This invention provides a method for preparing
a DNA-
chitosan composite modified layer, a
zinc anode, and a
zinc battery, comprising: 1) treating a
zinc substrate to be coated; 2) preparing
a DNA solution and a
chitosan solution separately, adding the
DNA solution to the
chitosan solution and stirring to composite, followed by static curing and degassing treatment to obtain
a DNA-chitosan composite spin-
coating solution; the composition is adjustable by adjusting the total concentration of the spin-
coating solution and the
molar ratio of
DNA to chitosan; 3) adding the composite spin-
coating solution dropwise to the surface of the zinc substrate to spin-coat a film, and obtaining a zinc
anode with a
DNA-chitosan composite modified layer on the surface after
drying and curing. This invention utilizes the abundant
nitrogen-containing bases and
phosphate groups in DNA to provide zinc-loving sites, which, in
synergy with the film-forming properties and amino coordination of chitosan, guide the uniform deposition of zinc ions, inhibit side reactions such as
dendrite formation,
hydrogen evolution, and
corrosion, and significantly improve the coulombic efficiency and cycle life of aqueous zinc-
ion batteries.