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Ag-doped Cu nanoboxes supported by rGO for ultra-stable Zn anodes in aqueous Zn-ion battery

Lirong Feng1, Jinkai Zhang1, Dong Wang1, Xinhui Jin1, Haoyu Ma1, Kai Zhang2, Xiaohui Guo1( )
Key Lab of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, The College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
Sustainable Materials and Chemistry, Dept. Wood Technology and Wood-based Composites, University of Goettingen, Wilhelmsplatz 1 (Aula) 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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The constructed ingenious local levelling and macro stereo three-dimensional (3D) host (Ag-Cu-reduced graphene oxide (rGO)) can significantly suppress side reactions and zinc dendrite growth by enhanced reversibility of Zn plating/stripping, decreased polarization current and improved reaction kinetics of Zn2+ of the Ag-Cu-rGO. The assembled Ag-Cu-rGO@Zn symmetric cell displays a superior lifespan over 2500 h at 1 mA·cm−2 (1 mAh·cm−2).

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Advanced aqueous zinc-ion batteries have been greatly limited application caused by uncontrollable dendrite formation, hydrogen evolution and zinc metal corrosion, which can lead to quick failure of the battery and low Coulombic efficiency. Three-dimensional (3D) porous host strategy is available to limit zinc dendrite growth and electrode interfacial side reactions. Herein, an ingenious local levelling and macro stereo strategy is rationally designed as a Zn plating/stripping scaffold. The flexible 3D carbon cloth as the structural and conductive framework is coated by Ag-Cu-reduced graphene oxide (Ag-Cu-rGO) and Ketjen black. Benefiting from the uniformly dispersed zincophilic Ag on the surface of Cu nanoboxes, the anode suppresses hydrogen evolution side reactions and reduces local current density via more nucleation sites. In addition, rGO homogenizes both the ion flux and electric field at the electrode surface, resulting from high conductivity and large specific surface area of rGO. As a result, the fabricated Zn//Ag-Cu-rGO asymmetric cells exhibit stable voltage profiles for plating and striping 250 cycles, maintain nearly 100% Coulombic efficiency at 2 mA·cm−2 and 1 mAh·cm−2 as well as behave an extremely small nucleation overpotential of 34 mV and Ag-Cu-rGO@Zn symmetric cell presents highly uniform electric field with a superior lifespan over 2500 h at 1 mA·cm−2 and 1 mAh·cm−2, respectively. Meanwhile, this efficient Ag-Cu-rGO@Zn anode also enables a substantially stable Ag-Cu-rGO@Zn//V2O3 full cell over 2000 cycles. The work opens a new avenue of 3D host for durable and dendrite-free flexible aqueous zinc-ion batteries anode.

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reduced graphene oxide (rGO)dopingzinc-ion batteriesCoulombic efficiencystability

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 11,
November 2024
Pages 9688-9696
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-024-6912-y
Cite this article:
Feng L, Zhang J, Wang D, et al. Ag-doped Cu nanoboxes supported by rGO for ultra-stable Zn anodes in aqueous Zn-ion battery. Nano Research, 2024, 17(11): 9688-9696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6912-y
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Received: 26 June 2024
Revised: 22 July 2024
Accepted: 24 July 2024
Published: 17 August 2024
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