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 …

Zn-based batteries for sustainable energy storage: strategies and mechanisms

L Tang, H Peng, J Kang, H Chen, M Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Batteries play a pivotal role in various electrochemical energy storage systems, functioning
as essential components to enhance energy utilization efficiency and expedite the …

Two-electron redox chemistry via single-atom catalyst for reversible zinc–air batteries

W Zhang, J Zhang, N Wang, K Zhu, C Yang, Y Ai… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Rechargeable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are considered to be one of the most sustainable
alternative systems in a post-lithium-ion future owing to their lowest possible dependency on …

Key components and design strategy of the membrane electrode assembly for alkaline water electrolysis

L Wan, Z Xu, Q Xu, M Pang, D Lin, J Liu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production is a promising approach to address the
severe energy crisis. Membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) provide an important place …

Bifunctional single atom catalysts for rechargeable zinc–air batteries: from dynamic mechanism to rational design

P Zhang, K Chen, J Li, M Wang, M Li, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ever‐growing demands for rechargeable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) call for efficient
bifunctional electrocatalysts. Among various electrocatalysts, single atom catalysts (SACs) …

Oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline environment: material challenges and solutions

X **e, L Du, L Yan, S Park, Y Qiu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) generally exists in electrochemistry‐enabled
applications that are coupled with cathodic reactions like hydrogen evolution, carbon …

Rational design of flexible Zn-based batteries for wearable electronic devices

X **ao, Z Zheng, X Zhong, R Gao, Z Piao, M Jiao… - ACS …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
The advent of 5G and the Internet of Things has spawned a demand for wearable electronic
devices. However, the lack of a suitable flexible energy storage system has become the …

Electrolyte‐wettability issues and challenges of electrode materials in electrochemical energy storage, energy conversion, and beyond

L Zhao, Y Li, M Yu, Y Peng, F Ran - Advanced Science, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The electrolyte‐wettability of electrode materials in liquid electrolytes plays a crucial role in
electrochemical energy storage, conversion systems, and beyond relied on interface …

Carbon-based electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn–air batteries: design concepts, recent progress and future perspectives

X Zou, M Tang, Q Lu, Y Wang, Z Shao… - Energy & Environmental …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
With increasing interest in energy storage solutions, rapid progress has been made by
researchers in the area of rechargeable Zn–air batteries (R-ZABs), which offer multiple …

Rechargeable zinc–air batteries with an ultralarge discharge capacity per cycle and an ultralong cycle life

X Zhong, Y Shao, B Chen, C Li, J Sheng… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
A conventional two‐electrode rechargeable zinc–air battery (RZAB) has two major
problems: 1) opposing requirements for the oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution …