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 …

Recent progress and challenges of Zn anode modification materials in aqueous Zn-ion batteries

C Zhu, P Li, G Xu, H Cheng, G Gao - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been actively explored and considered as
prospective energy storage devices owing to their high safety, low cost, high volumetric …

Stable zinc anodes enabled by a zincophilic polyanionic hydrogel layer

JL Yang, J Li, JW Zhao, K Liu, P Yang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The practical application of the Zn‐metal anode for aqueous batteries is greatly restricted by
catastrophic dendrite growth, intricate hydrogen evolution, and parasitic surface passivation …

Multifunctional SEI-like structure coating stabilizing Zn anodes at a large current and capacity

A Chen, C Zhao, J Gao, Z Guo, X Lu, J Zhang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development and application of aqueous zinc-ion batteries still face some obstacles,
such as dendrite growth and side reactions triggered by active water. Here, we constructed a …

Trace amounts of triple-functional additives enable reversible aqueous zinc-ion batteries from a comprehensive perspective

R Chen, W Zhang, Q Huang, C Guan, W Zong, Y Dai… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Although their cost-effectiveness and intrinsic safety, aqueous zinc-ion batteries suffer from
notorious side reactions including hydrogen evolution reaction, Zn corrosion and …

A functional organic zinc-chelate formation with nanoscaled granular structure enabling long-term and dendrite-free Zn anodes

H Yu, Y Chen, W Wei, X Ji, L Chen - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aqueous Zn metal batteries suffer from rapid cycling deterioration due to the severe water
corrosion and dendrite growth on Zn anodes. Herein, a highly antiwater Zn x …

Polymeric Molecular Design Towards Horizontal Zn Electrodeposits at Constrained 2D Zn2+ Diffusion: Dendrite‐Free Zn Anode for Long‐Life and High‐Rate …

D **e, ZW Wang, ZY Gu, WY Diao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc metal batteries have garnered unprecedented attention owing to their high
theoretical specific capacity, appropriate redox potential, and remarkable sustainability …

Metallic particles‐induced surface reconstruction enabling highly durable zinc metal anode

W Liu, Q Zhao, H Yu, H Wang, S Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc batteries usher in a renaissance due to their intrinsic security and cost
effectiveness, bespeaking vast application foreground for large‐scale energy storage …

Dielectric–metallic double-gradient composition design for stable Zn metal anodes

JL Yang, L Liu, Z Yu, P Chen, J Li… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The commercial implementation of aqueous Zn-ion batteries is being impeded by the
rampant dendrite growth and exacerbated side reactions on the Zn metal anodes. Herein, a …

Lotus effect inspired hydrophobic strategy for stable Zn metal anodes

L Han, Y Guo, F Ning, X Liu, J Yi, Q Luo… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Zn‐ion batteries (ZIBs) have long suffered from the unstable Zn metal anode, which faces
numerous challenges concerning dendrite growth, corrosion, and hydrogen evolution …