Hydrogen/Electron Amphiphilic Bi-Functional Water Molecular Inactivator-Assisted Interface Stabilization in Highly Reversible Zn Metal Batteries
Wenwei Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
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Dr. Shaohua Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorTong Yang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorLu Wu
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorJinghao Li
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorJiang Liang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Yu Liu
The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy and Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081 China
Search for more papers by this authorLianmeng Cui
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorChen Tang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240 China
Search for more papers by this authorXinran Chen
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorHuiqing Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorFan Qiao
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorMin Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Ping Luo
School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430068 China
Search for more papers by this authorFengtong Chi
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
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Dr. Xiaobin Liao
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
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Prof. Lei Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology (Xiangyang Demonstration Zone), Xiangyang, Hubei, 441000 China
Zhongyu Feima New Material Technology Innovation Center (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd., High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
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Prof. Qinyou An
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology (Xiangyang Demonstration Zone), Xiangyang, Hubei, 441000 China
Zhongyu Feima New Material Technology Innovation Center (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd., High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
Search for more papers by this authorWenwei Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
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Dr. Shaohua Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorTong Yang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorLu Wu
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorJinghao Li
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorJiang Liang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Yu Liu
The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy and Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081 China
Search for more papers by this authorLianmeng Cui
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorChen Tang
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240 China
Search for more papers by this authorXinran Chen
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorHuiqing Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorFan Qiao
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorMin Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Ping Luo
School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430068 China
Search for more papers by this authorFengtong Chi
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
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Dr. Xiaobin Liao
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
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Prof. Lei Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology (Xiangyang Demonstration Zone), Xiangyang, Hubei, 441000 China
Zhongyu Feima New Material Technology Innovation Center (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd., High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
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Prof. Qinyou An
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China
Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology (Xiangyang Demonstration Zone), Xiangyang, Hubei, 441000 China
Zhongyu Feima New Material Technology Innovation Center (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd., High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Zhengzhou, 450001 China
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Based on the suppression principle, PD with both electron and proton affinity can simultaneously suppress H2O activity and enhance interface stability. Specifically, the proton affinity could break H2O-rich hydrogen bond network to terminate proton transport in bulk electrolyte, and electron affinity guaranteed the competitive chemistry with H2O molecules to enable stable electrolyte-electrode interface for aqueous zinc metal battery.
Abstract
Continuous hydrogen-bond-network in aqueous electrolytes can lead to uncontrollable hydrogen transfer, and combining the interfacial parasitic electron consumption cause the side reaction in aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs). Herein, hydrogen/electron amphiphilic bi-functional 1,5-Pentanediol (PD) molecule was introduced to stabilize the electrode/electrolyte interface. Stronger proton affinity of -OH in PD can break bulk-H2O hydrogen-bond-network to inhibit the activity of water, and electron affinity can enhance electron acceptation capability, which ensures that PD is preferentially bound to electrode material over H2O. Besides, the participation of PD in the Zn2+ solvation structure reduces water content at the solid–liquid interface and promotes uniform deposition process by optimizing Zn2+ de-solvation energy. Accordingly, dense and vertical zinc texture based on intrinsic steric hindrance effect of PD and formed SEI protective layer to induce stable Zinc anode-electrolyte interface. Moreover, an organic–inorganic shielding water layer was formed at the cathode side to suppress vanadium dissolution in vanadium Oxide. Consequently, Zn//Zn symmetric cell could cycle for more than 5600 hours at 1 mAh cm−2@1 mA cm−2 (more than 250 hours at 50 °C). Besides, the VO2 and I2 cathode all achieved stable cycling performance and former pouch cell could reach average capacity of 0.13 Ah.
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