Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 16, Issue 1, 144(2024)

A Molecular-Sieving Interphase Towards Low-Concentrated Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries

Tingting Liu1,2,4,5、†, Han Wu3、†, Hao Wang1,4,5, Yiran Jiao3, Xiaofan Du1,4,5, Jinzhi Wang1,4,5, Guangying Fu1,4,5, Yaojian Zhang1,4,5、*, Jingwen Zhao1,4,5、**, and Guanglei Cui1,2,4,5、***
Author Affiliations
  • 1Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
  • 3School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
  • 4Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, People’s Republic of China
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    Aqueous sodium-ion batteries are known for poor rechargeability because of the competitive water decomposition reactions and the high electrode solubility. Improvements have been reported by salt-concentrated and organic-hybridized electrolyte designs, however, at the expense of cost and safety. Here, we report the prolonged cycling of ASIBs in routine dilute electrolytes by employing artificial electrode coatings consisting of NaX zeolite and NaOH-neutralized perfluorinated sulfonic polymer. The as-formed composite interphase exhibits a molecular-sieving effect jointly played by zeolite channels and size-shrunken ionic domains in the polymer matrix, which enables high rejection of hydrated Na+ ions while allowing fast dehydrated Na+ permeance. Applying this coating to electrode surfaces expands the electrochemical window of a practically feasible 2 mol kg–1 sodium trifluoromethanesulfonate aqueous electrolyte to 2.70 V and affords Na2MnFe(CN)6//NaTi2(PO4)3 full cells with an unprecedented cycling stability of 94.9% capacity retention after 200 cycles at 1 C. Combined with emerging electrolyte modifications, this molecular-sieving interphase brings amplified benefits in long-term operation of ASIBs.

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    Tingting Liu, Han Wu, Hao Wang, Yiran Jiao, Xiaofan Du, Jinzhi Wang, Guangying Fu, Yaojian Zhang, Jingwen Zhao, Guanglei Cui. A Molecular-Sieving Interphase Towards Low-Concentrated Aqueous Sodium-Ion Batteries[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 144

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 30, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 3, 2024

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhang Yaojian (zhangyj@qibebt.ac.cn), Zhao Jingwen (zhaojw@qibebt.ac.cn), Cui Guanglei (cuigl@qibebt.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01340-5

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