articleAdvanced Energy MaterialsJan 15, 2022Closed access

A Self‐Regulated Interface toward Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Batteries

Tianjin University · State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering · +5 more institutions

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Abstract Aqueous zinc batteries, that demonstrate high safety and low cost, are considered promising candidates for large‐scale energy storage. However, Zn anodes suffer from rapid performance deterioration due to the severe Zn dendrite growth and side reactions. Herein, with a low‐cost ammonium acetate (NH 4 OAc) additive, a self‐regulated Zn/electrolyte interface is built to address these problems. The NH 4 + induces a dynamic electrostatic shielding layer around the abrupt Zn protuberance to make the Zn deposition uniform, and the OAc − acts as an interfacial pH buffer to suppress the proton‐induced side reactions and the precipitation of insoluble by‐products. As a result, in the electrolyte with the NH 4…

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