The invention provides an aqueous
zinc ion battery electrolyte, a preparation method and application thereof and an aqueous
zinc battery, the
electrolyte comprises a
solvent, a
zinc salt and an additive, and the additive is a borate derivative. A
boron element of a borate compound in the
electrolyte has an empty p
orbit, and a functional site is coordinated with an
oxygen element to form a three-dimensional structure containing three
oxygen sites; and the formed compound not only can be adsorbed to the surface of a zinc negative
electrode to reduce the adsorption quantity of
free water molecules on the zinc surface, but also can chemically react with zinc atoms to form an in-situ interface
protection layer, and can inhibit side reactions such as
corrosion,
passivation and the like. On the other hand,
oxygen-containing sites of the borate additives are coordinated with zinc ions, coordination of water molecules and the zinc ions is reduced, and the reversible deposition / stripping behavior of the zinc ions is optimized. The
electrolyte is simple in preparation process and low in cost, and the zinc negative
electrode shows excellent cycle reversibility and interface stability under the condition of extremely low dosage, so that the battery has excellent cycle performance.