The invention discloses an aqueous
zinc ion battery electrolyte and application thereof. The aqueous
zinc ion battery electrolyte disclosed by the invention contains
solvent water, high-concentrationelectrolyte salt and
zinc salt;the zinc salt is a water-soluble salt; the high-concentration
electrolyte salt is
potassium bis(fluorosulfonyl)
imide and / or
potassium trifluoromethanesulfonate, and themass
molar concentration is not less than 10mol / kg. According to the
electrolyte, due to the fact that high-concentration
potassium bis(fluorosulfonyl)
imide and / or potassium
trifluoromethanesulfonate are / is added, a large number of water molecules in the
electrolyte can be consumed due to the strong
solvation effect, the hydration effect of zinc ions is reduced, and zinc dendrites formed by thezinc ions in
dissolution and deposition are inhibited; in addition, the strong
solvation effect of the high-concentration electrolyte salt and
solvent water molecules can reduce the electrochemical activity of the water molecules, improve the
electrochemical window of the electrolyte, reduce the
hydrogen evolution reaction, reduce the
dissolution effect of zinc, inhibit the
decomposition of the water molecules on the surface of the
electrode, reduce the
corrosion dissolution of the zinc negative
electrode and prolong the cycle life of the aqueous
zinc ion battery.