Advanced metal anodes and their interface design toward safe metal batteries: A comprehensive review

Y Luo, X Yang, C Wang, A Fraser, H Zhang… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal batteries have attracted significant interest due to their higher energy density
compared to state-of-the-art metal-ion batteries. However, the combination of a metal anode …

Low-current-density stability of vanadium-based cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

X Dou, X **e, S Liang, G Fang - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Vanadium-based cathodes have received widespread attention in the field of aqueous zinc-
ion batteries, presenting a promising prospect for stationary energy storage applications …

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 …

Addition of dioxane in electrolyte promotes (002)-textured zinc growth and suppressed side reactions in zinc-ion batteries

T Wei, Y Ren, Y Wang, L Mo, Z Li, H Zhang, L Hu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The reversibility and cyclability of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are largely determined
by the stabilization of the Zn anode. Therefore, a stable anode/electrolyte interface capable …

Nonepitaxial Electrodeposition of (002)‐Textured Zn Anode on Textureless Substrates for Dendrite‐Free and Hydrogen Evolution‐Suppressed Zn Batteries

J Zhang, W Huang, L Li, C Chang, K Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nontoxic and safe aqueous Zn batteries are largely restricted by the detrimental dendrite
growth and hydrogen evolution of Zn metal anode. The (002)‐textured Zn electrodeposition …

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 …

Realizing textured zinc metal anodes through regulating electrodeposition current for aqueous zinc batteries

W Yuan, X Nie, G Ma, M Liu, Y Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Crystallography modulation of zinc (Zn) metal anode is promising to promote Zn reversibility
in aqueous electrolytes, but efficiently constructing Zn with specific crystallographic texture …

[HTML][HTML] Anode corrosion in aqueous Zn metal batteries

Z Cai, J Wang, Y Sun - EScience, 2023 - Elsevier
Given their low cost and intrinsic safety, aqueous Zn metal batteries (AZMBs) are drawing
increasing attention in the field of smart grids and large-scale energy storage. However, the …

Synergistic cooperation of Zn (002) texture and amorphous zinc phosphate for dendrite-free Zn anodes

X Song, L Bai, C Wang, D Wang, K Xu, J Dong, Y Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Zn anodes of aqueous Zn metal batteries face challenges from dendrite growth and side
reactions. Building Zn (002) texture mitigates the issues but does not eradicate them. Zn …

Facet‐Termination Promoted Uniform Zn (100) Deposition for High‐Stable Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Y Wang, L Mo, X Zhang, Y Ren, T Wei… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reversibility, usually evaluated by Coulombic efficiency (CE) and limited by dendrite growth,
has become the major roadblock toward the widespread commercialization of zincion …