Comprehensive review of electrolyte modification strategies for stabilizing Zn metal anodes

Y Liang, M Qiu, P Sun, W Mai - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In response to the need of sustainable development, there is an increasing demand for
electrical energy storage, leading to a stimulated pursuit of advanced batteries. Aqueous …

Understanding the electrical mechanisms in aqueous zinc metal batteries: from electrostatic interactions to electric field regulation

J Xu, H Li, Y **, D Zhou, B Sun, M Armand… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous Zn metal batteries are considered as competitive candidates for next‐generation
energy storage systems due to their excellent safety, low cost, and environmental …

Polycation‐regulated electrolyte and interfacial electric fields for stable zinc metal batteries

M Peng, X Tang, K **ao, T Hu, K Yuan… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zn metal as one of promising anode materials for aqueous batteries but suffers from
disreputable dendrite growth, grievous hydrogen evolution and corrosion. Here, a polycation …

ZnF2‐Riched Inorganic/Organic Hybrid SEI: in situ‐Chemical Construction and Performance‐Improving Mechanism for Aqueous Zinc‐ion Batteries

D **e, Y Sang, DH Wang, WY Diao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Uncontrolled dendrites growth and serious parasitic reactions in aqueous electrolytes,
greatly hinder the practical application of aqueous zinc‐ion battery. On the basis of in situ …

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 …

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 …

Building metal‐molecule interface towards stable and reversible Zn metal anodes for aqueous rechargeable zinc batteries

H Qin, W Kuang, N Hu, X Zhong… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are receiving increasing attention for large‐scale energy
storage systems owing to their appealing features with intrinsic safety, low cost, and …

Nano-scaled hydrophobic confinement of aqueous electrolyte by a nonionic amphiphilic polymer for long-lasting and wide-temperature Zn-based energy storage

B Niu, Z Li, D Luo, X Ma, Q Yang, YE Liu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous Zn-ion devices comprising a Zn-metal anode constitute an emerging class of next-
generation energy storage devices with the growing demand for renewable energies. Over …

Electrolyte regulation of bio‐inspired zincophilic additive toward high‐performance dendrite‐free aqueous zinc‐ion batteries

Q Gou, H Luo, Q Zhang, J Deng, R Zhao… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries hold attractive potential for large‐scale energy storage devices
owing to their prominent electrochemical performance and high security. Nevertheless, the …

High-donor electrolyte additive enabling stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries

W Deng, Z Xu, X Wang - Energy Storage Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance benefits of metallic zinc, despite many promising characteristics (such as
low cost and high capacity) in rechargeable batteries, are still compromised by dendritic …