Citation: Xiaoning TANG, Junnan LIU, Xingfu YANG, Jie LEI, Qiuyang LUO, Shu XIA, An XUE. Effect of sodium alginate-sodium carboxymethylcellulose gel layer on the stability of Zn anodes[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2024, 40(8): 1452-1460. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240191 shu

Effect of sodium alginate-sodium carboxymethylcellulose gel layer on the stability of Zn anodes

Xiaoning TANG ^1,, ,
Junnan LIU ¹ ,
Xingfu YANG ¹ ,
Jie LEI ¹ ,
Qiuyang LUO ¹ ,
Shu XIA ¹ ,
An XUE ^2,,

1.
School of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
2.
School of Materials and Architectural Engineering, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China

Corresponding author: Xiaoning TANG, xntang@gzu.edu.cn An XUE, xuean1129@163.com
Received Date: 24 May 2024
Revised Date: 7 July 2024

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Abstract: Here, we propose a green and self-crosslinking strategy to in-situ prepare a sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and sodium alginate (SA) layer on the Zn electrode (Zn@SA+CMC) via the superionic bonds between the carboxylate groups and Zn²⁺. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images confirm a porous structure of the SA+CMC layer. The functional effects of the gel layer are as follows. Firstly, the layer is rich in hydroxyl groups, which can be tightly adsorbed onto the Zn anode surface to form a protective layer and separate the Zn anode from the electrolyte. Secondly, the protective layer is a gel film, making it mechanically flexible, which can accommodate the volume change during Zn plating. Thirdly, the SA+CMC gel layer possesses zincophilicity, reduces interfacial resistance, lowers the nucleation energy barrier, and increases ionic conductivity, thereby promoting uniform Zn deposition and effectively inhibiting dendritic growth. As a result, the Zn@SA+CMC symmetrical cell sustained over 890 h of long-term stability at a high current density of 3 mA·cm^-2 and the Zn@SA+CMC half cell could provide as high a Coulombic efficiency of 99.8% over 3 700 h (1 850 cycles). Furthermore, the Zn@SA+CMC||MnO₂ full cell delivered a specific capacity of 185.1 mAh·g^-1 at 0.3 A·g^-1, maintaining stability for over 1 200 cycles.
- aqueous Zn-ion battery,
- sodium alginate,
- sodium carboxymethylcellulose,
- gel layer,
- zincophilicity
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