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 …

Electrolyte additive for interfacial engineering of lithium and zinc metal anodes

G Wang, QK Zhang, XQ Zhang, J Lu… - Advanced Energy …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Electrolytes play a crucial role in facilitating the ionic movement between cathode and
anode, which is essential for the flow of electric current during the charging and discharging …

Highly reversible Zn metal anode securing by functional electrolyte modulation

C Li, X Zhang, G Qu, S Zhao, H Qin, D Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The stability of the Zn metal anode is significantly affected by the various parasitic reactions
during plating/strip**. Here, sodium 4‐aminobenzenesulfonate (SABS) is a functional …

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 …

Selection criteria for electrical double layer structure regulators enabling stable Zn metal anodes

C Huang, X Zhao, Y Hao, Y Yang, Y Qian… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Regulating the electrical double layer (EDL) structure via electrolyte additives is a promising
strategy to improve the cycling stability of Zn anodes, but there are no general strategies that …

All-round supramolecular zwitterionic hydrogel electrolytes enabling environmentally adaptive dendrite-free aqueous zinc ion capacitors

Q Fu, S Hao, X Zhang, H Zhao, F Xu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous zinc ion capacitors (ZICs) with hydrogel electrolytes (HEs) exhibit the advantages
of high sustainability, inherent safety, appealing energy/power densities, and extraordinary …

A Double‐Charged Organic Molecule Additive to Customize Electric Double Layer for Super‐Stable and Deep‐Rechargeable Zn Metal Pouch Batteries

N Hu, W Lv, W Chen, H Tang, X Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical performance of aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) is highly
dependent on the electric double layer (EDL) properties at Zn electrode/electrolyte interface …

Flexible electronic systems via electrohydrodynamic jet printing: A mnse@ rgo cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

S Wang, G Zeng, Q Sun, Y Feng, X Wang, X Ma, J Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising candidates to power flexible integrated
functional systems because they are safe and environmentally friendly. Among the …

Robust bilayer solid electrolyte interphase for Zn electrode with high utilization and efficiency

Y Meng, M Wang, J Wang, X Huang, X Zhou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Construction of a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) of zinc (Zn) electrode is an effective
strategy to stabilize Zn electrode/electrolyte interface. However, single-layer SEIs of Zn …

Adaptive ionization-induced tunable electric double layer for practical Zn metal batteries over wide pH and temperature ranges

C Lin, L He, P **ong, H Lin, W Lai, X Yang, F **ao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The violent side reactions of Zn metal in aqueous electrolyte lead to sharp local-pH
fluctuations at the interface, which accelerate Zn anode breakdown; thus, the development …