Stabilizing zinc anodes with robust interfacial layer at bending states toward flexible zinc batteries

被引：1
作者：
Chen, Jianyu [1 ,2 ]
Zhu, Yuwei [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Fanlai [1 ,2 ]
Wang, Yizhou [3 ]
Xu, Wendi [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Yu [1 ,2 ,4 ]
Shi, Li [1 ,2 ]
Qiang, Xing [5 ]
Ma, Yanwen [1 ,2 ,6 ]
Zhao, Jin [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Nanjing Univ Posts & Telecommun, State Key Lab Flexible Elect LoFF, Nanjing 210023, Peoples R China
[2] Nanjing Univ Posts & Telecommun, Inst Adv Mat IAM, Nanjing 210023, Peoples R China
[3] King Abdullah Univ Sci & Technol KAUST, Mat Sci & Engn, Thuwal 239556900, Saudi Arabia
[4] Nanjing Univ Posts & Telecommun, Sch Sci, New Energy Technol Engn Lab Jiangsu Prov, Nanjing 210023, Peoples R China
[5] Jiangsu Mat Res Soc, Nanjing 210003, Peoples R China
[6] Suzhou Vocat Inst Ind Technol, Suzhou 215104, Peoples R China
来源：
NANO RESEARCH | 2025年 / 18卷 / 03期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs); zinc dendrites; robust interfacial layer; bending states; flexible batteries;
D O I：
10.26599/NR.2025.94907224
中图分类号：
O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];
学科分类号：
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Flexible energy storage plays a crucial role in the field of flexible electronics, because it provides the energy supply, and its technological advancement directly affects the performance and application scope of flexible electronics. As an important flexible energy storage technology member, aqueous zinc (Zn) ion batteries (AZIBs) have garnered considerable attention due to their high safety and low cost. However, the development of flexible AZIBs is hindered by Zn metal anodes (ZMAs), where Zn is prone to growing into dendritic structures, especially in a curved state, and thus leads to battery failure. Herein, we design a robust interfacial layer (RIL) for stabilizing ZMAs in flexible AZIBs, whose introduction constructs uniform Zn ion channels and releases stress accumulation on the anode surface. Various experiments and calculations are employed to verify the effectiveness of RIL in suppressing Zn dendrite at bending states. Furthermore, a Zn|MnO2 flexible pouch battery with RIL is demonstrated with stable cycling performance during bending. We believe this study provides new possibilities for regulating Zn deposition under bending conditions and extends its application to flexible wearable aqueous metal batteries.
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