Critical design strategy of electrolyte engineering toward aqueous zinc-ion battery

Q Meng, T Yan, Y Wang, X Lu, H Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In virtue of cost-effectiveness, high security and environmental-friendly, aqueous zinc-ion
batteries (ZIBs) are considered as one of the most promising energy storage devices, but …

Electrolyte engineering for optimizing anode/electrolyte interface towards superior aqueous zinc-ion batteries: a review

H YU, D CHEN, L ZHANG, S HUANG, L ZHOU… - … of Nonferrous Metals …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are promising candidates for the large-scale energy
storage systems due to their high intrinsic safety, cost-effectiveness and environmental …

Dual-anion chemistry synchronously regulating the solvation structure and electric double layer for durable Zn metal anodes

R Huang, J Zhang, W Wang, X Wu, X Liao… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The zinc (Zn) metal electrode suffers from poor stability especially at high currents and large
capacities due to insufficient Zn2+ supply and intricate side reactions. Despite significant …

A Dynamically Ion‐Sieved Electrolyte towards Ultralong‐Lifespan Zn‐Ion Batteries

Y Ji, Q Hu, J Zhao, C Han… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The practical deployment of Zn‐ion batteries faces challenges such as dendrite growth, side
reactions and cathode dissolution in traditional electrolytes. Here, we develop a highly …

Investigating the role of non-ionic surfactants as electrolyte additives for improved zinc anode performance in aqueous batteries

Z Zhang, S Yan, H Dong, T Li, J Liu, X Song… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Zinc metal anodes encounter significant challenges, including dendrite growth, hydrogen
evolution, and corrosion, all of which impede the rate capability and longevity of aqueous …

Stable zinc anode enabled by a novel micelle-like electrolyte

L Han, J Yi, F Ning, X Liu, Q Luo, Q Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025 - Elsevier
The stability of Zn metal anode has been suffering from intricate interfacial chemical and
erratic coordination environment. Herein, a novel micelle-like electrolyte using sodium …

Toward long-life Zn anode using highly polar electrolyte additives

N Cai, H Chen, B Zhang, Z Liu, X He, D Zhou - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
Unstable Zn interface caused by rampant dendrite growth and parasitic side reactions
always hinders the practical application of aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs). Herein …

Superabsorbent starch protective layer modulates zinc anode interface for long-life aqueous zinc ion batteries

X Zhu, L Pan, Z Peng, B Li, Z Zhang, N Zhao… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted much attention for their safety, low cost
and high theoretical capacity. Nevertheless, Zn dendrites and the adverse reactions such as …

Comprehensive water regulation via nucleophilic aldehyde for stable zinc anodes

S Cai, J Hu, Y Luo, R Wu, Y **n, G Zou, H Hou… - Energy Storage …, 2025 - Elsevier
The application of zinc anode in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) is severely impeded by
dendrite growth and side reactions. In this study, trace furfural (FF) was introduced into zinc …

Non-Sacrificial Anionic Surfactant with High HOMO Energy Level as a General Descriptor for Zinc Anode

T Wei, Y Ren, H Zhang, M Wang, Y He, P Tan… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen evolution and dendrite growth severely plague the implementation of aqueous
zinc-ion batteries. The electrolyte regulation strategy is powerful to alleviate the excrescent …