highly susceptible to further degradation due to water adsorption and even superlubricity failure. Herein, a novel choline chloride-based ionic liquid analogues (ILAs) of a superlubricant with triethanolamine (TEOA) as the H-bond donor is reported for the first time; it obtains an ultralow coefficient of friction (0.005) and high load-bearing capacity (360 MPa, more than 2 times that of similar systems) due to adsorption of a small amount of water (<5 wt %) from the air. In situ Raman combined with 1H NMR and FTIR techniques reveals that adsorbed water competes with the hydroxyl group of TEOA for coordination with Cl-, leading to the conversion of some strong H-bonds to weak H-bonds in ILAs; the localized strong H-bonds and weak H-bonds endow the ILAs with high load-bearing capacity and the formation of ultralow shear-resistance sliding interfaces, respectively, under the shear motion. This study proposes a strategy to modulate the interactions between liquid species using adsorbed water from air as a competing ligand, which provides new insights into the design of ILA-based macroscopic liquid superlubricants with a high load-bearing capacity.
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- Hongyu Liang
- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Modern Equipment Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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