Volume 21, Issue 12 2409545
Research Article

Constructing Artificial Zincophilic Interphases Based on Indium–Organic Frameworks as Zinc Dendrite Constraint for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Battery

Ling Liu

Ling Liu

Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 P. R. China

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Saifei Ma

Saifei Ma

Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 P. R. China

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Ya-Ping Deng

Corresponding Author

Ya-Ping Deng

Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

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Bing Tang

Bing Tang

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029 P. R. China

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Yining Zhang

Yining Zhang

Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 P. R. China

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Wensheng Yan

Wensheng Yan

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029 P. R. China

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Yi Jiang

Corresponding Author

Yi Jiang

Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 P. R. China

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

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Zhongwei Chen

Corresponding Author

Zhongwei Chen

Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023 P. R. China

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First published: 26 February 2025
Citations: 1

Abstract

The practical application of zinc (Zn)–air batteries is largely restricted by their inferior cyclability, especially under fast-charging conditions. Uneven Zn plating and dendrite formation result in their short circuits. In this work, an artificial solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) is constructed using indium–organic frameworks (IOF) on the Zn anode. It contains a hybrid architecture that integrates chemical and morphological contributions to regulate Zn plating behaviors and constrain dendrite growth. The atomically dispersed In3+ provides zincophilic sites to tune Zn nucleation kinetics and promote preferential growth along (002) crystal facet. Meanwhile, IOF exhibits nanosheets-assembled microspheres with a well-ordered porous architecture, which promotes mass transfer and affords space for Zn electrodeposition. The influence of SEI microstructure on Zn plating/stripping behavior is further investigated and validated by the post-cycling characterizations. With IOF based SEI, Zn symmetric cells perform stable cycling for over 1750 h at 10 mA cm−2. When powering Zn–air batteries, their cycling life is extended to 800 h, which is approximately four times longer than that of pristine Zn foil.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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