Aqueous Zn-based energy-storage devices have aroused much interest in recent years.However,uncontrollable dendrite growth in the Zn anode significantly limits their cycle life.Moreover,the poor low-temperature performance arising from the freezing of aqueous electrolytes at sub-zero temperatures restricts their practical applications in cold regions.Here,we fabricated low-temperature-tolerant and durable Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors(ZHSCs)via modulating a co-solvent water/ethylene glycol electrolyte.The interaction of intermolecular hydrogen bonds between water and ethylene glycol as well as cation solvation was systematically investigated by tuning the co-solvent composition.The results illustrate that the ZnSO_(4)/water/ethylene glycol(65%)electrolyte possesses high ionic conductivity at low temperatures and effectively prevents the dendrite formation of the Zn anode.The as-fabricated ZHSCs exhibit long-term cyclability and are capable of working at sub-zero temperatures as low as -40℃.The present ZHSCs are anti-freezing and cost-effective,which may find new applications in the fields of next-generation electrochemical energy storage devices.
Fuyun LiLe YuQiaomei HuSongtao GuoYueni MeiQing LiuYapeng HeXianluo Hu
