Concentrated dual-cation electrolyte strategy for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Zhu, Yunpei; Yin, Jun; Zheng, Xueli; Emwas, Abdul-Hamid; Lei, Yongjiu; Mohammed, Omar F.; Cui, Yi; Alshareef, Husam N.

doi:10.1039/d1ee01472b

Concentrated dual-cation electrolyte strategy for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Journal Article · Sat Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ee01472b· OSTI ID:1820151

Zhu, Yunpei ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[2]; Emwas, Abdul-Hamid ^[1]; Lei, Yongjiu ^[1]; ^[1]; Cui, Yi ^[3]; ^[1]

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal (Saudi Arabia)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Rechargeable Zn-ion batteries are highly promising for stationary energy storage because of their low cost and intrinsic safety. However, due to the poor reversibility of Zn anodes and dissolution of oxide cathodes, aqueous Zn-ion batteries encounter rapid performance degradation when operating in conventional low-concentration electrolytes. Herein, we demonstrate that an aqueous Zn2+ electrolyte using a supporting Na salt at a high concentration is efficient to address these issues without sacrificing the power densities, cycling stability, and safety of zinc-ion batteries. We show that the high-concentration solute minimizes the number of free water molecules and the changes in the electronic state of the electrolyte. A combination of experimental and theoretical investigations reveals that a unique interphase, formed on the Zn anode, enables reversible and uniform Zn plating. Utilizing a cathode of sodium vanadate synthesized through a scalable strategy, the Zn–sodium vanadate battery with the concentrated bi-cation electrolyte shows improved cycling stability, decent rate performance, and low self-discharge. This work provides new insights on electrolyte engineering to achieve high-performance aqueous batteries.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: King Abdullah Univ. of Science and Technology (KAUST); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1820151

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 14; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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