Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 h
Aqueous zinc (Zn) batteries with Zn metal anodes are promising clean energy storage devices with intrinsic safety and low cost. However, Zn dendrite growth severely restricts the use of Zn anodes. To effectively suppress Zn dendrite growth, we propose a bilayer separator consisting of commercial but...
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| author | Lu Wang Feifei Wang Zhe Ding Yingxin Liu Ziyi Zhang Chunpeng Yang Kian Ping Loh Quan-Hong Yang |
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| description | Aqueous zinc (Zn) batteries with Zn metal anodes are promising clean energy storage devices with intrinsic safety and low cost. However, Zn dendrite growth severely restricts the use of Zn anodes. To effectively suppress Zn dendrite growth, we propose a bilayer separator consisting of commercial butter paper and glass fiber membrane. The dense cellulose-based butter paper (BP) with low zincophilicity and high mechanical properties prevents the pore-filling behavior of deposited Zn and related separator piercing, effectively suppressing the Zn dendrite growth. As a result, the bilayer separators endow the Zn||Zn symmetrical batteries with a superlong cycling life of Zn anodes (over 5000 h) at 0.5 mA cm−2 and the full batteries enhanced capacity retention, demonstrating the advancement of the bilayer separator to afford excellent cyclability of aqueous metal batteries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-527ee7813e104ebfafdc358ebc9da38a2024-02-29T05:20:09ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Green Energy & Environment2468-02572024-04-0194771776Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 hLu Wang0Feifei Wang1Zhe Ding2Yingxin Liu3Ziyi Zhang4Chunpeng Yang5Kian Ping Loh6Quan-Hong Yang7Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Fuzhou, 350207, China; Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China; Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, SingaporeJoint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Fuzhou, 350207, China; Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China; Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, SingaporeInstitute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, ChinaNanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, ChinaNanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, ChinaNanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China; Corresponding authors.Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Fuzhou, 350207, China; Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, SingaporeJoint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Fuzhou, 350207, China; Nanoyang Group, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin, 300072, China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, ChinaAqueous zinc (Zn) batteries with Zn metal anodes are promising clean energy storage devices with intrinsic safety and low cost. However, Zn dendrite growth severely restricts the use of Zn anodes. To effectively suppress Zn dendrite growth, we propose a bilayer separator consisting of commercial butter paper and glass fiber membrane. The dense cellulose-based butter paper (BP) with low zincophilicity and high mechanical properties prevents the pore-filling behavior of deposited Zn and related separator piercing, effectively suppressing the Zn dendrite growth. As a result, the bilayer separators endow the Zn||Zn symmetrical batteries with a superlong cycling life of Zn anodes (over 5000 h) at 0.5 mA cm−2 and the full batteries enhanced capacity retention, demonstrating the advancement of the bilayer separator to afford excellent cyclability of aqueous metal batteries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468025722001443Zn batteryBilayer separatorButter paperZn metal anodeZn dendrite |
| spellingShingle | Lu Wang Feifei Wang Zhe Ding Yingxin Liu Ziyi Zhang Chunpeng Yang Kian Ping Loh Quan-Hong Yang Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 h Green Energy & Environment Zn battery Bilayer separator Butter paper Zn metal anode Zn dendrite |
| title | Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 h |
| title_full | Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 h |
| title_fullStr | Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 h |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 h |
| title_short | Bilayer separator enabling dendrite-free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan >5000 h |
| title_sort | bilayer separator enabling dendrite free zinc anode with ultralong lifespan 5000 h |
| topic | Zn battery Bilayer separator Butter paper Zn metal anode Zn dendrite |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468025722001443 |
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