Abstract
Rechargeable aqueous zinc metal batteries (RAZMBs) have received extensive attention for large-scale energy storage systems due to the merits of Zn anodes, including moderate volumetric and gravimetric energy density, low redox potential, abundant reserve, low cost and impressive intrinsic safety. However, Zn anodes suffer from a series of adverse reactions (dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution, and surface passivation) resulting in low Coulombic efficiency, large polarization, and unsatisfied cycling performance, which inevitably hinder the wide application of RAZMBs. To address the above issues, cellulose-based materials are widely used for Zn anode protection because of their unique physical and chemical properties and other advantages such as biocompatibility, non-toxicity, degradability and easy extraction. In order to better understand the current progress in cellulose-based materials for the Zn anode protection, we have classified and summarized the relevant literatures. In this review, we summarize and elaborate the causes of poor reversibility for Zn anodes, including dendrite formation, hydrogen evolution, and surface passivation. Subsequently, the effective strategies (anode interfacial engineering, gel electrolyte optimization, and separator modification) of cellulose-based materials toward stabilizing Zn anodes are overviewed. In the end, the existing challenges and prospects of cellulose-based materials in Zn anode protection are summarized to shed light on future work.
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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (52273095, 22209140, 52202286), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LGG23B030011, LY24B030006), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Key Foundation of China (LZ20E030003; LGG22E030005), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2022QE059), the Outstanding Youth Project of Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (LR22E030002), the State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials (KF2314), a Project Supported by Scientific Research Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Education Department (Y202148249), Science Foundation of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (ZSTU) under Grant No. 21202086-Y, and Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Green Manufacturing at Yantai (Yantai) (AMGM2023A08).
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Li, Z., Chen, X., Zhang, R. et al. Advanced cellulose-based materials toward stabilizing zinc anodes. Sci. China Chem. 67, 1465–1484 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-023-1918-0
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