A renewable biomass-based lignin film as an effective protective layer to stabilize zinc metal anodes for high-performance zinc–iodine batteries
Ke Wang, Jiabo Le, Shaojian Zhang, Wenfeng Ren, Jiang-Meng Yuan, Tingting Su, Bing‐Yu Chi, Changyou Shao, Run‐Cang Sun
Abstract
A renewable biomass-based lignin film on Zn anodes was constructed through the robust coordination interaction with Zn 2+ and strong adsorption energy with Zn metal to avoid the side reaction with H 2 O and I 3 − and restrain the growth of Zn dendrites.
Topics & Concepts
ZincRenewable energyLigninBiomass (ecology)AnodeMetalMaterials scienceAdsorptionIodineChemical engineeringChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryElectrodeEngineeringElectrical engineeringOceanographyPhysical chemistryGeologyAdvanced battery technologies researchPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion