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Hydrogen‐Substituted Graphdiyne Ion Tunnels Directing Concentration Redistribution for Commercial‐Grade Dendrite‐Free Zinc Anodes
Author(s) -
Yang Qi,
Guo Ying,
Yan Boxun,
Wang Changda,
Liu Zhuoxin,
Huang Zhaodong,
Wang Yukun,
Li Yiran,
Li Hongfei,
Song Li,
Fan Jun,
Zhi Chunyi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.202001755
Subject(s) - anode , materials science , dendrite (mathematics) , cathode , redistribution (election) , hydrogen , electric field , chemical engineering , zinc , ion , nanotechnology , electrode , metallurgy , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , politics , political science , law
Current aqueous Zn batteries (ZBs) seriously suffer from dendrite issues caused by rough electrode surfaces. Despite significant efforts in prolonging lifespan of these batteries, little effort has been devoted to dendrite elimination in commercial‐grade cathode loading mass. Instead, demonstrations have only been done at the laboratory level (≤2 mg cm −2 ). Additionally, new dilemmas regarding change of the proton‐storage behavior and interface pulverization have emerged in turn. Herein, hydrogen‐substituted graphdiyne (HsGDY), with sub‐ångström level ion tunnels and robust chemical stability, is designed as an artificial interface layer to address these issues. This strategy prolongs the symmetric cell lifespan to >2400 h (100 days), which is 37 times larger than without protection (63 h). The simulation of dual fields reveals that HsGDY can redistribute the Zn 2+ concentration field by spatially forcing Zn 2+ to deviate from the irregular electric field. During practical use, the as‐assembled full batteries deliver a long lifespan 50 000 cycles and remain stable even at a commercial‐grade cathode loading mass of up to 22.95 mg cm −2 . This HsGDY‐protection methodology represents great progress in Zn dendrite protection and demonstrates enormous potential in metal batteries.