Production of fast-charge Zn-based aqueous batteries via interfacial adsorption of ion-oligomer complexes

Shuo Jin; Jiefu Yin; Xiaosi Gao; Arpita Sharma; Pengyu Chen; Shifeng Hong; Qing Zhao; Jingxu Zheng; Yue Deng; Yong Lak Joo; Lynden A. Archer

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29954-6

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Production of fast-charge Zn-based aqueous batteries via interfacial adsorption of ion-oligomer complexes

Shuo Jin,
Jiefu Yin,
Xiaosi Gao,
Arpita Sharma,
Pengyu Chen,
Shifeng Hong,
Qing Zhao,
Jingxu Zheng,
Yue Deng,
Yong Lak Joo,
Lynden A. Archer

Affiliations

Shuo Jin: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Jiefu Yin: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Xiaosi Gao: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Arpita Sharma: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Pengyu Chen: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Shifeng Hong: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
Qing Zhao: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Jingxu Zheng: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
Yue Deng: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University
Yong Lak Joo: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Lynden A. Archer: Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29954-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Aqueous zinc batteries attract interest because of their potential for cost-effective and safe electricity storage. Here, the authors develop an in situ formed ion-oligomer nanometric interphase strategy to enable fast-charge aqueous Zn cells.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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