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Dynamic Interfacial Complexation Engineering Enables Multielectron Ah-Level Halogen Conversion Batteries

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Ruixi Chen
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Kai Fu *
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Hongwei Cai
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Zhaohui Deng
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Xue Liu
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Boyu Xing
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Zibing Pi
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Pu Cai
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Pei Wang
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Xinfei Wu
罗雯 (Wen Luo) *
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麦立强 (Liqiang Mai) *
DOI:10.1021/jacs.6c00787delete
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Abstract

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Aqueous zinc–iodine batteries are attractive for safe and cost-effective energy storage because iodine is abundant and supports rich multielectron redox chemistry. However, stabilizing deep iodine conversion in static cells remains challenging because high-valent iodine species are highly susceptible to dissolution, hydrolysis, and shuttle-induced side reactions. Here, we report a dynamic interfacial complexation strategy that enables highly reversible 12-electron iodine conversion with an additional reversible bromine contribution in a static aqueous Zn–halogen battery. By introducing N-butyl-N-methylpiperidinium bromide (BMPBr) as a multifunctional additive, the multistep conversion of a high-loading iodine cathode (10 mg cm–2) is effectively optimized. At high potentials, BMP+ self-assembles with polybromide species to form an oily interphase that encapsulates nascent IO3– and stabilizes soluble intermediates while enhancing the Br–/Br0 reversibility. This synergistic chemistry enables a specific capacity of 1937 mAh giodine–1 or 647 mAh giodine+bromine at 20 A giodine–1, a long and flat discharge plateau above 1.0 V vs SHE, and 99.0% capacity retention over 8300 cycles. Demonstrating practical scalability, a scaled-up 1.2 Ah pouch cell achieves an impressive areal capacity of 19.4 mAh cm–2. This work establishes a robust paradigm for managing complex multielectron halogen chemistries, offering a viable pathway toward high-energy-density aqueous energy storage.
Keywords:
Aqueous zinc–iodine batteries
Multielectron redox chemistry
Dynamic interfacial complexation
Halogen conversion
High-energy-density storage

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Journal of the American Chemical Society
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