Sustainable zinc–air battery chemistry: advances, challenges and prospects

Q Wang, S Kaushik, X **ao, Q Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are considered promising energy storage devices
owing to their inherent safety, high energy density, wide operating temperature window …

Rechargeable batteries for grid scale energy storage

Z Zhu, T Jiang, M Ali, Y Meng, Y **, Y Cui… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ever-increasing global energy consumption has driven the development of renewable
energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Battery energy …

Hydrotropic solubilization of zinc acetates for sustainable aqueous battery electrolytes

D Dong, T Wang, Y Sun, J Fan, YC Lu - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
Among the more sustainable battery chemistries, the aqueous zinc system is receiving
renewed interest. To accelerate the practical applications of this promising technology, an …

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 …

Addition of dioxane in electrolyte promotes (002)-textured zinc growth and suppressed side reactions in zinc-ion batteries

T Wei, Y Ren, Y Wang, L Mo, Z Li, H Zhang, L Hu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The reversibility and cyclability of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are largely determined
by the stabilization of the Zn anode. Therefore, a stable anode/electrolyte interface capable …

Highly reversible zinc metal anode in a dilute aqueous electrolyte enabled by a pH buffer additive

W Zhang, Y Dai, R Chen, Z Xu, J Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries have drawn increasing attention due to the intrinsic safety, cost‐
effectiveness and high energy density. However, parasitic reactions and non‐uniform …

Recent Progress on Zn Anodes for Advanced Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

C Nie, G Wang, D Wang, M Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted much attention due to their
excellent safety, cost‐effectiveness, and eco‐friendliness thereby being considered as one …

Production of gas-releasing electrolyte-replenishing Ah-scale zinc metal pouch cells with aqueous gel electrolyte

F Wang, J Zhang, H Lu, H Zhu, Z Chen, L Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Aqueous zinc batteries are ideal candidates for grid-scale energy storage because of their
safety and low-cost aspects. However, the production of large-format aqueous Zn batteries is …

A dual‐functional organic electrolyte additive with regulating suitable overpotential for building highly reversible aqueous zinc ion batteries

Z Liu, R Wang, Q Ma, J Wan, S Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) with high safety, low cost, and eco‐friendliness
advantages show great potential in large‐scale energy storage systems. However, their …

All-temperature zinc batteries with high-entropy aqueous electrolyte

C Yang, J **a, C Cui, TP Pollard, J Vatamanu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Electrification of transportation and rising demand for grid energy storage continue to build
momentum around batteries across the globe. However, the supply chain of Li-ion batteries …