The invention relates to the field of aqueous
zinc ion batteries, and particularly provides an aqueous
zinc ion battery electrolyte containing a functional additive as well as a preparation method and application of the aqueous
zinc ion battery electrolyte. Branched
chain type polyethyleneimine with the molecular weight of 600 is added into the
electrolyte, molecules of the branched
chain type polyethyleneimine are rich in high-density amino groups and have high nucleophilicity, stable Zn-N coordinate bonds can be formed by the branched
chain type polyethyleneimine and
divalent zinc ions on the surface of a zinc negative
electrode, multi-site strong adsorption anchoring is achieved, and
zinc ion deposition
kinetics are accurately regulated and controlled; zinc ions are induced to uniformly nucleate and compactly grow at adsorption sites, so that dendritic
crystal generation is inhibited from the source; meanwhile, amino is a weakly alkaline group, the local pH environment of the surface of the zinc negative
electrode can be adjusted in a targeted mode through
protonation reaction, the
hydrogen evolution reaction triggering condition is remarkably weakened, a three-dimensional
protection layer can be constructed on the surface of the
electrode through a branched
chain structure, active water molecules in an
electrolyte are isolated through the steric hindrance effect, direct contact between the zinc electrode and water is reduced, and the
hydrogen evolution reaction efficiency is improved. And side reactions such as
corrosion are synchronously inhibited.