Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature Range
Traditional aqueous electrolyte systems in zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) often face challenges such as sluggish ion transfer kinetics, dendrite formation, and sudden battery failures in harsh temperature environments. Herein, we introduce a pioneering approach by integrating a bifunctional additive comp...
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author | Zhiqiang Dai Rungroj Chanajaree Chengwu Yang Xueqing Zhang Manunya Okhawilai Prasit Pattananuwat Xinyu Zhang Guanjie He Jiaqian Qin |
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description | Traditional aqueous electrolyte systems in zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) often face challenges such as sluggish ion transfer kinetics, dendrite formation, and sudden battery failures in harsh temperature environments. Herein, we introduce a pioneering approach by integrating a bifunctional additive composed of ethylene glycol (EG) and sodium gluconate (Ga) into ZnSO4 (ZSO) electrolyte to overcome these obstacles. The polyhydroxy structures of EG and Ga can reconstruct the hydrogen bond network of H2O to improve its liquid stability, and also adjust the coordination environment around hydrated Zn2+. Additionally, Ga in the H2O–EG mixture leads to the formation of a robust protective layer that promotes uniform deposition of Zn2+ ions and minimizes unwanted side reactions. Therefore, Zn anodes with 40% ZSO–Ga electrolyte can cycle for more than 3,000 h at 25 °C and 800 h at 50 °C. Furthermore, Zn||NH4V4O10 (NVO) full batteries demonstrate remarkable cycle stability, lasting up to 10,000 cycles at 1 A g−1 with a capacity retention of 79.1%. The multifunctional electrolyte additive employed in this study emerges as a promising candidate for enabling highly stable zinc anodes under diverse temperature conditions. |
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spelling | doaj-art-018645eb8cad4998bd09325aaad487ff2025-01-28T08:00:21ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Energy Material Advances2692-76402025-01-01610.34133/energymatadv.0139Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature RangeZhiqiang Dai0Rungroj Chanajaree1Chengwu Yang2Xueqing Zhang3Manunya Okhawilai4Prasit Pattananuwat5Xinyu Zhang6Guanjie He7Jiaqian Qin8State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China.State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China.State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China.State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China.Center of Excellence in Responsive Wearable Materials, Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China.Christopher Ingold Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University College London, London WC1H 0AJ, UKCenter of Excellence in Responsive Wearable Materials, Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.Traditional aqueous electrolyte systems in zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) often face challenges such as sluggish ion transfer kinetics, dendrite formation, and sudden battery failures in harsh temperature environments. Herein, we introduce a pioneering approach by integrating a bifunctional additive composed of ethylene glycol (EG) and sodium gluconate (Ga) into ZnSO4 (ZSO) electrolyte to overcome these obstacles. The polyhydroxy structures of EG and Ga can reconstruct the hydrogen bond network of H2O to improve its liquid stability, and also adjust the coordination environment around hydrated Zn2+. Additionally, Ga in the H2O–EG mixture leads to the formation of a robust protective layer that promotes uniform deposition of Zn2+ ions and minimizes unwanted side reactions. Therefore, Zn anodes with 40% ZSO–Ga electrolyte can cycle for more than 3,000 h at 25 °C and 800 h at 50 °C. Furthermore, Zn||NH4V4O10 (NVO) full batteries demonstrate remarkable cycle stability, lasting up to 10,000 cycles at 1 A g−1 with a capacity retention of 79.1%. The multifunctional electrolyte additive employed in this study emerges as a promising candidate for enabling highly stable zinc anodes under diverse temperature conditions.https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/energymatadv.0139 |
spellingShingle | Zhiqiang Dai Rungroj Chanajaree Chengwu Yang Xueqing Zhang Manunya Okhawilai Prasit Pattananuwat Xinyu Zhang Guanjie He Jiaqian Qin Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature Range Energy Material Advances |
title | Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature Range |
title_full | Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature Range |
title_fullStr | Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature Range |
title_full_unstemmed | Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature Range |
title_short | Dual-Functional Additives Boost Zinc-Ion Battery Electrolyte over Wide Temperature Range |
title_sort | dual functional additives boost zinc ion battery electrolyte over wide temperature range |
url | https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/energymatadv.0139 |
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