High performance Zn anodes enabled by a multifunctional biopolymeric protective layer for a dendrite-free aqueous zinc-based battery
Lingzhi Kang, Jiale Zheng, Huadong Yuan, Jianmin Luo, Yao Wang, Yujing Liu, Jianwei Nai, Xinyong Tao
Abstract
We design a multifunctional biopolymeric protective layer composed of chitosan and gelatin. It acts as a desolvation layer to hinder the water-induced side reaction and works as a zinc-ion flux regulator to inhibit the growth of dendrites.
Topics & Concepts
Dendrite (mathematics)ZincAnodeLayer (electronics)Aqueous solutionBattery (electricity)Materials scienceGalvanic anodeRegulatorChemical engineeringGelatinElectrochemistryChemistryInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyMetallurgyElectrodeOrganic chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryCathodic protectionGeometryGeneMathematicsPhysicsPower (physics)Quantum mechanicsAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Battery Technologies Research