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 …

Crystallographic manipulation strategies toward reversible Zn anode with orientational deposition

X Yang, Z Dong, G Weng, Y Su, J Huang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The reversibility and sustainability of Zn anode are greatly hampered by the dendrite growth
and side reactions. Orientational deposition, which allows the assembly of Zn deposits in a …

Prioritizing hetero‐metallic interfaces via thermodynamics inertia and kinetics zincophilia metrics for tough zn‐based aqueous batteries

R Zhao, X Dong, P Liang, H Li, T Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Poor thermodynamic stability and sluggish electrochemical kinetics of metallic Zn anode in
aqueous solution greatly hamper its practical application. To solve such problems, to date …

Tandem chemistry with Janus mesopores accelerator for efficient aqueous batteries

L Wang, B Zhang, W Zhou, Z Zhao, X Liu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A reliable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the metallic Zn anode is imperative for stable
Zn-based aqueous batteries. However, the incompatible Zn-ion reduction processes, scilicet …

Chloride electrolyte enabled practical zinc metal battery with a near-unity Coulombic efficiency

H Jiang, L Tang, Y Fu, S Wang, SK Sandstrom… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries are finding their niche in stationary storage
applications where safety, cost, scalability and carbon footprint matter most. However …

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 …

An aqueous electrolyte regulator for highly stable zinc anode under− 35 to 65° C

R Wang, Q Ma, L Zhang, Z Liu, J Wan… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The reversibility and long‐term cycling stability of aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) in a
wide temperature range have rarely been explored. Herein, diethylene glycol monoethyl …

Emerging strategies for steering orientational deposition toward high-performance Zn metal anodes

Y Zou, X Yang, L Shen, Y Su, Z Chen, X Gao… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent years have witnessed the renaissance of aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIBs).
Nevertheless, the current development of high-performance AZIBs is confronted by the rapid …

Manipulating Zn 002 deposition plane with zirconium ion crosslinked hydrogel electrolyte toward dendrite free Zn metal anodes

Y Cheng, Y Jiao, P Wu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The practical applications of aqueous zinc (Zn) metal anodes are severely impeded by side
reaction and dendrite formations on the Zn surface. Herein, a silk fibroin-based hydrogel …

Understanding H2 Evolution Electrochemistry to Minimize Solvated Water Impact on Zinc‐Anode Performance

F Yang, JA Yuwono, J Hao, J Long, L Yuan… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
H2 evolution is the reason for poor reversibility and limited cycle stability with Zn‐metal
anodes, and impedes practical application in aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs). Here …