Sustainable zinc–air battery chemistry: advances, challenges and prospects

Q Wang, S Kaushik, X Xiao, Q Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are considered promising energy storage devices
owing to their inherent safety, high energy density, wide operating temperature window …

Emerging strategies for steering orientational deposition toward high-performance Zn metal anodes

Y Zou, X Yang, L Shen, Y Su, Z Chen, X Gao… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent years have witnessed the renaissance of aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIBs).
Nevertheless, the current development of high-performance AZIBs is confronted by the rapid …

Co-solvent electrolyte engineering for stable anode-free zinc metal batteries

F Ming, Y Zhu, G Huang, AH Emwas… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Anode-free metal batteries can in principle offer higher energy density, but this requires
them to have extraordinary Coulombic efficiency (> 99.7%). Although Zn-based metal …

Applying Classical, Ab Initio, and Machine-Learning Molecular Dynamics Simulations to the Liquid Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries

N Yao, X Chen, ZH Fu, Q Zhang - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable batteries have become indispensable implements in our daily life and are
considered a promising technology to construct sustainable energy systems in the future …

Functionalized separator strategies toward advanced aqueous zinc‐ion batteries

Y Zong, H He, Y Wang, M Wu, X Ren… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) enjoy a good reputation for being safe, affordable to
produce, and ecologically friendly due to the use of water‐based electrolytes. The main …

A dual‐functional organic electrolyte additive with regulating suitable overpotential for building highly reversible aqueous zinc ion batteries

Z Liu, R Wang, Q Ma, J Wan, S Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) with high safety, low cost, and eco‐friendliness
advantages show great potential in large‐scale energy storage systems. However, their …

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 …

Dendrite-free Zn anode enabled by anionic surfactant-induced horizontal growth for highly-stable aqueous Zn-ion pouch cells

Y Lin, Z Mai, H Liang, Y Li, G Yang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are receiving considerable attention, owing to their intrinsic
safety and high theoretical capacity; however, they still suffer from a limited lifespan, caused …

Modulating cation migration and deposition with xylitol additive and oriented reconstruction of hydrogen bonds for stable zinc anodes

H Wang, W Ye, B Yin, K Wang, MS Riaz… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Highly reversible plating/stripping in aqueous electrolytes is one of the critical processes
determining the performance of Zn‐ion batteries, but it is severely impeded by the parasitic …

Interfacial molecule engineering for reversible Zn electrochemistry

TC Li, C Lin, M Luo, P Wang, DS Li, S Li… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The unstable Zn interface caused by undesired dendrites and parasitic side reactions
greatly impedes the deployment of aqueous Zn metal batteries. Herein, an efficient …