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Vol. 15 (2023)

Synergistic “Anchor-Capture” Enabled by Amino and Carboxyl for Constructing Robust Interface of Zn Anode

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01171-w
Zhen Luo
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Yufan Xia
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Shuang Chen
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Xingxing Wu
ZJU‑Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311215, People’s Republic of China
Ran Zeng
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology of Zhejiang Province, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Xuan Zhang
ZJU‑Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311215, People’s Republic of China
Hongge Pan
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Mi Yan
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Tingting Shi
Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Kai Tao
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology of Zhejiang Province, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Ben Bin Xu
Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
Yinzhu Jiang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yinzhu Jiang

yzjiang@zju.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 205

Abstract

While the rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have been recognized as one of the most viable batteries for scale-up application, the instability on Zn anode–electrolyte interface bottleneck the further development dramatically. Herein, we utilize the amino acid glycine (Gly) as an electrolyte additive to stabilize the Zn anode–electrolyte interface. The unique interfacial chemistry is facilitated by the synergistic “anchor-capture” effect of polar groups in Gly molecule, manifested by simultaneously coupling the amino to anchor on the surface of Zn anode and the carboxyl to capture Zn2+ in the local region. As such, this robust anode–electrolyte interface inhibits the disordered migration of Zn2+, and effectively suppresses both side reactions and dendrite growth. The reversibility of Zn anode achieves a significant improvement with an average Coulombic efficiency of 99.22% at 1 mA cm−2 and 0.5 mAh cm−2 over 500 cycles. Even at a high Zn utilization rate (depth of discharge, DODZn) of 68%, a steady cycle life up to 200 h is obtained for ultrathin Zn foils (20 μm). The superior rate capability and long-term cycle stability of Zn–MnO2 full cells further prove the effectiveness of Gly in stabilizing Zn anode. This work sheds light on additive designing from the specific roles of polar groups for AZIBs.


Highlights:
1 The synergistic “anchor-capture” mechanism of polar groups on Zn stripping/plating process is firstly proposed.
2 The amino group firmly anchors on Zn surface and the carboxyl group strongly captures Zn2+, constructing a robust anode–electrolyte interface and inducing uniform Zn deposition.
3 The ultra-stable cycle lifespan of Zn–Zn symmetric cell (over 2800 h) and high utilization rate of Zn anode (the depth of discharge up to 68% for 200 h) are achieved under the proposal of synergistic “anchor-capture.”

Keywords

Zn anode–electrolyte interface Polar groups Synergistic “anchor-capture” effect Side reactions Dendrite growth
Luo, Zhen, Yufan Xia, Shuang Chen, Xingxing Wu, Ran Zeng, Xuan Zhang, Hongge Pan, Mi Yan, Tingting Shi, Kai Tao, Ben Bin Xu, and Yinzhu Jiang. 2023. “Synergistic ‘Anchor-Capture’ Enabled by Amino and Carboxyl for Constructing Robust Interface of Zn Anode”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (August):205. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01171-w.
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