Volume 9, Issue 7 2401838
Research Article

Dual-Induced Directed Deposition Mechanism Based on Anionic Surfactants Enables Long Cycle Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries

Bing Wu

Bing Wu

Emergency Research Institute, Chinese Institute of Coal Science (CICS), Beijing, 100013 China

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Tiantian Lu

Corresponding Author

Tiantian Lu

Shanxi Energy Internet Research Institute, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024 China

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024 China

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

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Xiang Bai

Xiang Bai

Shanxi Energy Internet Research Institute, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024 China

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Jiahui Zhang

Jiahui Zhang

Shanxi Energy Internet Research Institute, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024 China

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Xinyue Chang

Xinyue Chang

Energy Internet Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024 China

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Lifeng Hou

Lifeng Hou

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024 China

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Yinghui Wei

Yinghui Wei

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024 China

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Qian Wang

Corresponding Author

Qian Wang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024 China

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Jiangfeng Ni

Corresponding Author

Jiangfeng Ni

School of Physical Science and Technology, Center for Energy Conversion Materials & Physics (CECMP), Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006 China

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First published: 28 January 2025

Abstract

Aqueous zinc-ion battery has low cost, and environmental friendliness, emerging as a promising candidate for next-generation battery systems. However, it still suffers from a limited cycling life, caused by dendritic Zn growth and severe side reactions. Recent research highlights that the Zn (002) crystal plane exhibits superior anti-corrosive properties and a horizontal growth pattern. However, achieving uniform deposition on the Zn (002) plane remains a formidable challenge. Here, preferential rapid growth of the Zn (002) plane is manipulated via the dual-induced deposition effect of anionic surfactant (2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, AMPS), achieving Zn metal anode with ultralong cycle life. AMPS can preferentially adsorb on the Zn (100) and Zn (101) crystal planes, exposing the Zn (002) plane as a nucleation site for Zn2+ ions, while the abundant presence of amide groups in AMPS can form fast ion channels, inducing rapid and uniform Zn deposition. Thus, even using 30 µm Zn foils, the symmetric cells can maintain a stable plating-stripping process over 5000 h, and Zn.

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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