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ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 15, 期 19, 页码 23899-23907出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00872
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solid-electrolyte interphase; aqueous batteries; water-in-salt electrolyte; glassy carbon; passivation layer; artificial SEI layer; diazonium grafting; hydrophobic grafting layer
Surface modification was achieved through artificial diazonium grafting, resulting in the formation of a stable hydrophobic layer on the glassy carbon electrode. This layer effectively protected the electrode surface from water molecules while allowing the migration of lithium ions, offering a new strategy for constructing a stable artificial solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer.
Aqueous batteries are regaining interest, thanks to the extended working stability voltage window in a highly concentrated electrolyte, namely the water-in-salt electrolyte. A solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) forms on the negative electrode to prevent water access to the electrode surface. However, we further reported that the formed SEI layer was not uniform on the surface of the glassy carbon electrode. The SEI after passivation will also show degradation during the remaining time of open-circuit voltage (OCV); hence, it calls for a more stable passivation layer to cover the electrode surface. Here, a surface modification was successfully achieved via artificial diazonium grafting using monomers, such as poly(ethylene glycol), alpha-methoxy, omega-allyloxy (PEG), and allyl glycidyl cyclocarbonate (AGC), on glassy carbon. Physical and electrochemical measurements indicated that the hydrophobic layer composed of PEG or AGC species was well grafted on the electrode surface. The grafted hydrophobic coatings could protect the electrode surface from the water molecules in the bulk electrolyte and then suppress the free water decomposition (from LSV) but still migrating lithium ions. Furthermore, multiple cycles of CV with one-hour resting OCV identified the good stability of the hydrophobic grafting layer, which is a highlight compared with our precious work. These findings relying on the diazonium grafting design may offer a new strategy to construct a stable artificial SEI layer that can well protect the electrode surface from the free water molecule.
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