Two-dimensional CuO nanosheets-induced MOF composites and derivatives for dendrite-free zinc-ion batteries

摘要: Uncontrollable dendrite growth and side reactions resulting in short operating life and low Coulombic efficiency have severely hindered the further development of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). In this work, we designed to grow zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) uniformly on CuO nanosheets (NSs) and prepared carbon-coated CuZn alloy NSs (CuZn@C NSs) by calcination under H2/Ar atmosphere. As reflected by extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), density functional theory (DFT), and in-situ Raman, the Cu-Zn and Zn-N bonds present in CuZn@C NSs act as zincophilic sites to uniformly absorb Zn ions and inhibit the formation of Zn dendrites. At the same time, CuZn@C NSs hinder the direct contact between zinc anode and electrolyte, preventing the occurrence of side reactions. More impressively, the symmetric cells constructed with CuZn@C NSs anodes exhibited excellent zinc plating …