A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal Batteries

Highlights A sustainable dual cross-linked cellulose hydrogel with excellent mechanical strength was fabricated from aqueous alkali hydroxide/urea solution using a sequential chemical and physical cross-linking strategy. The hydrogel electrolyte effectively suppresses dendrites growth and side react...

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Main Authors: Haodong Zhang, Xiaotang Gan, Yuyang Yan, Jinping Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-02-01
Series:Nano-Micro Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01329-0
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author Haodong Zhang
Xiaotang Gan
Yuyang Yan
Jinping Zhou
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description Highlights A sustainable dual cross-linked cellulose hydrogel with excellent mechanical strength was fabricated from aqueous alkali hydroxide/urea solution using a sequential chemical and physical cross-linking strategy. The hydrogel electrolyte effectively suppresses dendrites growth and side reactions to achieve a stable Zn anode (over 2000 h for Zn||Zn cell), which are proved by a multi-perspective and in-depth mechanism investigation. The hydrogel electrolyte is easily accessible and biodegradable, making the zinc batteries attractive in terms of scalability and sustainability.
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spelling doaj.art-53a8767d156f40abbe4499e5a1d9bd972024-03-05T20:01:12ZengSpringerOpenNano-Micro Letters2311-67062150-55512024-02-0116111310.1007/s40820-024-01329-0A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal BatteriesHaodong Zhang0Xiaotang Gan1Yuyang Yan2Jinping Zhou3Hubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan UniversityHubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan UniversityHubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan UniversityHubei Engineering Center of Natural Polymers-Based Medical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan UniversityHighlights A sustainable dual cross-linked cellulose hydrogel with excellent mechanical strength was fabricated from aqueous alkali hydroxide/urea solution using a sequential chemical and physical cross-linking strategy. The hydrogel electrolyte effectively suppresses dendrites growth and side reactions to achieve a stable Zn anode (over 2000 h for Zn||Zn cell), which are proved by a multi-perspective and in-depth mechanism investigation. The hydrogel electrolyte is easily accessible and biodegradable, making the zinc batteries attractive in terms of scalability and sustainability.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01329-0CelluloseDual cross-linkedAqueous rechargeable Zn-metal batteriesHydrogel electrolyte
spellingShingle Haodong Zhang
Xiaotang Gan
Yuyang Yan
Jinping Zhou
A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal Batteries
Nano-Micro Letters
Cellulose
Dual cross-linked
Aqueous rechargeable Zn-metal batteries
Hydrogel electrolyte
title A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal Batteries
title_full A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal Batteries
title_fullStr A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal Batteries
title_full_unstemmed A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal Batteries
title_short A Sustainable Dual Cross-Linked Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte for High-Performance Zinc-Metal Batteries
title_sort sustainable dual cross linked cellulose hydrogel electrolyte for high performance zinc metal batteries
topic Cellulose
Dual cross-linked
Aqueous rechargeable Zn-metal batteries
Hydrogel electrolyte
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01329-0
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