Heteroatom immobilization engineering toward high-performance metal anodes

J Gu, Y Zhang, Y Shi, Y **, H Chen, X Sun, Y Wang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Heteroatom immobilization engineering (HAIE) is becoming a forefront approach in
materials science and engineering, focusing on the precise control and manipulation of …

Precise Modulation and Densification of Metal Sites in Single‐Atom Catalysts for Energy Storage and Conversion

X Liu, W Peng, H Tan, Z Sang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) exhibit excellent electrocatalytic performance in various
catalytic reactions. However, the low metal loading (< 1.0 wt.%) and the difficulty in precisely …

Oriented and Continuous Phase Epitaxy Enabled by A Highly Dendrite‐Resistant Plane Toward Super‐High Areal Capacity Zinc Metal Batteries

Y Wang, C Chen, A Xu, J Lv, M Huang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Unstable Zn metal anodes with dendrites/side reactions are becoming the main obstacle to
the practical application of zinc‐based aqueous batteries. Epitaxial growth has been …

Synergistic lithiophilic inner layer and nitrogen-riched outer layer in the gradient solid electrolyte interphase to achieve stable lithium metal batteries

Y Shi, X Hu, Z Zhang, Y Sun, S Xu, B Zhao, Y Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lithium metal, heralded as the next-generation anode material for energy storage batteries,
faces significant challenges in the application of liquid batteries, including the instability of …

Hydrophobic, zincophilic and conductive SEI protective layer stabilizes metallic Zn anode under high current densities

YF Yuan, F Wu, YF Chu, J Zhang, Y **a, SY Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The uncontrollable growth of Zn dendrites and adverse side reactions significantly hinder
the application of metallic Zn anodes in aqueous batteries. Herein, nitrogen-doped carbon …

Developments and Perspectives of Transition Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Catalysts with Regulated Coordination Environment for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction …

WW Zhao, WJ Niu, RJ Li, BX Yu, CY Cai… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the cathode in
proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and metal–air batteries, high-performance …

Synergistic Configuration of Binary Rhodium Single Atoms in Carbon Nanofibers for High‐Performance Alkaline Water Electrolyzer

N Logeshwaran, G Kim, P Thangavel… - Advanced …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Electrochemical alkaline water electrolysis offers significant economic advantages; however,
these benefits are hindered by the high kinetic energy barrier of the water dissociation step …

A multi-functional protective material with atomically dispersed zincophilic sites enabling long-life zinc anodes

M Zhang, H Wei, Y Zhou, W Wen, L Zhang, XY Yu - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Parasitic side reactions and the formation of zinc dendrites in aqueous solutions severely
hinder the practical application of Zn metal anodes. Carbon materials with high electrical …

Cu/Zn co-doped manganese dioxide cathode for zinc-ion hybrid capacitors

Z Hao, Y Xu, X Yang, X Li, Y Gao, L Wang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZIHSCs) are emerging as a promising energy storage
device, combining the benefits of traditional batteries and capacitors, including high energy …

Significant performance enhancement of Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors based on microwave-assisted pyrolyzed active carbon via synergistic effect of NaHCO3 …

Z Chen, Q Qu, ZZ Chi, Y Hu, L Zhu, MQ Zhu - Materials Today Sustainability, 2024 - Elsevier
Zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZIHSCs) represents a promising technological approach for
large-scale energy storage with the combined advantages of supercapacitors and zinc-ion …