Interfacial Designs of MXenes for Mild Aqueous Zinc-Ion Storage

Rui Guo; Chaofan Chen; Lars J Bannenberg; Hao Wang; Haozhe Liu; Minghao Yu; Zdenek Sofer; Zhibin Lei; Xuehang Wang

doi:10.1002/smtd.202201683

Interfacial Designs of MXenes for Mild Aqueous Zinc-Ion Storage

Small Methods. 2023 Aug;7(8):e2201683. doi: 10.1002/smtd.202201683. Epub 2023 Mar 18.

Authors

Rui Guo^{1

2}, Chaofan Chen¹, Lars J Bannenberg¹, Hao Wang^{1

3}, Haozhe Liu¹, Minghao Yu⁴, Zdenek Sofer⁵, Zhibin Lei², Xuehang Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, 2629JB, The Netherlands.
² Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, MOE, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710119, China.
³ State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
⁴ Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden Technische Universität Dresden Modulgebäude, 01217, Dresden, Germany.
⁵ Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Prague 6, 16628, Czech Republic.

PMID: 36932899
DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201683

Abstract

Limited Li resources, high cost, and safety risks of using organic electrolytes have stimulated a strong motivation to develop non-Li aqueous batteries. Aqueous Zn-ion storage (ZIS) devices offer low-cost and high-safety solutions. However, their practical applications are at the moment restricted by their short cycle life arising mainly from irreversible electrochemical side reactions and processes at the interfaces. This review sums up the capability of using 2D MXenes to increase the reversibility at the interface, assist the charge transfer process, and thereby improve the performance of ZIS. First, they discuss the ZIS mechanism and irreversibility of typical electrode materials in mild aqueous electrolytes. Then, applications of MXenes in different ZIS components are highlighted, including as electrodes for Zn²⁺ intercalation, protective layers of Zn anode, hosts for Zn deposition, substrates, and separators. Finally, perspectives are put forward on further optimizing MXenes to improve the ZIS performance.

Keywords: 2D MXenes; Zn-ion batteries; Zn-ion capacitors; interfacial design; mild aqueous electrolyte.

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