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 …

Hydrogels enable future smart batteries

P Yang, JL Yang, K Liu, HJ Fan - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
The growing trend of intelligent devices ranging from wearables and soft robots to artificial
intelligence has set a high demand for smart batteries. Hydrogels provide opportunities for …

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 …

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 …

Nonepitaxial Electrodeposition of (002)‐Textured Zn Anode on Textureless Substrates for Dendrite‐Free and Hydrogen Evolution‐Suppressed Zn Batteries

J Zhang, W Huang, L Li, C Chang, K Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nontoxic and safe aqueous Zn batteries are largely restricted by the detrimental dendrite
growth and hydrogen evolution of Zn metal anode. The (002)‐textured Zn electrodeposition …

Halogenated Zn2+ Solvation Structure for Reversible Zn Metal Batteries

Q Zhang, Y Ma, Y Lu, Y Ni, L Lin, Z Hao… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable aqueous Zn metal batteries have become promising candidates for large-
scale electrochemical energy storage owing to their high safety and affordable low cost …

Lightweight Zn‐Philic 3D‐Cu Scaffold for Customizable Zinc Ion Batteries

S Shi, D Zhou, Y Jiang, F Cheng, J Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Porous metal current collectors (CCs) serve as key component for aqueous Zn‐ion batteries
(AZIBs). Herein, a lightweight 3D‐Cu architecture with customizable geometries is …

Surface overpotential as a key metric for the discharge–charge reversibility of aqueous zinc-ion batteries

M Kim, J Lee, Y Kim, Y Park, H Kim… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are receiving increasing attention for power-grid energy
storage systems. Nevertheless, warranting long-term reversible operation is not trivial owing …

Preferred planar crystal growth and uniform solid electrolyte interfaces enabled by anion receptors for stable aqueous Zn batteries

X Wang, Y Ying, X Li, S Chen, G Gao… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the intrinsic safety, abundant resource and low cost of Zn anodes and aqueous
electrolytes, the implementation of rechargeable aqueous Zn batteries is still hampered by …

Boosting Cathode Activity and Anode Stability of Zn‐S Batteries in Aqueous Media Through Cosolvent‐Catalyst Synergy

M Yang, Z Yan, J Xiao, W Xin, L Zhang… - Angewandte chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous Zn− S battery with high energy density represents a promising large‐scale energy
storage technology, but its application is severely hindered by the poor reversibility of both S …