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In Situ Etching of Multifunctional Three-Dimensional Interfacial Layers for the Construction of Porous Zn Anodes with Enhanced Surface Textures

  • Zhipeng Shao
  • , Kaiping Zhu
  • , Lin Lin
  • , Shizhuo Liu
  • , Peng Yang
  • , Yaxiong Zhang
  • , Gengde Guo
  • , Chaowei Li
  • , Wenhui Wang
  • , Qichong Zhang*
  • , Changjin Wan
  • , Guo Hong
  • , Yagang Yao*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

Aqueous Zn-ion batteries offer the advantages of greater security and lower fabrication costs over their lithium-ion counterparts. However, their further advancement and practical application are hindered by the drastic decay in their performance due to the uncontrollable dendrite growth on Zn anodes. In this study, we fabricated a versatile three-dimensional (3D) interfacial layer (3D PVDF-Zn(TFO)2 (PVDF: poly(vinylidene fluoride); TFO: trifluoromethanesulfonate), which simultaneously formed porous Zn-metal anodes (PZn) with an enhanced (002) texture, via a in situ etching scheme. The 3D PVDF-Zn(TFO)2@PZn symmetrical cells leverage the advantages of surface coating and 3D porous architectures to yield extra-long cyclic lifetimes of over 5300 h (0.1 mA cm-2). The fabricated anodes were found to be compatible with MnO2 cathodes, and the resulting full batteries delivered an outstanding capacity of 336 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 and exhibited impressive long-term reversibility with a capacity retention of 78.7% for 2000 cycles. The proposed coating strategy is viable for developing porous structures with cutting-edge designs and for textured surface engineering. © 2023 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)57038−57048
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume15
Issue number49
Online published1 Dec 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2023

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Research Keywords

  • (002) texture
  • 3D interface layer
  • in situ etching
  • PZn anodes
  • rapid transport kinetics

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