(Peer-Reviewed) Interfacial Engineering Strategy for High-Performance Zn Metal Anodes
Bin Li ¹, Xiaotan Zhang ², Tingting Wang ¹, Zhangxing He 何章兴 ¹, Bingan Lu 鲁兵安 ³, Shuquan Liang 梁叔全 ², Jiang Zhou 周江 ²
¹ School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, People’s Republic of China
中国 唐山 华北理工大学化工学院
² School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People’s Republic of China
中国 长沙 中南大学 材料科学与工程学院 电子封装及先进功能材料湖南省重点实验室
³ School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People’s Republic of China
中国 长沙 湖南大学物理与微电子科学学院
Abstract
Due to their high safety and low cost, rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries (RAZIBs) have been receiving increased attention and are expected to be the next generation of energy storage systems. However, metal Zn anodes exhibit a limited-service life and inferior reversibility owing to the issues of Zn dendrites and side reactions, which severely hinder the further development of RAZIBs.
Researchers have attempted to design high-performance Zn anodes by interfacial engineering, including surface modification and the addition of electrolyte additives, to stabilize Zn anodes. The purpose is to achieve uniform Zn nucleation and flat Zn deposition by regulating the deposition behavior of Zn ions, which effectively improves the cycling stability of the Zn anode.
This review comprehensively summarizes the reaction mechanisms of interfacial modification for inhibiting the growth of Zn dendrites and the occurrence of side reactions. In addition, the research progress of interfacial engineering strategies for RAZIBs is summarized and classified. Finally, prospects and suggestions are provided for the design of highly reversible Zn anodes.
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