Aqueous zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)are perceived as one of the most upcoming grid-scale storage systems.However,the issues of electrode dissolution,dendrite formation,and corrosion in traditional liquid electrolytes have...Aqueous zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)are perceived as one of the most upcoming grid-scale storage systems.However,the issues of electrode dissolution,dendrite formation,and corrosion in traditional liquid electrolytes have plagued its progress.In this work,Zn dendrite growth and side reactions are effectively suppressed by a highly-confined tannic acid(TA)modified sodium alginate(SA)composite gel electrolyte(TA-SA).The ion-confinement effect is enhanced by divalent zinc ions coordinated with carboxyl groups and chelated with phenolic hydroxyl groups,thus guiding and regulating Zn deposition to achieve steady zinc plating/stripping behavior.As a consequence,the Zn/TA-SA/NH_(4)V_(4)O_(10) full cells deliver a high specific capacity of 238.6 mAh g^(-1) and maintain 94.51%over 900 cycles at 2 A g^(-1).Notably,after resting over 5 d,the capacity can be stabilized with a capacity retention of 97.25%after 200 cycles at 2 A g^(-1).This highlyconfined and hydrogen bond-strengthened gel electrolyte may provide an effective strategy for the future development of quasi-solid-state metal batteries.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51972346,51932011)the Hunan Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholar(2021JJ10064)+1 种基金the Program of Youth Talent Support for Hunan Province(2020RC3011)the Innovation-Driven Project of Centra South University(2020CX024)。
文摘Aqueous zinc-ion batteries(ZIBs)are perceived as one of the most upcoming grid-scale storage systems.However,the issues of electrode dissolution,dendrite formation,and corrosion in traditional liquid electrolytes have plagued its progress.In this work,Zn dendrite growth and side reactions are effectively suppressed by a highly-confined tannic acid(TA)modified sodium alginate(SA)composite gel electrolyte(TA-SA).The ion-confinement effect is enhanced by divalent zinc ions coordinated with carboxyl groups and chelated with phenolic hydroxyl groups,thus guiding and regulating Zn deposition to achieve steady zinc plating/stripping behavior.As a consequence,the Zn/TA-SA/NH_(4)V_(4)O_(10) full cells deliver a high specific capacity of 238.6 mAh g^(-1) and maintain 94.51%over 900 cycles at 2 A g^(-1).Notably,after resting over 5 d,the capacity can be stabilized with a capacity retention of 97.25%after 200 cycles at 2 A g^(-1).This highlyconfined and hydrogen bond-strengthened gel electrolyte may provide an effective strategy for the future development of quasi-solid-state metal batteries.
