A Conductive and Sodiophilic Ag Coating Layer Regulating Na Deposition Behaviors for Highly Reversible Sodium Metal Batteries

Overview

Journal Chem Sci

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2024 Mar 29

PMID 38550702

Authors

Xiaomin Chen

Xunzhu Zhou

Zhuo Yang

Zhiqiang Hao

Jian Chen

Wenxi Kuang

Xiaoyan Shi

Xingqiao Wu

Lin Li

Shu-Lei Chou

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Abstract

Sodium metal batteries have attracted increasing interest recently, but suffer from severe dendrite growth caused by uneven Na plating/stripping behavior, which may result in the piercing of the membrane, with short circuiting and even cause explosions. Herein, a conductive and sodiophilic Ag coating layer is introduced to regulate Na deposition behaviors for highly reversible sodium metal batteries. Ag coated Zn foil with enhanced sodiophilicity, rapid Na transfer kinetics and superior electronic conductivity guarantee the homogenized Na ion and electric field distribution. This enables remarkably low overpotentials and uniform Na plating/stripping behavior with ultrahigh Coulombic efficiency of 99.9% during 500 cycles. As expected, the enhanced electrochemical performance of the anode-less battery and anode-free battery coupled with Prussian blue is achieved with the help of Ag coating. This work emphasizes the role of the conductive and sodiophilic coating layer in regulating the Na deposition behaviors for highly reversible sodium metal batteries.

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