Recent advances in electrolytes for “beyond aqueous” zinc‐ion batteries

Y Lv, Y **ao, L Ma, C Zhi, S Chen - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the growing demands for large‐scale energy storage, Zn‐ion batteries (ZIBs) with
distinct advantages, including resource abundance, low‐cost, high‐safety, and acceptable …

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 …

Multifunctional SEI-like structure coating stabilizing Zn anodes at a large current and capacity

A Chen, C Zhao, J Gao, Z Guo, X Lu, J Zhang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development and application of aqueous zinc-ion batteries still face some obstacles,
such as dendrite growth and side reactions triggered by active water. Here, we constructed a …

Stable zinc anodes enabled by a zincophilic polyanionic hydrogel layer

JL Yang, J Li, JW Zhao, K Liu, P Yang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The practical application of the Zn‐metal anode for aqueous batteries is greatly restricted by
catastrophic dendrite growth, intricate hydrogen evolution, and parasitic surface passivation …

Self-assembled multilayers direct a buffer interphase for long-life aqueous zinc-ion batteries

D Li, Y Tang, S Liang, B Lu, G Chen… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
There are extensive application prospects for rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries
(AZIBs) in stationary energy storage grids, but two major obstacles that remain are their …

[HTML][HTML] Anode corrosion in aqueous Zn metal batteries

Z Cai, J Wang, Y Sun - EScience, 2023 - Elsevier
Given their low cost and intrinsic safety, aqueous Zn metal batteries (AZMBs) are drawing
increasing attention in the field of smart grids and large-scale energy storage. However, the …

Regulating Zn (002) deposition toward long cycle life for Zn metal batteries

Z Huang, Z Li, Y Wang, J Cong, X Wu, X Song… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Regulating the Zn deposition orientation is an efficient way to suppress Zn dendrites and
stabilize Zn anodes in aqueous Zn ion batteries (ZIBs). Few studies have been conducted to …

Planar and dendrite-free zinc deposition enabled by exposed crystal plane optimization of zinc anode

T Wang, J Sun, Y Hua, BNV Krishna, Q **, W Ai… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
The low Coulombic efficiency and limited cycle life of zinc (Zn) metal anode resulting from
the severe side reactions and dendrite growth are the major bottlenecks restricting the …

Polymeric Molecular Design Towards Horizontal Zn Electrodeposits at Constrained 2D Zn2+ Diffusion: Dendrite‐Free Zn Anode for Long‐Life and High‐Rate …

D **e, ZW Wang, ZY Gu, WY Diao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc metal batteries have garnered unprecedented attention owing to their high
theoretical specific capacity, appropriate redox potential, and remarkable sustainability …

Highly reversible zinc anode enabled by a cation-exchange coating with Zn-ion selective channels

L Hong, X Wu, LY Wang, M Zhong, P Zhang, L Jiang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have attracted extensive attention due to
their low cost and high safety. However, the critical issues of dendrite growth and side …