@article{discovery10188745,
         journal = {Nano Letters},
            year = {2024},
           title = {Langmuir-Blodgett Film Formed by Amphiphilic Molecules for Facile and Rapid Construction of Zinc-Iodine Cell},
       publisher = {American Chemical Society},
           month = {February},
            note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.},
             url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04222},
        abstract = {Zinc-iodine batteries (ZIBs) are promising candidates for ecofriendly, safe, and low-cost energy storage systems, but polyiodide shuttling and the complex cathode fabrication procedures have severely hindered their broader commercial usage. Herein, a protocol is developed using phospholipid-like oleylamine molecules for scalable production of Langmuir-Blodgett films, which allows the facile preparation of ZIB cathodes in less than 1 min. The resulting inhomogeneous cathode allows for the continuous conversion of iodine. Moreover, the amine group of the oleylamine molecule at the cathode is capable of producing [OA*I+]I3- charge-transfer complexes with iodine, which facilitates the rapid migration of iodine and results in a highly reversible iodine conversion process. Consequently, the as-prepared ZIBs can deliver over 2000 cycles at 0.5 mA cm-2 with a capacity retention of 75.3\%. This work presents a novel, straightforward, and efficient method for the rapid construction of ZIBs.},
        keywords = {amphiphilic molecule, fast construction, Langmuir?Blodgett film, zinc?iodine battery},
          author = {Zhang, Leiqian and Ge, Jiale and Wang, Tianlu and Guo, Hele and Chen, Suli and Miao, Yue-E and Debroye, Elke and He, Guanjie and Parkin, Ivan P and Hofkens, Johan and Lai, Feili and Liu, Tianxi},
            issn = {1530-6984}
}