A review on zinc electrodes in alkaline electrolyte: Current challenges and optimization strategies

D Qiu, B Li, C Zhao, J Dang, G Chen, H Qiu… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a safe, abundant and low-cost anode material, zinc (Zn) possesses the fast reaction
kinetics and high energy density in alkaline environments. As a result, alkaline Zn batteries …

Research progress on the construction of synergistic electrocatalytic ORR/OER self-supporting cathodes for zinc–air batteries

Q Liu, L Wang, H Fu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Zn–air batteries (ZABs) have developed rapidly as novel energy storage devices to replace
metal-ion batteries. However, the kinetics of the air-cathode is slow, and thus it is necessary …

Polycation‐regulated electrolyte and interfacial electric fields for stable zinc metal batteries

M Peng, X Tang, K Xiao, T Hu, K Yuan… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zn metal as one of promising anode materials for aqueous batteries but suffers from
disreputable dendrite growth, grievous hydrogen evolution and corrosion. Here, a polycation …

Bifunctional Interphase with Target‐Distributed Desolvation Sites and Directionally Depositional Ion Flux for Sustainable Zinc Anode

R Zhang, Y Feng, Y Ni, B Zhong, M Peng… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc batteries (AZBs) feature high safety and low cost, but intricate anodic side
reactions and dendrite growth severely restrict their commercialization. Herein …

Lithium Bis (oxalate) borate Additive for Self‐repairing Zincophilic Solid Electrolyte Interphases towards Ultrahigh‐rate and Ultra‐stable Zinc Anodes

Z Zhang, Y Zhang, M Ye, Z Wen, Y Tang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The artificial solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) plays a pivotal role in Zn anode stabilization
but its long‐term effectiveness at high rates is still challenged. Herein, to achieve superior …

Robust ultramicroporous metal–organic frameworks with benchmark affinity for acetylene

YL Peng, T Pham, P Li, T Wang, Y Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Highly selective separation and/or purification of acetylene from various gas mixtures is a
relevant and difficult challenge that currently requires costly and energy‐intensive …

Designing organic and hybrid surfaces and devices with initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD)

KK Gleason - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) technique is an all‐dry method for designing
organic and hybrid polymers. Unlike methods utilizing liquids or line‐of‐sight arrival, iCVD …

Gradient Quasi‐Solid Electrolyte Enables Selective and Fast Ion Transport for Robust Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Y Cui, W Chen, W Xin, H Ling, Y Hu, Z Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The quasi‐solid electrolytes (QSEs) attract extensive attention due to their improved ion
transport properties and high stability, which is synergistically based on tunable functional …

Thermodynamics and kinetics of conversion reaction in zinc batteries

X Chen, X Xie, P Ruan, S Liang, WY Wong… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aqueous zinc-based batteries (AZBs) based on the conversion-type mechanism have
become a hot spot now due to their low cost, high safety, and large capacity, which provides …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular engineering of self-assembled monolayers for highly utilized Zn anodes

L Zhang, J Xiao, X Xiao, W Xin, Y Geng, Z Yan, Z Zhu - eScience, 2024 - Elsevier
Stabilizing the Zn anode under high utilization rates is highly applauded yet very
challenging in aqueous Zn batteries. Here, we rationally design a zincophilic short-chain …