Recent developments in three‐dimensional Zn metal anodes for battery applications

J Chen, Y Wang, Z Tian, J Zhao, Y Ma, HN Alshareef - InfoMat, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc (Zn) ion batteries (AZIBs) are regarded as one of the promising candidates for
next‐generation electrochemical energy storage systems due to their low cost, high safety …

Organic cations texture zinc metal anodes for deep cycling aqueous zinc batteries

G Ma, W Yuan, X Li, T Bi, L Niu, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating the crystallographic orientation of zinc (Zn) metal to expose more (002) planes
is promising to stabilize Zn anodes in aqueous electrolytes. However, there remain …

Orientational electrodeposition of highly (002)-textured zinc metal anodes enabled by iodide ions for stable aqueous zinc batteries

W Yuan, X Nie, Y Wang, X Li, G Ma, Y Wang, S Shen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Regulating the crystallographic texture of the zinc (Zn) metal anode is promising to promote
Zn reversibility in aqueous electrolytes, but the direct fabrication of specific textured Zn still …

A Functional Janus Ag Nanowires/Bacterial Cellulose Separator for High‐Performance Dendrite‐Free Zinc Anode Under Harsh Conditions

Z Zheng, S Guo, M Yan, Y Luo, F Cao - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) offer promising prospects for large‐scale energy storage
due to their inherent abundance and safety features. However, the growth of zinc dendrites …

Facet-governed Zn homoepitaxy via lattice potential regulation

X Yang, Y Lu, Z Liu, H Ji, Z Chen, J Peng… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The irreversibility of the Zn anode stemming from disordered Zn deposition and rampant
hydrogen evolution has been a formidable challenge, impeding the practical advancement …

A generic “Engraving in Aprotic Medium” strategy toward stabilized Zn anodes

Y Zou, Y Su, C Qiao, W Li, Z Xue… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zn foil pretreatment is a direct route to alleviating Zn anode instability and maintaining high
energy performance in Zn metal batteries. Unfortunately, prevailing methods for achieving …

Critical Criteria Depicting the Rational Design of Zn Anode Current Collector

G Weng, Z Dong, P Xiang, Y Zhu, C Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
By virtue of the intrinsic safety and cost‐effectiveness, aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (AZIBs)
have gained increasing attention in the realm of energy storage. In spite of the promise of Zn …

A preferentially adsorbed layer on the Zn surface manipulating ion distribution for stable Zn metal anodes

Q Guo, G Teri, W Mo, J Huang, F Liu, M Ye… - Energy & Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Although one of the most promising grid-scale energy storage systems, aqueous zinc metal
batteries are plagued by water corrosion, interfacial side reactions and dendrite growth …

Converting Commercial Zn Foils into Single (002)‐Textured Zn with Millimeter‐Sized Grains for Highly Reversible Aqueous Zinc Batteries

Z Chen, Q Wu, X Han, C Wang, J Chen… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries are promising but hindered by unfavorable dendrite
growth and side reactions on zinc anodes. In this study, we demonstrate a fast melting …

Grain boundary filling empowers (002)‐textured Zn metal anodes with superior stability

Z Chen, Y Wang, Q Wu, C Wang, Q He, T Hu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous Zn battery is promising for grid‐level energy storage due to its high safety and low
cost, but dendrite growth and side reactions at the Zn metal anode hinder its development …