PMID- 37948426
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240328
IS  - 1613-6829 (Electronic)
IS  - 1613-6810 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 13
DP  - 2024 Mar
TI  - Manipulating the Host-Guest Chemistry of Cucurbituril to Propel Highly Reversible 
      Zinc Metal Anodes.
PG  - e2308164
LID - 10.1002/smll.202308164 [doi]
AB  - Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries are practically plagued by the short 
      lifespan and low Coulombic efficiency (CE) of Zn anodes resulting from random 
      dendrite deposition and parasitic reactions. Herein, the host-guest chemistry of 
      cucurbituril additive with Zn(2+) to achieve longstanding Zn anodes is 
      manipulated. The macrocyclic molecule of cucurbit[5]uril (CB[5]) is delicately 
      designed to reconstruct both the CB[5]-adsorbed electric-double layer (EDL) 
      structure at the Zn interface and the hydrated sheath of Zn(2+) ions. Especially 
      benefiting from the desirable carbonyl rims and suitable hydrophobic cavities, 
      the CB[5] has a strong host-guest interaction with Zn(2+) ions, which exclusively 
      permits rapid Zn(2+) flux across the EDL interface but retards the H(2)O radicals 
      and SO(4) (2-). Accordingly, such a unique particle redistributor warrants 
      long-lasting dendrite-free deposition by homogenizing Zn nucleation/growth and 
      significantly improved CE by inhibiting side reactions. The Zn anode can deliver 
      superior reversibility in CB[5]-containing electrolyte with a ninefold increase 
      of cycle lifetime and an elevated CE of 99.7% under harsh test conditions 
      (10 mA cm(-2)/10 mA h cm(-2)). The work opens a new avenue from the perspective 
      of host-guest chemistry to propel the development of rechargeable Zn metal 
      batteries and beyond.
CI  - (c) 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
FAU - Zhao, Yiming
AU  - Zhao Y
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy 
      Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern 
      Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, 
      China.
FAU - Wei, Mengying
AU  - Wei M
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy 
      Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern 
      Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, 
      China.
FAU - Tan, Li-Li
AU  - Tan LL
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy 
      Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern 
      Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, 
      China.
FAU - Luo, Zhixuan
AU  - Luo Z
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy 
      Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern 
      Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, 
      China.
FAU - Peng, Jiahui
AU  - Peng J
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy 
      Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern 
      Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, 
      China.
FAU - Wei, Chunguang
AU  - Wei C
AD  - Shenzhen Cubic-Science Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, 518052, China.
FAU - Kang, Feiyu
AU  - Kang F
AD  - Engineering Laboratory for Functionalized Carbon Materials and Shenzhen Key 
      Laboratory for Graphene-Based Materials, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua 
      University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
FAU - Wang, Jian-Gan
AU  - Wang JG
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5582-0573
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy 
      Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern 
      Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Lab of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, 
      China.
LA  - eng
GR  - D5000210894/Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/
GR  - 3102019JC005/Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/
GR  - 52272239/National Natural Science Foundation of China/
GR  - 51821091/National Natural Science Foundation of China/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231110
PL  - Germany
TA  - Small
JT  - Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
JID - 101235338
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Zn metal anodes
OT  - cucurbituril
OT  - electrolyte additives
OT  - host-guest chemistry
EDAT- 2023/11/10 18:43
MHDA- 2023/11/10 18:44
CRDT- 2023/11/10 13:35
PHST- 2023/10/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/11/10 18:44 [medline]
PHST- 2023/11/10 18:43 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/11/10 13:35 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/smll.202308164 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Small. 2024 Mar;20(13):e2308164. doi: 10.1002/smll.202308164. Epub 2023 Nov 10.