Authors: Cheng Wang, Dongdong Wang, Dan Lv, Huili Peng, Xinxin Song, Jian Yang, Yitai Qian
Published: 2023-04-07
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AbstractAnode‐free batteriesgreatly promote overall energy density, but they require an extremely high Coulombic efficiency (CE, >99.7%) to function normally. It becomes very challenging in aqueous batteries, because of water‐related parasitic reactions and dendrite growth on Zn anodes. Herein, aluminum hydroxide fluoride coated on Cu foils (Cu@AOF) is used to realize the anode‐free aqueous batteries. AOF exhibits a high adsorption affinity to H2O and a low diffusion energy barrier for Zn adatoms, promoting the desolvation process and surface migration. Meanwhile, the strong interaction between AOF and Zn2+ enables it to regulate the Zn2+ flux and benefit lateral growth. Then, the anode‐free full cells of Cu@AOF||Zn0.5VO2 exhibit a record‐high cycle life of 2000 cycles at 1 A g−1 with an ultra‐high average CE of 99.95%. More impressively, the full cell shows a long cycle life of 400 cycles with a high CE of 99.94% at −20 °C. This work provides sheds light on the rational engineering of the electrode interfaces to obtain excellent performance at low temperatures.