High-Performance InZn Alloy Anodes toward Practical Aqueous Zinc Batteries

Fayette, Matthew; Chang, Hee Jung; Li, Xiaolin; Reed, David

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.2c00843

High-Performance InZn Alloy Anodes toward Practical Aqueous Zinc Batteries

Journal Article · Fri May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c00843· OSTI ID:1871293

^[1]; Chang, Hee Jung ^[1]; ^[1]; Reed, David ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Aqueous Zn batteries have high safety, low-cost and potential of delivering comparable energy density to alkali-ion batteries. However, its practical application is largely hampered by the limited cycle life associated with Zn anodes under conditions of high depth of discharge and high plating current densities. In this work, we report on electrodeposited indium-zinc alloy anodes that have well-dispersed zinc-domains surrounding indium domains that form a porous structure after dealloying which greatly improves tolerance to Zn dendrite formation. The InZn anodes exhibit low polarization of ~5 to 25 mV and demonstrate 700 cycles at a current density of ~10 mA cm^-2 with a capacity of 5 mAh cm-2 capacity (45% depth-of-discharge). Full cells with an InZn anode, dibenzo[b,i]thianthrene-5,7,12,14-tetraone (DTT) cathode, in 2M ZnSO₄ deliver a capacity of ~ 110 mAh g^-1 and good stability over 40 cycles. Finally, the work reveals a rational design of Zn-based anodes towards practical battery applications and opens the curtain for future development of aqueous Zn batteries.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Electricity (OE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1871293

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-170149

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 7; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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