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3D Artificial Array Interface Engineering Enabling Dendrite-Free Stable Zn Metal Anode

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-01007-z
Jianbin Ruan
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Dingtao Ma
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Kefeng Ouyang
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Sicheng Shen
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Ming Yang
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Yanyi Wang
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Jinlai Zhao
College of of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Hongwei Mi
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Peixin Zhang
College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Peixin Zhang

pxzhang@szu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 37

Abstract

The ripple effect induced by uncontrollable Zn deposition is considered as the Achilles heel for developing high-performance aqueous Zn-ion batteries. For this problem, this work reports a design concept of 3D artificial array interface engineering to achieve volume stress elimination, preferred orientation growth and dendrite-free stable Zn metal anode. The mechanism of MXene array interface on modulating the growth kinetics and deposition behavior of Zn atoms were firstly disclosed on the multi-scale level, including the in-situ optical microscopy and transient simulation at the mesoscopic scale, in-situ Raman spectroscopy and in-situ X-ray diffraction at the microscopic scale, as well as density functional theory calculation at the atomic scale. As indicated by the electrochemical performance tests, such engineered electrode exhibits the comprehensive enhancements not only in the resistance of corrosion and hydrogen evolution, but also the rate capability and cyclic stability. High-rate performance (20 mA cm−2) and durable cycle lifespan (1350 h at 0.5 mA cm−2, 1500 h at 1 mA cm−2 and 800 h at 5 mA cm−2) can be realized. Moreover, the improvement of rate capability (214.1 mAh g−1 obtained at 10 A g−1) and cyclic stability also can be demonstrated in the case of 3D MXene array@Zn/VO2 battery. Beyond the previous 2D closed interface engineering, this research offers a unique 3D open array interface engineering to stabilize Zn metal anode, the controllable Zn deposition mechanism revealed is also expected to deepen the fundamental of rechargeable batteries including but not limited to aqueous Zn metal batteries.


Highlights:


1 The design concept of 3D artificial array interface engineering was proposed to achieve eliminated volume stress, preferred orientation growth and dendrite-free Zn metal anode.
2 The mechanism of MXene array interface on modulating the growth kinetics and deposition behavior of Zn atoms were firstly uncovered at a multiscale level.
3 The engineered electrode exhibits comprehensive enhancements in the resistance of corrosion and hydrogen evolution reaction, as well as the rate capability and cyclic stability.
4 3D MXene array@Zn/VO2 batteries with enhanced rate performance (214.1 mAh g−1 at 10 A g−1) and cycle lifespan can be demonstrated.

Keywords

Aqueous Zn-ion batteries Volume stress 3D artificial array interface Controllable deposition Zn metal anode
Ruan, Jianbin, Dingtao Ma, Kefeng Ouyang, Sicheng Shen, Ming Yang, Yanyi Wang, Jinlai Zhao, Hongwei Mi, and Peixin Zhang. 2023. “3D Artificial Array Interface Engineering Enabling Dendrite-Free Stable Zn Metal Anode”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (January):37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-01007-z.
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