Polyoxotungstate Featuring Zinc-Ion-Triggered Structural Transformation as An Efficient Electrolyte Additive for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
Dr. Yi Chen
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorZe-Xun Zhang
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
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Prof. Dr. Ping-Wei Cai
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Zheng-Wei Guo
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
Search for more papers by this authorZhi-Wen Lu
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Cai Sun
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Xin-Xiong Li
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
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Prof. Dr. Jun-Xiang Chen
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Zhen-Hai Wen
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China
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Prof. Dr. Shou-Tian Zheng
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Yi Chen
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorZe-Xun Zhang
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Prof. Dr. Ping-Wei Cai
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Zheng-Wei Guo
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
Search for more papers by this authorZhi-Wen Lu
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Cai Sun
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Xin-Xiong Li
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Prof. Dr. Jun-Xiang Chen
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Zhen-Hai Wen
State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002 China
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Prof. Dr. Shou-Tian Zheng
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108 China
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It is promising but still challenging for the widespread application of aqueous zinc batteries due to the poor reversibility of the zinc anode caused by prevalent dendrite growth and pronounced interfacial side reactions. Herein, we report a rare soluble and water-stable high-nuclearity {Nd9Si4W39} polyoxotungstate. Interestingly, upon encountering Zn2+ ions, the discrete {Nd9Si4W39} nanocluster undergoes a structural transformation to form an infinitely extended cluster-based {[Zn(H2O)4]3[Nd9Si4W39]2} two-dimensional honeycomb layer, with which atomic-level Zn2+ ion effects in reconstructing the layer are determined. More interestingly, we demonstrate that the structural transformation property renders the {Nd9Si4W39} cluster an efficient electrolyte additive for aqueous zinc batteries, enabling the formation of the 2D layer as a protective layer on the zinc anode, significantly enhancing the reversibility of the zinc anode. Compared to the pristine Zn//Zn symmetric battery, the Zn//Zn symmetric battery with the {Nd9Si4W39} additive exhibits an extended lifespan of over 2000 hours at a current density of 1 mA cm−2. In situ optical microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and molecular dynamics simulations reveal that the formation of the protective layer effectively promotes uniform zinc deposition, and inhibits zinc agglomeration, dendrite growth, and side reactions, thereby enabling the zinc anode to exhibit high reversibility and long-term service life.
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