From anode to cell: synergistic protection strategies and perspectives for stabilized Zn metal in mild aqueous electrolytes

J Yin, X Feng, Z Gan, Y Gao, Y Cheng, X Xu - Energy Storage Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Zn metal anode inevitably suffers from the dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution reaction, and
surface passivation in aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs), which have significantly …

Enabling highly reversible Zn anode by multifunctional synergistic effects of hybrid solute additives

X Feng, P Li, J Yin, Z Gan, Y Gao, M Li… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aqueous zinc ion batteries are promising secondary batteries for next-generation
electrochemical energy storage. In this work, we report a hybrid electrolyte system with 3 M …

Reshaping Zinc Plating/Stripping Behavior by Interfacial Water Bonding for High‐Utilization‐Rate Zinc Batteries

X Yang, Z Zhang, M Wu, ZP Guo… - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc batteries have emerged as promising energy storage devices; however,
severe parasitic reactions lead to the exacerbated production of Zn dendrites that decrease …

A crystal splitting growth and self-assembly route to carbon superstructures with high energy and superstable Zn-ion storage

Y Zhang, Z Song, L Miao, Y Lv, L Li, L Gan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sluggish ion-migration kinetics and structural instability are critical limits of isolated
single-level carbon structures, inhibiting capacitive activity and durability of Zn-ion …

Gradient‐Structured and Robust Solid Electrolyte Interphase In Situ Formed by Hydrated Eutectic Electrolytes for High‐Performance Zinc Metal Batteries

G Wang, H Fu, J Lu, S Huang, C Pei… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanically and electrochemically stable and ionically conducting solid electrolyte
interphase (SEI) is important for the stabilization of metal anodes. Since SEIs are originally …

Recent Advances in Low‐Temperature Liquid Electrolyte for Supercapacitors

S Lan, C Yu, J Yu, X Zhang, Y Liu, Y Xie, J Wang, J Qiu - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As one of the key components of supercapacitors, electrolyte is intensively investigated to
promote the fast development of the energy supply system under extremely cold conditions …

Laminated tin–aluminum anodes to build practical aqueous aluminum batteries

BE Jia, E Hu, Z Hu, JJ Liew, Z Hong, Y Guo… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aqueous aluminum metal batteries (AAMBs) have emerged as promising energy storage
devices, leveraging the abundance of Al and their high energy density. However, AAMBs …

Regulating the solvation structure with N, N-dimethylacetamide co-solvent for high-performance zinc-ion batteries

M Li, X Feng, J Yin, T Cui, F Li, J Chen, Y Lin… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The cycling life of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) is primarily limited by the reactivity of
water molecules in the aqueous electrolyte. Here, it is demonstrated that by regulating the …

Surface-preferred crystal plane induced by supramolecular cyclodextrin additive for highly reversible aqueous zinc metal batteries

G Wang, Q Dou, P Xiong, Q Liu, D Min… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have received significant attention owing to the
high theoretical capacity of zinc metal, high safety, and low cost. However, H 2 O-induced …

Polyiodide shuttle inhibition in ethylene glycol-added aqueous electrolytes for high energy and long-term cyclability of zinc–iodine batteries

J Zhang, Q Dou, C Yang, L Zang, X Yan - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing high-performance cathode materials matchable with zinc anodes is critical for
the practical application of aqueous Zn metal batteries. Although cathodes based on iodine …