Citation: Xiaoxi Zhao, Qingyun Dou, Pei Tang, Bingjun Yang, Qunji Xue, Xingbin Yan. In-situ construction of solid electrolyte interphase for stable zinc anode via synergy of electrochemical reduction and chemical precipitation[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(11): 110422. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110422 shu

In-situ construction of solid electrolyte interphase for stable zinc anode via synergy of electrochemical reduction and chemical precipitation

Xiaoxi Zhao ^{a, c} ,
Qingyun Dou ^{b, *,} ,
Pei Tang ^b ,
Bingjun Yang ^{a, c, *,} ,
Qunji Xue ^{a, *,} ,
Xingbin Yan ^b

a.
Research Center of Resource Chemistry and Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
b.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
c.
Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

douqy3@mail.sysu.edu.cn

yangbj@licp.cas.cn

qjxue@nimte.ac.cn

Received Date: 26 June 2024
Revised Date: 4 September 2024
Accepted Date: 5 September 2024
Available Online: 7 September 2024

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Aqueous zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) feature high theoretical capacity, low cost, and high safety, but they suffer from moderate reversibility arising from electrolyte decomposition, Zn corrosion/passivation, and dendrite growth. To address this issue, an effective strategy is to construct a functional solid electrolyte interface (SEI) in situ. However, this is substantially challenging owing to the severe hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and a lack of substances that can be decomposed to form SEI in the aqueous electrolytes. Herein, we propose the fabrication of a stable SEI in situ via a synergistic electrochemical reduction-chemical precipitation approach. By chemically capturing the hydroxide ions (OH⁻) from HER, fatty acid methyl ester ethoxylate (FMEE), as an aqueous electrolyte additive, undergoes ester group hydrolysis following by a combination with Zn²⁺ to form insoluble fatty acid-zinc, enabling intelligent growth of a SEI on the Zn anode surface. As a result, the enhanced Zn anode exhibits a prolonged cycling life of up to 2700 h at 1 mA/cm² and 1 mAh/cm². The Zn-V₂O₅ full cell with the designed electrolyte demonstrates excellent rate capability and significantly improved cycling stability. This study presents a simple and practical strategy for in-situ formation of SEI in aqueous electrolytes, advancing the development of high-performance aqueous batteries.
- Fatty acid methyl ester ethoxylate (FMEE),
- In-situ solid electrolyte interphase,
- Electrochemical reduction,
- Chemical precipitation,
- Zinc anode,
- Aqueous zinc ion batteries
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