Uniformly dispersed zinc-tin alloy as high-performance anode for aqueous zinc ion batteries

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.09.003

J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2025, Vol. 219: 10-18.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2024.09.003

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Uniformly dispersed zinc-tin alloy as high-performance anode for aqueous zinc ion batteries

Xumeng Ge^a, Zhi Peng^a, Qingqing Zhang^a, Jing Zhu^a, Ningning Zhao^a, Zekun Zhang^a, Wei Meng^a,bin Li^a,*, Ling Wang^a, Huajun Tian^b, Lei Dai^a, Zhangxing He^a,*

^aSchool of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063009, China
^bKey Laboratory of Power Station Energy Transfer Conversion and System of Ministry of Education and School of Energy Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China

Received:2024-06-02 Revised:2024-07-23 Accepted:2024-09-02 Published:2024-09-19 Online:2025-06-05
Contact: *E-mail addresses:libin@ncst.edu.cn (B. Li),Huajun.Tian@ncepu.edu.cn (H. Tian),zxhe@ncst.edu.cn (Z. He)

Abstract

Abstract: Uncontrolled dendrite and side reactions of aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) hinder their commercial application. To overcome these obstacles, a novel zinc alloy anode for multifunctional AZIBs was designed by incorporating metal elements into the zinc anode. The metal elements are intended to improve the overall electrochemical performance of the battery by solving the zinc anode problem in an “incorporation” manner. In this study, the effect of Sn-induced surface structure reconstruction on the diffusion and deposition behavior of Zn²⁺ was investigated using binary zinc alloy (Zn@Sn) as a zinc anode. The zinc anode with Zn (002) crystal plane as the preferred crystal plane was able to inhibit the disordered growth of zinc dendrites, and the introduction of Sn elements enhanced the anti-hydrogen evolution reaction ability of the zinc anode. At a current density of 1.2 mA cm^-2, the Zn@Sn symmetric cell was able to maintain stable operation for 1000 h, demonstrating a more prominent deposition/stripping stability. This work provides a promising strategy and new insights into the design of electrolyte-anode interfacial protection.

Key words: Aqueous zinc ion batteries, Binary zinc alloy, Melting Zn (002) crystal plane, Interfacial protection

Xumeng Ge, Zhi Peng, Qingqing Zhang, Jing Zhu, Ningning Zhao, Zekun Zhang, Wei Meng,bin Li, Ling Wang, Huajun Tian, Lei Dai, Zhangxing He. Uniformly dispersed zinc-tin alloy as high-performance anode for aqueous zinc ion batteries[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 219: 10-18.

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