The invention discloses a methyl modified hydrogel
electrolyte, a preparation method thereof and application of the methyl modified hydrogel
electrolyte in a
zinc battery, and belongs to the field of secondary batteries. The hydrogel
electrolyte is composed of
acrylamide,
methyl cellulose and
zinc sulfate. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding
methyl cellulose and
acrylamide into a
zinc sulfate solution, uniformly mixing, then adding a
potassium persulfate initiator and a cross-linking agent N, N '-
methylene bisacrylamide, finally putting into a double-layer glass plate, sealing, and carrying out thermal
polymerization. The
methyl cellulose has zinc affinity and can convert an
acrylamide proton polymer into an aprotic
polymer to weaken intermolecular
hydrogen bonds, so that free
hydrogen bond receptors are released to participate in cationic
solvation. The solubilization and recrystallization strategy can effectively adjust the gel electrolyte environment,
cut off
hydrogen bonds formed by binding water donors and participate in electrolyte salt
dissolution, so that the electrolyte concentration is increased, and
salting-out of the electrolyte is inhibited. When the gel electrolyte is applied to the zinc battery,
zinc ion migration can be accelerated, and excellent cycle performance under a low-temperature condition is realized.