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ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/ente.201900442
Keywords
aqueous zinc-ion batteries; dendrite suppression; long cycling stability; Nafion ionomer membranes; separator
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The dendritic/irregular growth of zinc deposits in the anode surface is often considered as a major intricacy limiting the lifespan of aqueous zinc-ion batteries. The effect of separators on the evolution of the surface morphology of the anode/cathode is never thoroughly studied. Herein, for the first time, the efficacy of the Zn2+-integrated Nafion ionomer membrane is demonstrated as a separator to effectively suppress the growth of irregular zinc deposits in the metallic anode of an aqueous Zn/V2O5 battery. The Zn2+-ions coordinated with the SO3- moieties in Nafion result in a high transference number of the Zn2+ cation, all the while facilitating a high ionic conductivity. The Zn2+-integrated Nafion membrane enables the Zn/V2O5 cell to deliver a high specific capacity of 510 mAh g(-1) at a current of 0.25 A g(-1), which is close to the theoretical capacity of anhydrous V2O5 (589 mAh g(-1)). Moreover, the same cell exhibits an excellent cycling stability of 88% retention of the initial capacity even after 1800 charge-discharge cycles, superior to that of the Zn/V2O5 cells comprising conventional porous separators.
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