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A zincophilic molecular brush for a dendrite-free, corrosion-resistant, zinc metal anode with a long life cycle

Penggao Liu1,2,§( ), Jia Guo1,§, Xinyue Chen1, Ting Wang1, Yanping Huang3( ), Shasha Gao4,5( ), Tao Wang1, Dongling Wu1, Kaiyu Liu2( )
State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Key Laboratory of Microelectronics and Energy of Henan Province, Department of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
Interdisciplinary Research Center for Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering (IRC4SE2), School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

§ Penggao Liu and Jia Guo contributed equally to this work.

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This work presents a new strategy for the preparation of PAM@rGO molecular nanobrush coatings and controlled interfacial engineering of zinc electrolytes for highly reversible zinc plating/stripping. The assembled capacitors exhibit long cycle stability, fast ion transport and minimal interfacial impedance.

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Zinc-based aqueous rechargeable batteries have attracted extensive attention due to their low cost, safety, and environmental friendliness. However, dendrite growth and hydrogen evolution of Zn anodes limit their large-scale application. A new strategy to produce a polyacrylamide/reduced graphene oxide (PAM@rGO) molecular nanobrush coating and control Zn electrolyte interface engineering is proposed for use in highly reversible Zn plating/stripping. Hydrogen evolution is inhibited, and Zn deposition is consolidated using the rich zincophilic functional groups of the branched polyacrylamide chain and the high conductivity of rGO. Due to the synergistic effects of corrosion resistance and dendrite-free growth, PAM@rGO/Zn provides prolonged and reversible Zn plating/stripping. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations expand on homogenized nucleation. The PAM@rGO/Zn||activated carbon (AC) capacitor exhibits long cyclic stability, fast ion transfer, and minimal interfacial impedance. This study provides experimental and theoretical bases for the structural design of Zn anode.

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zincophilic nanobrushpolyacrylamide/reduced graphene oxide (PAM@rGO)/Znsurface modificationZn based energy storage

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 1,
January 2024
Pages 390-396
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6290-x
Cite this article:
Liu P, Guo J, Chen X, et al. A zincophilic molecular brush for a dendrite-free, corrosion-resistant, zinc metal anode with a long life cycle. Nano Research, 2024, 17(1): 390-396. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6290-x
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Received: 09 September 2023
Revised: 17 October 2023
Accepted: 26 October 2023
Published: 03 January 2024
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