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Fluorinated Interphase Enables Reversible Zn2+ Storage in Aqueous ZnSO4 Electrolytes

Dai, Yuhang; Li, Jiantao; Zhang, Chengyi; Lu, Ruihu; Tao, Xiafang; Owusu, Kwadwo Asare; He, Guanjie; ... Lu, Jun; + view all (2023) Fluorinated Interphase Enables Reversible Zn2+ Storage in Aqueous ZnSO4 Electrolytes. ACS Energy Letters , 8 (11) pp. 4762-4767. 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01737. Green open access

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Abstract

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) using ZnSO4 aqueous electrolytes complement Li-ion batteries and offer high safety, low cost, and scalability. However, an inferior cycle life, attributed to the generation of basic layered double hydroxides (LDHs) on the cathode during cycling, hampers the development of AZIBs. Although Zn(CF3SO3)2 (Zn(OTf)2) electrolytes demonstrate exceptional performance, their higher cost in comparison to ZnSO4 offsets their electrochemical stability benefits. Toward this end, we propose a fluorinated interphase strategy to achieve a stable battery with ZnSO4 electrolytes by in situ pre-constructing the cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) of ZnOTf-LDH on the cathode surface. Unlike ZnSO4-LDH, which obstructs the diffusion channel of zinc ions, ZnOTf-LDH facilitates the desolvation of zinc ions, thereby enhancing the cycling stability (over 50 cycles at a low current density of 200 mA g-1). This work offers valuable insights into the degradation mechanism of AZIBs and provides an effective approach for developing stable and low-cost AZIBs.

Type: Article
Title: Fluorinated Interphase Enables Reversible Zn2+ Storage in Aqueous ZnSO4 Electrolytes
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01737
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01737
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Batteries, Diffusion, Electrodes, Electrolytes, Inorganic compounds
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10183054
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