Customizing the water-scarce, zinc ion-rich Helmholtz plane of a zinc anode for Ah-scale Zn metal batteries
Guowei Gao, Xiaomei Huo, Boxin Li, Jingxuan Bi, Zhenkai Zhou, Zhuzhu Du, Wei Ai, Wei Huang
Abstract
By constructing a hydrogel film doped with an ionic liquid on a Zn anode, a water-scarce inner Helmholtz plane and a Zn ion-enriched outer Helmholtz plane is developed, which effectively enables a stable zinc anode for Ah-scale Zn metal batteries.
Topics & Concepts
ZincAnodeGalvanic anodeMetalMaterials scienceHelmholtz free energyPlane (geometry)IonInorganic chemistryMetallurgyChemistryCathodic protectionElectrodePhysicsThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryMathematicsGeometryAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication