Surface and interface engineering of Zn anodes in aqueous rechargeable Zn‐ion batteries

J Zheng, Z Huang, F Ming, Y Zeng, B Wei, Q Jiang, Z Qi… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) have shown great potential as an alternative to
lithium‐ion batteries. The ZIBs utilize Zn metal as the anode, which possesses many …

Recent advances in interfacial modification of zinc anode for aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries

Q Wen, H Fu, HZ Chen, RH Ji, LB Tang, C Yan… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
To tackle energy crisis and achieve sustainable development, aqueous rechargeable zinc
ion batteries have gained widespread attention in large-scale energy storage for their low …

Gradient design of imprinted anode for stable Zn-ion batteries

Q Cao, Y Gao, J Pu, X Zhao, Y Wang, J Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Achieving long-term stable zinc anodes at high currents/capacities remains a great
challenge for practical rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. Herein, we report an imprinted …

Prioritizing hetero‐metallic interfaces via thermodynamics inertia and kinetics zincophilia metrics for tough zn‐based aqueous batteries

R Zhao, X Dong, P Liang, H Li, T Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Poor thermodynamic stability and sluggish electrochemical kinetics of metallic Zn anode in
aqueous solution greatly hamper its practical application. To solve such problems, to date …

Resha** the electrolyte structure and interface chemistry for stable aqueous zinc batteries

G Ma, L Miao, Y Dong, W Yuan, X Nie, S Di… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metallic zinc (Zn) with high safety and low cost is an ideal anode for aqueous batteries, but
suffers from water-induced side reactions and dendrite growth. Herein, we significantly …

High‐capacity zinc anode with 96% utilization rate enabled by solvation structure design

M Wang, J Ma, Y Meng, J Sun, Y Yuan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZBs) show promises for large‐scale energy storage. However,
the zinc utilization rate (ZUR) is generally low due to side reactions in the aqueous …

Highly reversible Zn anode with a practical areal capacity enabled by a sustainable electrolyte and superacid interfacial chemistry

C Li, A Shyamsunder, AG Hoane, DM Long, CY Kwok… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Aqueous zinc-metal batteries are plagued by poor Zn reversibility owing to zinc dendrite and
layered double hydroxide (LDH) formation. Here, we introduce a novel additive—N, N …

Nano-scaled hydrophobic confinement of aqueous electrolyte by a nonionic amphiphilic polymer for long-lasting and wide-temperature Zn-based energy storage

B Niu, Z Li, D Luo, X Ma, Q Yang, YE Liu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous Zn-ion devices comprising a Zn-metal anode constitute an emerging class of next-
generation energy storage devices with the growing demand for renewable energies. Over …

Alloying strategy for high-performance zinc metal anodes

R Li, Y Du, Y Li, Z He, L Dai, L Wang, X Wu… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Owing to the advantages of low cost, high energy density, and environment friendly,
aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are considered as promising energy storage devices …

Zincophobic Electrolyte Achieves Highly Reversible Zinc‐Ion Batteries

N Wang, X Chen, H Wan, B Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc metal batteries show tremendous applications in wide‐scale storages still impeded by
aqueous electrolytes corrosion and interfacial water splitting reaction. Herein, a zincophobic …