Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries

Wenyao Zhang; Muyao Dong; Keren Jiang; Diling Yang; Xuehai Tan; Shengli Zhai; Renfei Feng; Ning Chen; Graham King; Hao Zhang; Hongbo Zeng; Hui Li; Markus Antonietti; Zhi Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32955-0

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries

Wenyao Zhang,
Muyao Dong,
Keren Jiang,
Diling Yang,
Xuehai Tan,
Shengli Zhai,
Renfei Feng,
Ning Chen,
Graham King,
Hao Zhang,
Hongbo Zeng,
Hui Li,
Markus Antonietti,
Zhi Li

Affiliations

Wenyao Zhang: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Muyao Dong: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Keren Jiang: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Diling Yang: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Xuehai Tan: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Shengli Zhai: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Renfei Feng: Canadian Light Source
Ning Chen: Canadian Light Source
Graham King: Canadian Light Source
Hao Zhang: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Hongbo Zeng: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta
Hui Li: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Markus Antonietti: Colloid Chemistry Department Department, Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
Zhi Li: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32955-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Metallic zinc is an ideal anode material for aqueous rechargeable batteries but reversibility is a challenge. Here, the authors realise a dynamic real-time reconstructed interphase on zinc anode formed by graphitic carbon nitride quantum dot as an electrolyte additive to improve the performance of Zn metal anodes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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