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 …

From room temperature to harsh temperature applications: Fundamentals and perspectives on electrolytes in zinc metal batteries

S Liu, R Zhang, J Mao, Y Zhao, Q Cai, Z Guo - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
As one of the most competitive candidates for the next-generation energy storage systems,
the emerging rechargeable zinc metal battery (ZMB) is inevitably influenced by beyond …

Zincophilic electrode interphase with appended proton reservoir ability stabilizes Zn metal anodes

Z Xing, Y Sun, X Xie, Y Tang, G Xu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rampant dendrites and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) resulting from the turbulent
interfacial evolution at the anode/electrolyte are the main culprits of short lifespan and low …

Low‐cost multi‐function electrolyte additive enabling highly stable interfacial chemical environment for highly reversible aqueous zinc ion batteries

Z Liu, R Wang, Y Gao, S Zhang, J Wan… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The practicality of aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) for large‐scale energy storage is
hindered by challenges associated with zinc anodes. In this study, a low‐cost and multi …

Freestanding metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives: an emerging platform for electrochemical energy storage and conversion

B He, Q Zhang, Z Pan, L Li, C Li, Y Ling, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently emerged as ideal electrode materials and
precursors for electrochemical energy storage and conversion (EESC) owing to their large …

Anion‐trap engineering toward remarkable crystallographic reorientation and efficient cation migration of Zn ion batteries

M Qiu, P Sun, Y Wang, L Ma, C Zhi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Zn batteries are considered as potential candidates in future power sources, however suffer
problems of rampant dendrite/by‐product on Zn anodes, torpid Zn2+ transfer/diffusion and …

A review on 3D zinc anodes for zinc ion batteries

N Guo, W Huo, X Dong, Z Sun, Y Lu, X Wu… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc ion batteries (ZIBs) have been gradually developed in recent years due to their
abundant resources, low cost, and environmental friendliness. Therefore, ZIBs have …

Regulation methods for the Zn/electrolyte interphase and the effectiveness evaluation in aqueous Zn-ion batteries

L Yuan, J Hao, CC Kao, C Wu, HK Liu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have inspired an overwhelming number of literature studies
due to their safety, cost effectiveness, and environmental benignity. Directly employing …

Bio-inspired design of an in situ multifunctional polymeric solid–electrolyte interphase for Zn metal anode cycling at 30 mA cm− 2 and 30 mA h cm− 2

X Zeng, K Xie, S Liu, S Zhang, J Hao, J Liu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A solid–electrolyte interphase (SEI) is highly desirable to restrain Zn dendrite growth and
side reactions between a Zn anode and water in rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries …

A self‐regulated interface toward highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries

D Han, Z Wang, H Lu, H Li, C Cui… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc batteries, that demonstrate high safety and low cost, are considered promising
candidates for large‐scale energy storage. However, Zn anodes suffer from rapid …