A Sustainable and Scalable Approach for In Situ Induction of Gradient Nucleation Sites in Biomass-Derived Interface Layers for Ultra-Stable Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Engineering Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials (LMBD), University of Science and Technology of C

Published: June 2025


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Aqueous zinc metal batteries are promising candidates for large-grid energy storage due to their safety, cost-effectiveness, and durability. However, challenges like dendrite growth, corrosion, and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on the zinc anode hinder their performance. Herein, we propose a sustainable and scalable approach to form a copper gluconate@carboxymethyl chitosan@kaolin (CuCK) interface layer, inducing gradient nucleation sites via in situ galvanic and galvanostatic processes. The biomass-based CuCK coating features a gradient CuZn alloy structure that homogenizes interfacial electric field distribution and enhances electrochemical stability. Furthermore, the incorporated Cu-loaded kaolin and carboxymethyl chitosan regulate Zn flux, accelerate Zn desolvation, and suppress HER. The resulting Zn@CuCK anode achieves a high cumulative capacity of 5500 mAh cm in symmetrical cells, exhibits excellent durability in Zn@CuCK//NaVO·1.5HO full cells across a wide temperature range (-30 to 60 °C), and endows the assembly of pouch cells with high energy density.

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