Metal

Catalysis

Polypyrrole

Polymerization

Engineering

Mesoporous material

Electrochemistry

Metallurgy

Materials science

Dendrite (mathematics)

Chemical engineering

Zinc

Physical chemistry

Cathodic protection

Polymer

Nanotechnology

Organic chemistry

Mathematics

Aqueous solution

Geometry

Composite material

Galvanic anode

Chemistry

Electrode

Anode

Advanced Energy Materials

Although zinc metal anodes have some intrinsic advantages for aqueous zinc ion batteries, the notorious dendrites hamper its practical applications. Herein, a charge-enriched strategy through MXene-based polypyrrole (MXene-mPPy) layers is explored toward dendrite-free Zn metal anode. The MXene-mPPy layers composed of mesoporous PPy on both sides of Ti3C2Tx-MXene exhibit an exceptional charge enrichment ability (149 F g−1, 5 mV s−1), which is beneficial not onlying terms of accumulating the charge levels, but also to homogenize the dispersions of electric field and ion flux as used as an artificial interface on a Zn anode. Thus, a dendrite-free Zn anode with an ultralong cycling lifespan up to 2500 h and superior rate capability is achieved, which is further applied as an anode for aqueous zinc ion batteries with a long-term span over 3000 cycles at 10 A g−1.

Charge‐Enriched Strategy Based on MXene‐Based Polypyrrole Layers Toward Dendrite‐Free Zinc Metal Anodes