Solvation Structure Design for Aqueous Zn Metal Batteries

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 142; no. 51; pp. 21404 - 21409
• Main Authors: Cao, Longsheng, Li, Dan, Hu, Enyuan, Xu, Jijian, Deng, Tao, Ma, Lin, Wang, Yi, Yang, Xiao-Qing, Wang, Chunsheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 23.12.2020; American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Subjects: anodes; cathodes; dimethyl sulfoxide; Electrochemical cells; Electrodes; Electrolytes; energy; energy density; ENERGY STORAGE; longevity; Solvation; Surface chemistry

Aqueous Zn batteries are promising energy storage devices for large-scale energy-storage due to low cost and high energy density. However, their lifespan is limited by the water decomposition and Zn dendrite growth. Here, we suppress water reduction and Zn dendrite growth in dilute aqueous electroly...