Ultrafast Metal Electrodeposition Revealed by In Situ Optical Imaging and Theoretical Modeling towards Fast–Charging Zn Battery Chemistry

Cai, Zhao; Wang, Jindi; Lu, Ziheng; Zhan, Renming; Ou, Yangtao; Wang, Li; Dahbi, Mouad; Alami, Jones; Lu, Jun; Amine, Khalil; Sun, Yongming

doi:10.1002/anie.202116560

Title: Ultrafast Metal Electrodeposition Revealed by In Situ Optical Imaging and Theoretical Modeling towards Fast–Charging Zn Battery Chemistry

Journal Article · 09 February 2022 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202116560 · OSTI ID:1922230

Cai, Zhao ^[1]; Wang, Jindi ^[1]; Lu, Ziheng ^[2]; Zhan, Renming ^[1]; Ou, Yangtao ^[1]; Wang, Li ^[3]; Dahbi, Mouad ^[4]; Alami, Jones ^[4];

^[5]; Amine, Khalil ^[6]; Sun, Yongming ^[1]

Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir (Morocco)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Metallic Zn is a preferred anode material for rechargeable aqueous batteries towards a smart grid and renewable energy storage. Importantly, understanding how the metal nucleates and grows at the aqueous Zn anode is a critical and challenging step to achieve full reversibility of Zn battery chemistry, especially under fast-charging conditions. Here, by combining in situ optical imaging and theoretical modeling, we uncover the critical parameters governing the electrodeposition stability of the metallic Zn electrode, that is, the competition among crystallographic thermodynamics, kinetics, and Zn²⁺-ion diffusion. Moreover, steady-state Zn metal plating/ stripping with Coulombic efficiency above 99 % is achieved at 10-100 mA cm^-2 in a reasonably high concentration (3 M) ZnSO₄ electrolyte. Significantly, a long-term cycling-stable Zn metal electrode is realized with a depth of discharge of 66.7% under 50 mA cm^-2 in both Zn || Zn symmetrical cells and MnO₂ || Zn full cells.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1922230

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 61; ISSN 1433-7851

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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