The invention relates to the technical field of
energy storage batteries, and particularly discloses an aqueous
zinc ion battery electrolyte as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The
electrolyte is composed of
electrolyte zinc salt,
pyridine organic
metal salt and water. And after
hydrolysis,
metal ions in the weakly acidic
pyridine organic
metal salt are in a positively charged state. Therefore, in the
zinc deposition process, positively charged metal ions and picolinate radicals can be adsorbed on zinc favorable
nucleation sites to promote uniform deposition of zinc ions. Compared with a metal
ion additive in the prior art, interface adsorption of hydrolyzed
pyridine organic molecules can effectively reduce the
water content of the surface of the zinc negative
electrode and construct a hydrophobic interface channel, so that
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) can be effectively inhibited, and the interface
corrosion phenomenon of the zinc negative
electrode is further eliminated. According to the analysis, the pyridine organic metal salt additive has the
advantage of synergistic effect of multiple functions at the same time, so that
dendrite-free growth and
corrosion inhibition of the zinc negative
electrode are realized, and the cycle life of the battery is prolonged.