Dual‐Function Electrolyte Additive for Highly Reversible Zn Anode

• Published in: Advanced energy materials Vol. 11; no. 37
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shao‐Jian, Hao, Junnan, Luo, Dan, Zhang, Peng‐Fang, Zhang, Bingkai, Davey, Kenneth, Lin, Zhan, Qiao, Shi‐Zhang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Additives; Anodes; Dendritic structure; desolvation promotors; Diamines; EDTA; Electrochemistry; Electrolysis; electrolysis inhibitors; Electrolytes; Electrolytic cells; Energy storage; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acids; Hydrogen evolution; Hydrogen production; Sheaths; Solvation; Water chemistry; Zn dendrites

Practical application of aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (AZIBs) is significantly limited by poor reversibility of the Zn anode. This is because of 1) dendrite growth, and 2) water‐induced parasitic reactions including hydrogen evolution, during cycling. Here for the first time an elegantly simple method i...