Insights on artificial interphases of Zn and electrolyte: protection mechanisms, constructing techniques, applicability, and prospective

J Yang, R Zhao, Y Wang, Z Hu, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) with metallic Zn anodes have emerged as promising
candidates for large‐scale energy storage systems due to their inherent safety and …

Challenges and perspectives of hydrogen evolution-free aqueous Zn-Ion batteries

J Chen, W Zhao, J Jiang, X Zhao, S Zheng, Z Pan… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) featuring the advantages of high safety, low
cost, environmental friendliness, and satisfactory energy density have been considered as …

[HTML][HTML] Ten concerns of Zn metal anode for rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries

X Yu, Z Li, X Wu, H Zhang, Q Zhao, H Liang, H Wang… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Thousands of articles have been reported to enhance the electrochemical
stability/reversibility of the Zn-metal anode (ZMA). However, some scientific concepts …

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 …

Dynamically Interfacial pH‐Buffering Effect Enabled by N‐Methylimidazole Molecules as Spontaneous Proton Pumps toward Highly Reversible Zinc‐Metal Anodes

M Zhang, H Hua, P Dai, Z He, L Han, P Tang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐metal batteries have attracted extensive attention due to their outstanding
merits of high safety and low cost. However, the intrinsic thermodynamic instability of zinc in …

Dextran: a multifunctional and universal electrolyte additive for aqueous Zn ion batteries

J Li, Z Guo, J Wu, Z Zheng, Z Yu, F She… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aqueous Zn ion battery (ZIB) is a potentially sustainable energy storage device.
However, its performance is still far from satisfactory. Herein, it is demonstrated that a …

High reversibility at high current density: the zinc electrodeposition principle behind the “trick”

Y Yang, H Yang, R Zhu, H Zhou - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electric systems typically exhibit an efficiency decline as current density increases due to
mass-transport limitations, but high reversibility of zinc plating/strip** and its in-planar …

Anti‐corrosion for reversible zinc anode via a hydrophobic interface in aqueous zinc batteries

K Guan, L Tao, R Yang, H Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water corrosion and dendrite growth seriously break the zinc plating/strip** process at the
electrolyte/anode interface, causing the instability of the zinc metal anode of aqueous zinc …

Anode optimization strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Y Zhang, X Zheng, N Wang, WH Lai, Y Liu… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have received much research attention due to their advantages of
safety, non-toxicity, simple manufacture, and element abundance. Nevertheless, serious …