Fluorinated interphase enables reversible aqueous zinc battery chemistries

• Published in: Nature nanotechnology Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 902 - 910
• Main Authors: Cao, Longsheng, Li, Dan, Pollard, Travis, Deng, Tao, Zhang, Bao, Yang, Chongyin, Chen, Long, Vatamanu, Jenel, Hu, Enyuan, Hourwitz, Matt J., Ma, Lin, Ding, Michael, Li, Qin, Hou, Singyuk, Gaskell, Karen, Fourkas, John T., Yang, Xiao-Qing, Xu, Kang, Borodin, Oleg, Wang, Chunsheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.08.2021; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 140/131; 140/133; 140/146; 639/4077/4079; 639/4077/4079/891; 639/638/161/891; Anodes; Aqueous electrolytes; Batteries; Battery cycles; Chemistry and Materials Science; Dendrites; Dendritic structure; Discharge; Electrolytes; ENERGY STORAGE; Hydrogen evolution; Interphase; Intrinsically safe; Manganese dioxide; Materials Science; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Redox potential; Retention; Titanium; Toxicity; Water consumption; Zinc; Zinc plating

Metallic zinc is an ideal anode due to its high theoretical capacity (820 mAh g −1 ), low redox potential (−0.762 V versus the standard hydrogen electrode), high abundance and low toxicity. When used in aqueous electrolyte, it also brings intrinsic safety, but suffers from severe irreversibility. Th...