Hydrophobic Molecule Monolayer Brush-Tethered Zinc Anodes for Aqueous Zinc Batteries

Zou, Peichao; Nykypanchuk, Dmytro; Doerk, Gregory; Xin, Huolin L.

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c20995

Hydrophobic Molecule Monolayer Brush-Tethered Zinc Anodes for Aqueous Zinc Batteries

Journal Article · Wed Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c20995· OSTI ID:1854499

^[1]; Nykypanchuk, Dmytro ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Aqueous zinc batteries are of great interest as a rechargeable energy storage system, particularly owing to the low cost and high safety of aqueous electrolytes, as well as the high capacity of zinc anodes. Unfortunately, the wide commercialization of aqueous zinc batteries is impeded by the irreversible water reduction and irregular zinc evolution issues on the anode side. Hereby, a hydrophobic and ultrathin polystyrene molecule brush layer is tethered onto the surface of zinc metal anodes to tackle the above limitations. Here, experimental investigations reveal that the waterproof artificial layer can sustain fast interfacial ionic transportation, minimize hydrogen evolution, and smoothen Zn deposition, thus conferring enhanced electrochemical performance to the as-protected Zn anode in both symmetric Zn//Zn cells and Zn//LiV₃O₈ full cells.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1854499

Report Number(s):: BNL-222831-2022-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 50 Vol. 13; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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