Lamella-nanostructured eutectic zinc–aluminum alloys as reversible and dendrite-free anodes for aqueous rechargeable batteries

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1634 - 9
• Main Authors: Wang, Sheng-Bo, Ran, Qing, Yao, Rui-Qi, Shi, Hang, Wen, Zi, Zhao, Ming, Lang, Xing-You, Jiang, Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.04.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/301/299; 639/4077/4079/891; Alloys; Aluminum; Anodes; Aqueous electrolytes; Batteries; Dendrites; Dendritic structure; Electric power; Electrochemical analysis; Electrochemistry; Electrode materials; Energy storage; Eutectic composition; Humanities and Social Sciences; Lamella; Lamellar structure; Lithium; multidisciplinary; Nanostructure; Rechargeable batteries; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Storage batteries; Stripping; Zinc; Zinc base alloys; Zinc plating

Metallic zinc is an attractive anode material for aqueous rechargeable batteries because of its high theoretical capacity and low cost. However, state-of-the-art zinc anodes suffer from low coulombic efficiency and severe dendrite growth during stripping/plating processes, hampering their practical...