Viscoelastic Soft Solid Electrolytes Enable Fast Zinc Ion Conductance and Highly Stable Zinc Metal Anode

IF 24.4 1区材料科学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

Advanced Energy Materials Pub Date : 2024-12-26 DOI:10.1002/aenm.202404545

Weijia Lin, Keqin Zhou, Lirui Xing, Song Huang, Minghui Ye, Yufei Zhang, Yongchao Tang, Xiaoqing Liu, Zhipeng Wen, Wencheng Du, Cheng Chao Li

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Abstract

Achieving both high ionic conductance and stable Zn metal anode simultaneously remains a challenge with current liquid and solid electrolytes. Here, a viscoelastic soft solid electrolyte (VSSE) strategy is presented that effectively balances Zn ion conduction and Zn anode stability. The VSSE is created by nano‐SiO2 inducing a liquid‐to‐solid transition in a liquid solution containing Zn(BF4)2 salt dissolved in an oligomer (glycerol polyoxyethylene‐b‐oxypropylene ether, GPE) and water. The plentiful oxygen functional group in VSSE provides enough hydrogen bonding sites for water molecules to be completely hydrogen‐bonded to form a state without free water. The bound water serves as a Zn‐O coordination modulator that can weaken the strong Zn‐O coordination, lowering the dissociation energy for Zn ions, realizing fast Zn ion decoupling motion mode. Consequently, the VSSE gives impressive Zn ion conductance of (2.28 ± 0.07) ×10−3 S cm−1 at room temperature 10–1000 times higher than reported solid polymer electrolytes. Simultaneously, the restricted molecular activity of bound water allows for excellent storage/cycle life of the Zn metal anode, which is confirmed by remarkably improved storage life (720 h), shelving‐recovery lifespan (850–1200 h), and cycling life (1400–2050 h). This study offers fresh perspectives on multifunctional electrolyte design strategies based on soft‐matter science.

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Advanced Energy Materials CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL-ENERGY & FUELS

CiteScore

41.90

自引率

4.00%

发文量

889

审稿时长

1.4 months

期刊介绍： Established in 2011, Advanced Energy Materials is an international, interdisciplinary, English-language journal that focuses on materials used in energy harvesting, conversion, and storage. It is regarded as a top-quality journal alongside Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, and Small. With a 2022 Impact Factor of 27.8, Advanced Energy Materials is considered a prime source for the best energy-related research. The journal covers a wide range of topics in energy-related research, including organic and inorganic photovoltaics, batteries and supercapacitors, fuel cells, hydrogen generation and storage, thermoelectrics, water splitting and photocatalysis, solar fuels and thermosolar power, magnetocalorics, and piezoelectronics. The readership of Advanced Energy Materials includes materials scientists, chemists, physicists, and engineers in both academia and industry. The journal is indexed in various databases and collections, such as Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Database, FIZ Karlsruhe, INSPEC (IET), Science Citation Index Expanded, Technology Collection, and Web of Science, among others.