Multicomponent Copper‐Zinc Alloy Layer Enabling Ultra‐Stable Zinc Metal Anode of Aqueous Zn‐ion Battery

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 61; no. 47; pp. e202212587 - n/a
• Main Authors: Li, Boyu, Yang, Ke, Ma, Jiabin, Shi, Peiran, Chen, Likun, Chen, Changmiao, Hong, Xin, Cheng, Xing, Tang, Man‐Chung, He, Yan‐Bing, Kang, Feiyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 21.11.2022
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries; Copper; Dendritic structure; Electrochemistry; Electrodes; Hydrogen evolution; Interlayers; Metal foils; Multicomponent Cu−Zn Alloy Layer; Side reactions; Surface Modification; Vanadium pentoxide; Zinc; Zinc base alloys
• ISSN: 1433-7851; 1521-3773
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212587

Constructing stable surface modification layer is an effective strategy to suppress dendrite growth and side reactions of Zinc (Zn) metal anode in aqueous Zn‐ion battery. Herein, a multicomponent Cu−Zn alloy interlayer with superior Zn affinity, high toughness and effective inhibition effect on lattice distortion is constructed on Zn foil (Cu−Zn@Zn) to fabricate ultra‐stable Zn metal anode. Owning to the advantages of high binding energy of Cu−Zn alloy layer with Zn atoms and less contact area between metallic Zn and electrolyte, the as‐prepared Cu−Zn@Zn electrode not only restricts the aggregation of Zn atoms, but also suppresses the pernicious hydrogen evolution and corrosion, leading to homogeneous Zn deposition and outstanding electrochemical performances. Accordingly, the symmetric battery with Cu−Zn@Zn electrode exhibits an ultra‐long cycle life of 5496 h at 1 mA cm−2 for 1 mAh cm−2, and the Cu−Zn@Zn//V2O5 pouch cell demonstrates excellent cycling stability with a capacity retention of 88 % after 600 cycles. A multicomponent Cu−Zn alloy interlayer possessing high binding energy with Zn atoms and effective inhibition effect on lattice distortion is constructed on Zn anode (Cu−Zn@Zn). The as‐prepared Cu−Zn@Zn electrode not only restricts the aggregation of Zn atoms, but also suppresses the side reactions such as pernicious hydrogen evolution and corrosion, leading to homogeneous Zn deposition and outstanding electrochemical performances.