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Surface coatings of two-dimensional metal-organic framework nanosheets enable stable zinc anodes

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Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been considered as safe and scalable energy storage solutions, but the dendrite and corrosion issues of Zn anodes have hindered their further application. Herein, we demonstrate that two-dimensional metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets can act as protective coatings to prevent dendrite formation and hydrogen evolution of Zn anodes. The morphology of MOFs was tuned from octahedral nanoparticles (UiO-67-3D) to nanosheets (UiO-67-2D), leading to significantly enhanced protective performance. UiO-67-2D nanosheets-coated Zn anodes displayed smaller polarization, longer cycling lifetime and lower H2 evolution than those of UiO-67-3D nanoparticles in symmetrical cells, which has been attributed to the higher concentration of surface Zr−OH/H2O to induce uniform Zn deposition and one-dimensional (1D) channels perpendicular to the Zn surface to regulate Zn2+ diffusion. The assembled UiO-67-2D@Zn∥Mn2O3/C full cell shows a high capacity of 240 mAh g−1 at 1 A g−1 and excellent cycling stability.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52178219). We acknowledge the helpful discussions with Dr. Yunguang Zhu (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). We thank Shijia Feng, Yiding Jiao, and Fangyan Li (College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University) for their kind help with GC-MS and optical microscopy measurements.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China

    Liling Lei, Feifan Chen, Yulun Wu, Xue-Jun Wu, Shishan Wu & Shuai Yuan

  2. National and Local Joint Engineering Research, Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China

    Jian Shen

  3. Jiangsu Engineering Research Center of Interfacial Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China

    Jian Shen

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Lei, L., Chen, F., Wu, Y. et al. Surface coatings of two-dimensional metal-organic framework nanosheets enable stable zinc anodes. Sci. China Chem. 65, 2205–2213 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-022-1324-0

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