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Tuning Surface Energy of Zn Anodes via Sn Heteroatom Doping Enabled by a Codeposition for Ultralong Life Span Dendrite-Free Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries

Zenghua Liu, Junfeng Ren, Fanghui Wang, Xiaobin Liu, Qian Zhang, Jie Liu, Payam Kaghazchi, Dingxuan Ma, Zhenzhen Chi, Lei Wang

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces· Volume 13· Issue 23
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Abstract

Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZBs) have been considered as one of the most promising large-scale energy storage systems, owing to the advantages of raw material abundance, low cost, and eco-friendliness. However, the severe growth of Zn dendrites leads to poor stability and low Coulombic efficiency of AZBs. Herein, to effectively inhibit the growth of Zn dendrites, a new strategy has been proposed, i.e., tuning the surface energy of the Zn anode. This strategy can be achieved by in situ doping of Sn heteroatoms in the lattice of metallic Zn via codeposition of Sn and Zn with a small amount of the SnCl2 electrolyte additive. Density functional theory calculations have suggested that Sn heteroatom doping can sharply decrease the surface free energy of the Zn anode. As a consequence, driven by the locally strong electric field, metallic Sn tends to deposit at the tips of the Zn anode, thus decreases the surface energy and growth of Zn at the tips, resulting in a dendrite-free Zn anode. The positive effect of the SnCl2 additive has been demonstrated in both the Zn∥Zn symmetric battery and the Zn/LFP and Zn/HATN full cell. This novel strategy can light a new way to suppress Zn dendrites for long life span Zn-ion batteries.
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Energy storage

OpenAlex topics: Advanced battery technologies research · Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Perovskite Materials and Applications

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, Taishan Scholar Advantage and Characteristic Discipline Team of Eco-chemical Process and Technology, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China

College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China

College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China

Shandong Engineering Research Center for Marine Environment Corrosion and Safety Protection, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China

Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research, Materials Synthesis and Processing (IEK-1), Jülich D-52425, Germany

Funding

Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province · Outstanding Youth Foundation of Shandong Province · Applied Research Project for Postdoctoral Researcher of Qingdao City

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