物理化学学报 >> 2023, Vol. 39 >> Issue (1): 2107017.doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB202107017

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柔性锌-空气电池进展与展望

滕浩天1,2, 王文涛1,2, 韩晓峰1,2, 郝翔3, 杨瑞枝1,2,*(), 田景华1,2,4,*()   

  1. 1 苏州大学能源学院, 能源与材料创新研究院, 苏州纳米科技协同创新中心, 江苏 苏州 215006
    2 苏州大学江苏省先进碳材料与可穿戴技术重点实验室, 江苏 苏州 215006
    3 苏州科技大学物理科学与技术学院, 江苏 苏州 215009
    4 中国福建能源材料科学与技术创新实验室(嘉庚创新实验室), 福建 厦门 361104
  • 收稿日期:2021-07-06 录用日期:2021-08-19 发布日期:2021-08-26
  • 通讯作者: 杨瑞枝,田景华 E-mail:yangrz@suda.edu.cn;jhtian@suda.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2020YFB1505703);国家自然科学基金(21673153);国家自然科学基金(51972220);国家自然科学基金(51572181)

Recent Development and Perspectives of Flexible Zinc-Air Batteries

Hao-Tian Teng1,2, Wen-Tao Wang1,2, Xiao-Feng Han1,2, Xiang Hao3, Ruizhi Yang1,2,*(), Jing-Hua Tian1,2,4,*()   

  1. 1 College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
    2 Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu Province, China
    3 School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, Jiangsu Province, China
    4 Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China (Tan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory), Xiamen, 361104, Fujian Province, China
  • Received:2021-07-06 Accepted:2021-08-19 Published:2021-08-26
  • Contact: Ruizhi Yang,Jing-Hua Tian E-mail:yangrz@suda.edu.cn;jhtian@suda.edu.cn
  • About author:Email: jhtian@suda.edu.cn (J.T.)
    Email: yangrz@suda.edu.cn (R.Y.)
  • Supported by:
    the National Key R & D Program of China(2020YFB1505703);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21673153);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51972220);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51572181)

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近年来，人们越来越关注柔性可穿戴电子设备。柔性锌-空气电池由于有较高的理论能量密度以及对像人体一样不均匀表面的适应能力，有望成为下一代电子产品的电源。在柔性锌-空气电池研究领域，人们已经取得了较好的研究进展，各种柔性锌-空气电池的制备方法已被报道。本文阐述了近年来柔性锌-空气电池的主要成就以及面临的困难，特别是关注凝胶电解质、金属阳极以及柔性空气阴极对柔性锌-空气电池电化学性能的影响，最后讨论了柔性锌-空气电池面临的主要挑战与发展前景。

关键词: 凝胶电解质, 金属阳极, 空气阴极, 电池构型, 柔性锌-空气电池

Abstract:

In recent years, flexible and wearable electronic devices have attracted increasing research, industrial, and consumer attention. In particular, flexible zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are expected to become a promising power supply source for next-generation electronic products, especially the flexible and wearable ones, because of their high theoretical energy density, high specific capacity, high safety, and adaptability to uneven surfaces like human body. In the research field of flexible ZABs, a steady progress has been observed, and various ZAB preparation methods have been recently proposed. In this review, the main achievements and limitations of the recent research related to flexible ZABs are described. Firstly, the importance and applications of ZABs are discussed, followed by the working principle and configuration of typical ZABs. In the main text, the recent development of gel electrolytes, anodes, and cathodes is reviewed in detail. Currently, one of the most important limitations in the preparation of high-performance ZABs is the selection or preparation of a suitable gel electrolyte. A good gel electrolyte should have the ability of high-water holding capacity, high and low temperature resistance, high CO2-tolerance, excellent ionic conductivity, and good mechanical ductility. Several gel electrolytes with various functions have been developed. However, novel gel electrolytes with multifunctional properties have not been developed. In addition, interfaces between the gel electrolyte and air cathode and those between the gel electrolyte and metal anode must be investigated in detail for ZAB performance improvement. Till now, only the effects of physical compression on the electrolyte-air cathode and electrolyte-metal anode interfaces have been adopted and investigated. Moreover, the air cathode and metal anode must exhibit high flexibility to expand the application scope of ZABs as flexible power supplies. Carbon cloth has been typically used as the substrate of the air cathode; however, carbon corrosion occurs under high potential, which needs to be overcome. Meanwhile, the use of nickel mesh or copper foam as the substrate for the cathode will make the flexible ZABs too rigid and not bendable. For the metal anode, mostly zinc sheet or zinc spring have been used to meet the demand of flexibility. However, if novel strategies for the development of doped zinc anodes are investigated, such as those based on the utilization of zinc powder-metal combination, ZAB performance will be significantly improved. If the above-mentioned limitations are overcome, flexible ZABs will not be limited to laboratory use, and can be widely applied in commercial wearable electronic products. Furthermore, the challenges and future perspectives of ZABs are discussed in this review.

Key words: Gel electrolyte, Metal anode, Air cathode, Battery configuration, Flexible zinc-air battery