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 …

Strategies of regulating Zn 2+ solvation structures for dendrite-free and side reaction-suppressed zinc-ion batteries

J Cao, D Zhang, X Zhang, Z Zeng, J Qin… - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
High-safety and low-cost aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are an exceptionally compelling
technology for grid-scale energy storage, whereas the corrosion, hydrogen evolution …

Inducing the preferential growth of Zn (002) plane for long cycle aqueous Zn‐Ion batteries

H Zhang, Y Zhong, J Li, Y Liao, J Zeng… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Uncontrolled growth of Zn dendrites is the main reason for the short‐circuit failure of
aqueous Zn‐ion batteries. Using electrolyte additives to manipulate the crystal growth is one …

Modulating cation migration and deposition with xylitol additive and oriented reconstruction of hydrogen bonds for stable zinc anodes

H Wang, W Ye, B Yin, K Wang, MS Riaz… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Highly reversible plating/stripping in aqueous electrolytes is one of the critical processes
determining the performance of Zn‐ion batteries, but it is severely impeded by the parasitic …

Functional ultrathin separators proactively stabilizing zinc anodes for zinc‐based energy storage

Y Li, X Peng, X Li, H Duan, S Xie, L Dong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrathin separators are indispensable to high‐energy‐density zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs), but
their easy failure caused by zinc dendrites poses a great challenge. Herein, 23 µm‐thick …

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 …

Zinc anode for mild aqueous zinc-ion batteries: challenges, strategies, and perspectives

J Yang, B Yin, Y Sun, H Pan, W Sun, B Jia, S Zhang… - Nano-micro letters, 2022 - Springer
The rapid advance of mild aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) is driving the development of
the energy storage system market. But the thorny issues of Zn anodes, mainly including …

Advanced nanocellulose‐based composites for flexible functional energy storage devices

T Xu, H Du, H Liu, W Liu, X Zhang, C Si… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the increasing demand for wearable electronics (such as smartwatch equipment,
wearable health monitoring systems, and human–robot interface units), flexible energy …

Nanocellulose‐carboxymethylcellulose electrolyte for stable, high‐rate zinc‐ion batteries

L Xu, T Meng, X Zheng, T Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aqueous Zn ion batteries (ZIBs) are one of the most promising battery chemistries
for grid‐scale renewable energy storage. However, their application is limited by issues …

An ion‐sieving janus separator toward planar electrodeposition for deeply rechargeable Zn‐metal anodes

X Zhang, J Li, K Qi, Y Yang, D Liu, T Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The irregular and random electrodeposition of zinc has emerged as a non‐negligible barrier
for deeply rechargeable aqueous zinc (Zn)‐ion batteries (AZIBs), yet traditional texture …