Sustainable zinc–air battery chemistry: advances, challenges and prospects

Q Wang, S Kaushik, X Xiao, Q Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are considered promising energy storage devices
owing to their inherent safety, high energy density, wide operating temperature window …

Recent Progress on Zn Anodes for Advanced Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

C Nie, G Wang, D Wang, M Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted much attention due to their
excellent safety, cost‐effectiveness, and eco‐friendliness thereby being considered as one …

A biocompatible electrolyte enables highly reversible Zn anode for zinc ion battery

G Li, Z Zhao, S Zhang, L Sun, M Li, JA Yuwono… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Progress towards the integration of technology into living organisms requires power devices
that are biocompatible and mechanically flexible. Aqueous zinc ion batteries that use …

Gradient design of imprinted anode for stable Zn-ion batteries

Q Cao, Y Gao, J Pu, X Zhao, Y Wang, J Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Achieving long-term stable zinc anodes at high currents/capacities remains a great
challenge for practical rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. Herein, we report an imprinted …

Addition of dioxane in electrolyte promotes (002)-textured zinc growth and suppressed side reactions in zinc-ion batteries

T Wei, Y Ren, Y Wang, L Mo, Z Li, H Zhang, L Hu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The reversibility and cyclability of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are largely determined
by the stabilization of the Zn anode. Therefore, a stable anode/electrolyte interface capable …

Production of gas-releasing electrolyte-replenishing Ah-scale zinc metal pouch cells with aqueous gel electrolyte

F Wang, J Zhang, H Lu, H Zhu, Z Chen, L Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Aqueous zinc batteries are ideal candidates for grid-scale energy storage because of their
safety and low-cost aspects. However, the production of large-format aqueous Zn batteries is …

Polyhydroxylated organic molecular additives for durable aqueous zinc battery

H Liu, Z Xin, B Cao, Z Xu, B Xu, Q Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The large‐scale deployment of aqueous Zn‐ion batteries is hindered by Zn anode instability
including surface corrosion, hydrogen gas evolution, and irregular Zn deposition. To tackle …

Building better aqueous Zn-organic batteries

Z Li, J Tan, Y Wang, C Gao, Y Wang, M Ye… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As potential alternatives to conventional inorganic materials, organic compounds are
attractive for use as the cathodes of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs), due to their high …

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 …

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 …