Citation: Mengxiao Yang, Haicheng Huang, Shiyi Shen, Xinxin Liu, Mengyu Liu, Jiahua Guo, Fenghui Yang, Baoli Zha, Jiansheng Wu, Sheng Li, Fengwei Huo. Flexible aqueous zinc-ion battery with low-temperature resistant leather gel electrolyte[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(6): 109988. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109988 shu

Flexible aqueous zinc-ion battery with low-temperature resistant leather gel electrolyte

Mengxiao Yang ^a ,
Haicheng Huang ^a ,
Shiyi Shen ^b ,
Xinxin Liu ^a ,
Mengyu Liu ^b ,
Jiahua Guo ^b ,
Fenghui Yang ^a ,
Baoli Zha ^a ,
Jiansheng Wu ^{a, *,} ,
Sheng Li ^{a, *,} ,
Fengwei Huo ^a

a.
Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
b.
School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China

iamjswu@njtech.edu.cn

iamsli@njtech.edu.cn

Received Date: 29 February 2024
Revised Date: 3 April 2024
Accepted Date: 9 May 2024
Available Online: 10 May 2024

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Flexible zinc-ion batteries (FZIBs) have been acknowledged as a potential cornerstone for the future development of flexible energy storage, yet conventional FZIBs still encounter challenges, particularly concerning performance failure at low temperatures. To address these challenges, a novel anti-freezing leather gel electrolyte (AFLGE-30) is designed, incorporating ethanol as a hydrogen bonding acceptor. The AFLGE-30 demonstrates exceptional frost resistance while maintaining favorable flexibility even at −30 ℃; accordingly, the battery can achieve a high specific capacity of about 70 mAh/g. Cu//Zn battery exhibits remarkable stability at room temperature, retaining ~96% efficiency after 120 plating/stripping cycles at 1 mA/cm². Concurrently, the Zn//Zn symmetric batteries demonstrate a lifespan of 4100 h at room temperature, which is attributed to the enhancement of Zn²⁺ deposition kinetics, restraining the formation of zinc dendrites. Furthermore, FZIBs exhibit minimal capacity loss even after bending, impacting, or burning. This work provides a promising strategy for designing low-temperature-resistant FZIBs.
- Flexible zinc ion batteries,
- Leather,
- Gel electrolyte,
- Hydrogen bonding acceptor
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