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 …

Zinc anode for mild aqueous zinc-ion batteries: challenges, strategies, and perspectives

J Yang, B Yin, Y Sun, H Pan, W Sun, B Jia, S Zhang… - Nano-micro letters, 2022 - Springer
The rapid advance of mild aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) is driving the development of
the energy storage system market. But the thorny issues of Zn anodes, mainly including …

3D hierarchical graphene matrices enable stable Zn anodes for aqueous Zn batteries

Y Mu, Z Li, B Wu, H Huang, F Wu, Y Chu, L Zou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Metallic zinc anodes of aqueous zinc ion batteries suffer from severe dendrite and side
reaction issues, resulting in poor cycling stability, especially at high rates and capacities …

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 …

Engineering a self-adaptive electric double layer on both electrodes for high-performance zinc metal batteries

Y Lv, M Zhao, Y Du, Y Kang, Y **ao… - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Zwitterionic ionic liquids (ZIL) contain covalently bound cationic and anionic moieties with
potential electrochemical applications. In this study, we construct a self-adaptive electric …

Functional ultrathin separators proactively stabilizing zinc anodes for zinc‐based energy storage

Y Li, X Peng, X Li, H Duan, S **e, L Dong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrathin separators are indispensable to high‐energy‐density zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs), but
their easy failure caused by zinc dendrites poses a great challenge. Herein, 23 µm‐thick …

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 …

Atomically dispersed zincophilic sites in N, P-codoped carbon macroporous fibers enable efficient Zn metal anodes

Y Zeng, Z Pei, D Luan, XWD Lou - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Zn dendrite growth and undesired parasitic reactions severely restrict the practical use of
deep-cycling Zn metal anodes (ZMAs). Herein, we demonstrate an elaborate design of …

Comprehensive H2O Molecules Regulation via Deep Eutectic Solvents for Ultra‐Stable Zinc Metal Anode

M Li, X Wang, J Hu, J Zhu, C Niu, H Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The corrosion, parasitic reactions, and aggravated dendrite growth severely restrict
development of aqueous Zn metal batteries. Here, we report a novel strategy to break the …

NH4+ Charge Carrier Coordinated H‐Bonded Organic Small Molecule for Fast and Superstable Rechargeable Zinc Batteries

Z Song, L Miao, Y Lv, L Gan, M Liu - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organic small molecules as high‐capacity cathodes for Zn‐organic batteries have inspired
numerous interests, but are trapped by their easy‐dissolution in electrolytes. Here we knit …