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Three-dimensional synergistic ionic-electronic conductor host assisted high-performance Zn metal battery

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The current booming request of sustainable and renewable energy storage systems is promoting the recent renaissance of zinc (Zn) metal batteries. However, the irregular dendrite growth on the Zn anode prevents the further application of Zn metal batteries. In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) synergistic ionic-electronic conductor (CT-B) host was prepared from carbonized tea leaf (CT) mixed with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) oxidized bacterial cellulose nanofibers (O-BCNFs) adsorbed with Zn2+ ions, to regulate Zn plating behavior on the anode of aqueous Zn metal batteries. The as-prepared 3D CT-B contains uniformly distributed N, F co-doped carbon that is beneficial to charge transfer, and O-BCNFs contributing to facilitated ionic transport. The 3D skeleton not only provide pathways for ionic and electronic transport but also renders favorable mechanical flexibility, significantly elevating the electrochemical performance of the as-prepared Zn metal battery. The 3D porous CT-B host allows smooth and dense Zn deposition even at a high capacity of 6 mAh cm−2, while delivering a stable operation over 500 cycles with average Coulombic efficiency (CE) as high as 99.3%. When coupled with NaV3O8·1.5H2O (NVO) cathode, the as-fabricated CT-B@Zn//NVO battery delivers a long lifespan of 250 cycles at 2 A g−1. This work opens a new avenue to recycle biowaste to assemble 3D ionic/electronic conductor host, allowing further construction of durable and sustainable Zn metal batteries.

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This work was partially carried out at the USTC Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication. The authors thank Ms. C. Y. Zhong (Hainan Yeguo Foods Co., Ltd) for kindly providing purified bacterial cellulose pellicles and Hubei Zhaoliqiao Tea Factory Co., Ltd for kindly providing the wasted tea leaf.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (22075269), National Natural Science Foundation of China-China Academy of Engineering Physics “NSAF” Joint Fund (U2230101), National Natural Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas) Program (GG2090007003), Anhui Provincial Major Science and Technology Project (202203a05020048), Anhui Provincial Hundred Talents Program, Hefei Innovative Program for Overseas Excellent Scholars (BJ2090007002), and Joint Research Center for Multi-Energy Complementation and Conversion.

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J.H. Wang completed the experiments, data collection, figure composition, and manuscript writing. W.X. Dong helped with data analysis and part of experiments. J.W. Chen helped on manuscript polishing and research supervision. L.F. Chen is in charge of funding acquisition, project management, manuscript reviewing, and supervision.

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Wang, JH., Dong, WX., Chen, J. et al. Three-dimensional synergistic ionic-electronic conductor host assisted high-performance Zn metal battery. Ionics 29, 3097–3107 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-023-05054-3

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