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Advanced Flexible Carbon-Based Current Collector for Zinc Storage

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Carbon cloth (CC)-based electrodes have attracted extensive attention for next-generation wearable energy-storage devices due to their excellent electrical conductivity and mechanical flexibility. However, the application of conventional CC-based electrodes for zinc (Zn) storage severely hinders Zn ion transport and induces deleterious Zn dendrite growth, resulting in poor electrochemical reliability. Herein, a novel oxygen plasma-treated carbon cloth (OPCC) is rationally designed as a current collector for flexible hybrid Zn ion supercapacitors (ZISs). The modified interface of OPCC with abundant oxygenated groups enables enhanced electrolyte wettability and uniform superficial electric field distribution. A prolonged working lifespan for Zn electrodeposition is achieved by the OPCC due to the improved interfacial kinetics and homogenized ion gradient. The as-prepared hybrid ZIS also delivers excellent cycling endurance (98.5% capacity retention for 1500 cycles) with outstanding operation stability under various extreme conditions. This facile surface modification strategy provides a new way for developing future flexible electrodes for wearable electronic products.

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This work was financially supported by Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20210480) and Hong Kong Scholars Program (P0035017).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Hao Jia, Minghui Qiu, Chunxia Tang, Hongqi Liu & Jinlin Xu

  2. Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

    Hao Jia & Shou-xiang Jiang

  3. Department of Industrial Art (Textiles), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

    Benjamin Tawiah

  4. Fiber and Polymer Science Program, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-8301, USA

    Xiangwu Zhang

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Jia, H., Qiu, M., Tang, C. et al. Advanced Flexible Carbon-Based Current Collector for Zinc Storage. Adv. Fiber Mater. 4, 1500–1510 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42765-022-00182-3

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