A Novel Artificial Biomass Polymer SEI Film for Highly Stable Zn Anode AITranslate
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The overuse of fossil fuels has caused serious harm to the environment and undermined the overall sustainable development of mankind. Therefore，the development and application of renewable clean energy has become a hot research field，and the use of stable charge and discharge electrochemical energy storage devices to store and collect dispersed clean energy has also attracted great attention from academia and industry around the world. Lithium-ion batteries （LIBs）have significant theoretical capacity，excellent performance in secondary battery systems，and have been effectively applied in mobile phones，notebook computers，and other products，maintaining a dominant position in the commercial field. However，LIBs carry specific safety risks，including the use of flammable and explosive organic electrolytes. In addition，with increasing challenges such as depletion of lithium reserves and soaring costs，it is imperative to develop and successfully commercialize a very safe，economically viable，and environmentally sustainable battery storage system. Among the many options，aqueous-based zinc-ion batteries （AZIBs）with high safety and stable charge-discharge performance are widely considered to be one of the most promising. AZIBs have the following advantages：1）the natural abundance of zinc metal is high，2）the electrolyte used in the battery is water，which is environmentally friendly and safe compared to the flammable organic electrolyte of lithium-ion batteries，3）the theoretical specific capacity is high （820 mAh·g−1），and 4）the redox potential is low （compared to the standard hydrogen electrode：–0.762 V）. However，the zinc anode of aqueous zinc-ion batteries encounters significant challenges，including hydrogen evolution，corrosion passivation，and pronounced zinc dendrite growth，resulting in diminished battery capacity，inferior cycling stability，and reduced coulombic efficiency，thereby constraining the advancement and utilization of aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Among many strategies，the artificial solid electrolyte interphase （SEI）membrane is considered to be one of the simple and efficient strategies，as it can completely inhibit the interaction between the zinc anode and the electrolyte，while regulating the diffusion kinetics of Zn2+ cations. In this study，furfuryl alcohol/aspartic acid （FA/ASP）artificial SEI film was constructed on the surface of zinc anode by esterification using the cheap and easily obtained furfuryl alcohol biomass and aspartic acid as raw materials. FA/ASP artificial SEI film had many polar groups containing oxygen and nitrogen，which enhanced the zincophile of the zinc anode，promoted the uniform deposition of Zn2+，and hindered the growth of zinc dendrites. FA/ASP artificial SEI film also hindered the direct contact between aqueous electrolyte and zinc anode，reduced the reactivity of hydrogen evolution reaction，inhibited the occurrence of hydrogen evolution reaction，and improved the corrosion resistance of zinc anode. Therefore，Zn||Zn-symmetric battery assembled based on FA/ASP@Zn could work stably for 950 h at 1 mA·cm−2 and 1 mAh·cm−2，with an average Coulomb efficiency （CE）of about 98%. And FA/ASP@Zn||Cu asymmetric cell could stably cycle for 270 h，which was almost three times more than the bare Zn||Cu asymmetric cell. Meanwhile，FA/ASP@Zn||V2O5 full battery also showed an enhanced reversible capacity of 157 mAh·g−1 at 1 A·g−1 and CE could reach up to 100%. The significant improvement in cycle stability and coulomb efficiency illustrated the great potential of artificial solid electrolyte interface films based on this biomass for stabilizing zinc-ion battery anodes.
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DOI：10.13373/j.cnki.cjrm.XY24110020
Chinese Library Classification Number:TQ151.1
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The overuse of fossil fuels has caused serious harm to the environment and undermined the overall sustainable development of mankind. Therefore，the development and application of renewable clean energy has become a hot research field，and the use of stable charge and discharge electrochemical energy storage devices to store and collect dispersed clean energy has also attracted great attention from academia and industry around the world. Lithium-ion batteries （LIBs）have significant theoretical capacity，excellent performance in secondary battery systems，and have been effectively applied in mobile phones，notebook computers，and other products，maintaining a dominant position in the commercial field. However，LIBs carry specific safety risks，including the use of flammable and explosive organic electrolytes. In addition，with increasing challenges such as depletion of lithium reserves and soaring costs，it is imperative to develop and successfully commercialize a very safe，economically viable，and environmentally sustainable battery storage system. Among the many options，aqueous-based zinc-ion batteries （AZIBs）with high safety and stable charge-discharge performance are widely considered to be one of the most promising. AZIBs have the following advantages：1）the natural abundance of zinc metal is high，2）the electrolyte used in the battery is water，which is environmentally friendly and safe compared to the flammable organic electrolyte of lithium-ion batteries，3）the theoretical specific capacity is high （820 mAh·g−1），and 4）the redox potential is low （compared to the standard hydrogen electrode：–0.762 V）. However，the zinc anode of aqueous zinc-ion batteries encounters significant challenges，including hydrogen evolution，corrosion passivation，and pronounced zinc dendrite growth，resulting in diminished battery capacity，inferior cycling stability，and reduced coulombic efficiency，thereby constraining the advancement and utilization of aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Among many strategies，the artificial solid electrolyte interphase （SEI）membrane is considered to be one of the simple and efficient strategies，as it can completely inhibit the interaction between the zinc anode and the electrolyte，while regulating the diffusion kinetics of Zn2+ cations. In this study，furfuryl alcohol/aspartic acid （FA/ASP）artificial SEI film was constructed on the surface of zinc anode by esterification using the cheap and easily obtained furfuryl alcohol biomass and aspartic acid as raw materials. FA/ASP artificial SEI film had many polar groups containing oxygen and nitrogen，which enhanced the zincophile of the zinc anode，promoted the uniform deposition of Zn2+，and hindered the growth of zinc dendrites. FA/ASP artificial SEI film also hindered the direct contact between aqueous electrolyte and zinc anode，reduced the reactivity of hydrogen evolution reaction，inhibited the occurrence of hydrogen evolution reaction，and improved the corrosion resistance of zinc anode. Therefore，Zn||Zn-symmetric battery assembled based on FA/ASP@Zn could work stably for 950 h at 1 mA·cm−2 and 1 mAh·cm−2，with an average Coulomb efficiency （CE）of about 98%. And FA/ASP@Zn||Cu asymmetric cell could stably cycle for 270 h，which was almost three times more than the bare Zn||Cu asymmetric cell. Meanwhile，FA/ASP@Zn||V2O5 full battery also showed an enhanced reversible capacity of 157 mAh·g−1 at 1 A·g−1 and CE could reach up to 100%. The significant improvement in cycle stability and coulomb efficiency illustrated the great potential of artificial solid electrolyte interface films based on this biomass for stabilizing zinc-ion battery anodes.
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| GB/T 7714-2015 | [1] Hanyu Xu, Long Huang, Lingyao Kuang, et al. A Novel Artificial Biomass Polymer SEI Film for Highly Stable Zn Anode[J]. Chinese Journal of Rare Metals, 2025, 49(5): 695-703. DOI:10.13373/j.cnki.cjrm.XY24110020. |
| MLA | [1] Hanyu Xu, et al., "A Novel Artificial Biomass Polymer SEI Film for Highly Stable Zn Anode." Chinese Journal of Rare Metals, vol. 49, no. 5, 2025, pp. 695-703, https://doi.org/10.13373/j.cnki.cjrm.XY24110020. |
| APA | [1] Hanyu Xu, Long Huang, Lingyao Kuang, & Xingxing Gu. (2025). A Novel Artificial Biomass Polymer SEI Film for Highly Stable Zn Anode. Chinese Journal of Rare Metals, 49(5), 695-703. https://doi.org/10.13373/j.cnki.cjrm.XY24110020 |
| IEEE | [1] Hanyu Xu, Long Huang, Lingyao Kuang, and Xingxing Gu, "A Novel Artificial Biomass Polymer SEI Film for Highly Stable Zn Anode," Chinese Journal of Rare Metals, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 695-703, 2025, doi: 10.13373/j.cnki.cjrm.XY24110020. keywords: {aqueous zinc ion batteries （AZIBs）;Zn anode;solid electrolyte interphase （SEI）film;zinc dendrite;corrosion} |