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In-situ formation of hierarchical solid-electrolyte interphase for ultra-long cycling of aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Shaojie Zhang1, Jiajia Ye2, Huaisheng Ao2, Mingying Zhang2, Xilong Li2, Zhibin Xu2, Zhiguo Hou2( ), Yitai Qian1( )
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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We develop an in-situ formed hierarchical solid-electrolyte interphase composed of InF3|InF3-In|ZnF2 layers by InF3 coating. The as-prepared zinc anode achieves dendrite-free zinc plating/stripping for more than 6,000 h, and combined with the MnO2 cathode, showing an ultra-long stable cycle.

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Aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries have received widespread attention due to their high energy density and low cost. However, zinc metal anodes face fatal dendrite growth and detrimental side reactions, which affect the cycle stability and practical application of zinc ion batteries. Here, an in-situ formed hierarchical solid-electrolyte interphase composed of InF3, In, and ZnF2 layers with outside-in orientation on the Zn anode (denoted as Zn@InF3) is developed by a sample InF3 coating. The inner ultrathin ZnF2 interface between Zn anode and InF3 layer formed by the spontaneous galvanic replacement reaction between InF3 and Zn, is conductive to achieving uniform Zn deposition and inhibits the growth of Zinc dendrites due to the high electrical resistivity and Zn2+ conductivity. Meanwhile, the middle uniformly generated metallic In and outside InF3 layers functioning as corrosion inhibitor suppressing the side reaction due to the waterproof surfaces, good chemical inactivity, and high hydrogen evolution overpotential. Besides, the as-prepared zinc anode enables dendrite-free Zn plating/stripping for more than 6,000 h at nearly 100% coulombic efficiency (CE). Furthermore, coupled with the MnO2 cathode, the full battery exhibits the long cycle of up to 1,000 cycles with a low negative-to-positive electrode capacity (N/P) ratio of 2.8.

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zinc ion batteriessolid-electrolyte interphasein-situ formationhierarchical coating

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 1,
January 2023
Pages 449-457
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4688-5
Cite this article:
Zhang S, Ye J, Ao H, et al. In-situ formation of hierarchical solid-electrolyte interphase for ultra-long cycling of aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Nano Research, 2023, 16(1): 449-457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4688-5
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Received: 20 April 2022
Revised: 08 June 2022
Accepted: 21 June 2022
Published: 23 July 2022
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