Developing cathode materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries: challenges and practical prospects

G Li, L Sun, S Zhang, C Zhang, H Jin… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Growth in intermittent renewable sources including solar and wind has sparked increasing
interest in electrical energy storage. Grid‐scale energy storage integrated with renewable …

Fundamentals, status and challenges of direct recycling technologies for lithium ion batteries

H Ji, J Wang, J Ma, HM Cheng, G Zhou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Advancement in energy storage technologies is closely related to social development.
However, a significant conflict has arisen between the explosive growth in battery demand …

Boosting oxygen electrocatalytic activity of Fe–N–C catalysts by phosphorus incorporation

Y Zhou, R Lu, X Tao, Z Qiu, G Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen-doped graphitic carbon materials hosting single-atom iron (Fe–N–C) are major non-
precious metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The nitrogen-coordinated …

Cathode kinetics evaluation in lean-electrolyte lithium–sulfur batteries

ZX Chen, Q Cheng, XY Li, Z Li, YW Song… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries afford great promise on achieving practical high energy
density beyond lithium-ion batteries. Lean-electrolyte conditions constitute the prerequisite …

Production of gas-releasing electrolyte-replenishing Ah-scale zinc metal pouch cells with aqueous gel electrolyte

F Wang, J Zhang, H Lu, H Zhu, Z Chen, L Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Aqueous zinc batteries are ideal candidates for grid-scale energy storage because of their
safety and low-cost aspects. However, the production of large-format aqueous Zn batteries is …

Construct Robust Epitaxial Growth of (101) Textured Zinc Metal Anode for Long Life and High Capacity in Mild Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Z Liu, Z Guo, L Fan, C Zhao, A Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐metal batteries are considered to have the potential for energy storage due to
their high safety and low cost. However, the practical applications of zinc batteries are …

Tailoring grain boundary stability of zinc-titanium alloy for long-lasting aqueous zinc batteries

Y Zhao, S Guo, M Chen, B Lu, X Zhang, S Liang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The detrimental parasitic reactions and uncontrolled deposition behavior derived from
inherently unstable interface have largely impeded the practical application of aqueous zinc …

Covalent triazine frameworks for advanced energy storage: challenges and new opportunities

P Xiong, S Zhang, R Wang, L Zhang, Q Ma… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In comparison to inorganic electrode materials utilised in energy storage systems, organic
electrode materials possess several advantages, including the lightweight nature …

Unraveling the deposition/dissolution chemistry of MnO 2 for high-energy aqueous batteries

X Ye, D Han, G Jiang, C Cui, Y Guo, Y Wang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous rechargeable batteries based on the deposition/dissolution of MnO2 are drawing
significant attention because of their record-high theoretical capacity and redox potential in …

A weakly solvating electrolyte towards practical rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries

X Shi, J Xie, J Wang, S Xie, Z Yang, X Lu - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Structure deterioration and side reaction, which originated from the solvated H2O,
are the main constraints for the practical deployment of both cathode and anode in aqueous …