Hydrophobic liquid electrolyte interphases for efficient aqueous zinc batteries.

Guanjie Li, Shilin Zhang, Jodie A Yuwono, Xinyu Li, Javen Qinfeng Shi, Chunsheng Wang, Zaiping Guo

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Electrostatic Confinement of Polyiodides by Cationic Biomass-Binder Toward High-Performance and Sustainable Aqueous Zinc-Iodine Batteries.ChemSusChem · 2026
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Guanjie LiSchool of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0955-5355

Shilin ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. shilin.zhang01@adelaide.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3268-5708

Jodie A YuwonoSchool of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0915-0756

Xinyu LiResponsible AI Research Centre, Australian Institute for Machine Learning, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1332-9203

Javen Qinfeng ShiResponsible AI Research Centre, Australian Institute for Machine Learning, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Chunsheng WangDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. cswang@umd.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8626-6381

Zaiping GuoSchool of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. zaiping.guo@adelaide.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3464-5301

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Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DE240100159Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) FL210100050

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Expanding the electrochemical stability window of aqueous electrolyte solutions is a viable strategy to improve battery performance. Using water-in-salt aqueous electrolyte solutions, the solid electrolyte interphase formed on the negative electrode enables an electrochemical stability window up to 3.0 V, but this often reduces ionic conductivity and increases costs. Here, to circumvent these issues, we report the use of hydrophobic and electrode-philic ether-based additives in 3-molal aqueous zinc trifluoromethanesulfonate electrolyte solutions. These additives, characterized by a weak Zn-ion solvation capability, are soluble in the aqueous electrolyte solution at low concentrations (below 2 mol%). They can be adsorbed on both positive and negative electrode surfaces, inhibiting Zn dendrite growth, forming a liquid electrolyte interphase that extends the electrochemical stability window to 3.08 V, enabling high bulk ionic conductivity (about 54 mS cm

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PMID42225981

DOI10.1038/s41565-026-02187-0

PMCPMC13379314

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