Advances in aqueous zinc ion batteries based on conversion mechanism: challenges, strategies, and prospects

H Xu, W Yang, M Li, H Liu, S Gong, F Zhao, C Li, J Qi… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, aqueous zinc‐ion batteries with conversion mechanisms have received wide
attention in energy storage systems on account of excellent specific capacity, high power …

Solid electrolyte interface in Zn-based battery systems

X Wang, X Li, H Fan, L Ma - Nano-Micro Letters, 2022 - Springer
Due to its high theoretical capacity (820 mAh g− 1), low standard electrode potential (− 0.76
V vs. SHE), excellent stability in aqueous solutions, low cost, environmental friendliness and …

Hydrotropic solubilization of zinc acetates for sustainable aqueous battery electrolytes

D Dong, T Wang, Y Sun, J Fan, YC Lu - Nature Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
Among the more sustainable battery chemistries, the aqueous zinc system is receiving
renewed interest. To accelerate the practical applications of this promising technology, an …

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 …

When it's heavier: interfacial and solvation chemistry of isotopes in aqueous electrolytes for Zn‐ion batteries

X Gao, Y Dai, C Zhang, Y Zhang, W Zong… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical effect of isotope (EEI) of water is introduced in the Zn‐ion batteries
(ZIBs) electrolyte to deal with the challenge of severe side reactions and massive gas …

Three birds with one stone: tetramethylurea as electrolyte additive for highly reversible Zn‐metal anode

J Yang, Y Zhang, Z Li, X Xu, X Su, J Lai… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous Zn‐metal batteries are the most promising system for large‐scale energy storage
due to their high capacity, high safety, and low cost. The Zn‐metal anode, however, suffers …

An aqueous electrolyte densified by perovskite SrTiO3 enabling high-voltage zinc-ion batteries

R Deng, Z He, F Chu, J Lei, Y Cheng, Y Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The conventional weak acidic electrolyte for aqueous zinc-ion batteries breeds many
challenges, such as undesirable side reactions, and inhomogeneous zinc dendrite growth …

Maximizing Electrostatic Polarity of Non‐Sacrificial Electrolyte Additives Enables Stable Zinc‐Metal Anodes for Aqueous Batteries

L Zhou, R Yang, S Xu, X Lei, Y Zheng… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although additives are widely used in aqueous electrolytes to inhibit the formation of
dendrites and hydrogen evolution reactions on Zn anodes, there is a lack of rational design …

Competitive solvation-induced interphases enable highly reversible Zn anodes

L Zheng, H Li, X Wang, Z Chen, C Hu, K Wang… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aqueous Zn-metal batteries have been recognized as promising energy storage devices
due to their high theoretical energy density and cost-effectiveness. However, side reactions …

Multifunctional electrolyte additives for better metal batteries

Y Zhu, M Ge, F Ma, Q Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The high energy density of rechargeable metal (Li, Na, and Zn) batteries has garnered a lot
of interest. However, the poor cycle stability and low Coulomb efficiency (CE), which are …