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Dynamic reconstruction of Ni-Zn alloy solid-electrolyte interface for highly stable Zn anode

Qian Zhang1,§, Yuhang Dai1,§, Kangning Zhao1,§, Chengyi Zhang1, Ruihu Lu1, Jinghao Li1, Shuhan Jin1, Lei Zhang1,2,3( ), Qinyou An1, Liqiang Mai1,3( )
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Department of Physical Science and Technology, School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Hainan Institute, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572000, China

§ Qian Zhang, Yuhang Dai, and Kangning Zhao contributed equally to this work.

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Ni-Zn alloy is artificially constructed as a solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) for Zn anodes by electrodeposition and annealing. The Ni-Zn alloy layer acts as dynamic shielding effect in electrode/electrolyte interface. Interestingly, the zinc atoms migrate out of the body upon zinc stripping, while merge into the electrode body during plating.

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Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are ideal candidates for large-scale battery storage, with a high theoretical specific capacity, ecological friendliness, and extremely low cost but are strongly hindered by zinc dendrite growth. Herein, Ni-Zn alloy is artificially constructed as a solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) for Zn anodes by electrodeposition and annealing. The Ni-Zn alloy layer acts as a dynamic shield at the electrode/electrolyte interface. Interestingly, the zinc atoms migrate out of the electrode body during zinc stripping while merging into the electrode body during the plating. In this way, the Ni-Zn alloy is able to guide the zinc deposition in the horizontal direction, thereby suppressing the formation of dendrite. Benefiting from those, the Ni-Zn alloy symmetric cell shows a greatly improved cycle life and is able to operate stably for 1,900 h at a current density of 0.5 mA·cm−2. The present study is a strategy for negative electrode protection of AZIBs.

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zinc ion batteriesZn anodesNi-Zn alloymigration mechanism

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 9,
September 2023
Pages 11604-11611
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5157-x
Cite this article:
Zhang Q, Dai Y, Zhao K, et al. Dynamic reconstruction of Ni-Zn alloy solid-electrolyte interface for highly stable Zn anode. Nano Research, 2023, 16(9): 11604-11611. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5157-x
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Received: 22 August 2022
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Published: 29 November 2022
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