Inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategy
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are pivotal in advancing energy storage systems and contributing to global electrification due to their high safety and low cost. However, the development of AZIBs is limited by the several challenges originating from the anode/electrolyte interface such as dendrit...
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| author | Weihua Zhou Junrun Feng Zhuo Chen Ziming Wan Haoyu Feng Lin Sheng Zhuo Peng Wenyuan Zhang Zhangxiang Hao |
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| description | Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are pivotal in advancing energy storage systems and contributing to global electrification due to their high safety and low cost. However, the development of AZIBs is limited by the several challenges originating from the anode/electrolyte interface such as dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution reactions, and Zn corrosion. Compared to traditional methods which stabilize the interface by constructing artificial/in-situ formed interphases, we propose a novel method to selectively adjust the array of stripes on the Zn surface without altering the chemical composition. Considering that Zn (002) promotes the uniform deposition of Zn while Zn (100) is generally more stable and less reactive, adjusting the ratio of active Zn (002) to Zn (100) can significantly enhance the stability and reversibility of Zn metal. With the AS treatment of 20 minutes, the ratio between Zn (002) to Zn (100) is around 0.93, which exhibits the best electrochemical performance and enables the Zn//Zn symmetric battery to cycle over 2200 hours at 2 mA cm−2 and 1 mAh cm−2. The full cell AS-20//MnO2 had capacity retention of 41.4 % after 600 cycles under a current density of 0.5 A g−1, whereas that of bare Zn//MnO2 was less than 14.5 %. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-babebbf7cc824046a08a7b642fab1b692025-02-04T04:10:43ZengElsevierNext Materials2949-82282025-04-017100517Inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategyWeihua Zhou0Junrun Feng1Zhuo Chen2Ziming Wan3Haoyu Feng4Lin Sheng5Zhuo Peng6Wenyuan Zhang7Zhangxiang Hao8School of Science, School of Chip Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, ChinaSchool of Science, School of Chip Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China; Corresponding authors.School of Science, School of Chip Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, ChinaSchool of Science, School of Chip Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, ChinaSchool of Science, School of Chip Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou, Anhui 234000, ChinaSchool of Science, School of Chip Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, ChinaSchool of Science, School of Chip Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, ChinaSchool of Science, School of Chip Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430068, China; Corresponding authors.Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are pivotal in advancing energy storage systems and contributing to global electrification due to their high safety and low cost. However, the development of AZIBs is limited by the several challenges originating from the anode/electrolyte interface such as dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution reactions, and Zn corrosion. Compared to traditional methods which stabilize the interface by constructing artificial/in-situ formed interphases, we propose a novel method to selectively adjust the array of stripes on the Zn surface without altering the chemical composition. Considering that Zn (002) promotes the uniform deposition of Zn while Zn (100) is generally more stable and less reactive, adjusting the ratio of active Zn (002) to Zn (100) can significantly enhance the stability and reversibility of Zn metal. With the AS treatment of 20 minutes, the ratio between Zn (002) to Zn (100) is around 0.93, which exhibits the best electrochemical performance and enables the Zn//Zn symmetric battery to cycle over 2200 hours at 2 mA cm−2 and 1 mAh cm−2. The full cell AS-20//MnO2 had capacity retention of 41.4 % after 600 cycles under a current density of 0.5 A g−1, whereas that of bare Zn//MnO2 was less than 14.5 %.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822825000358Aqueous zinc ion batteriesCrystal plane modulationDendrite growthHighly cycling stability |
| spellingShingle | Weihua Zhou Junrun Feng Zhuo Chen Ziming Wan Haoyu Feng Lin Sheng Zhuo Peng Wenyuan Zhang Zhangxiang Hao Inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategy Next Materials Aqueous zinc ion batteries Crystal plane modulation Dendrite growth Highly cycling stability |
| title | Inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategy |
| title_full | Inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategy |
| title_fullStr | Inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategy |
| title_short | Inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategy |
| title_sort | inhibition of zinc dendrite growth by a preferential crystal surface modulation strategy |
| topic | Aqueous zinc ion batteries Crystal plane modulation Dendrite growth Highly cycling stability |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822825000358 |
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