Recent advances in zinc-ion dehydration strategies for optimized Zn–metal batteries

H Li, S Li, R Hou, Y Rao, S Guo, Z Chang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous Zn–metal batteries have attracted increasing interest for large-scale energy
storage owing to their outstanding merits in terms of safety, cost and production. However …

Water molecules regulation for reversible Zn anode in aqueous zinc ion battery: Mini-review

J Zhou, Q Li, X Hu, W Wei, X Ji, G Kuang, L Zhou… - Chinese Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the low cost, excellent safety and high theoretical specific capacity, aqueous zinc-ion
batteries (AZIBs) are considered as a potential rival for lithium-ion batteries to promote the …

Non-flammable electrolyte mediated by solvation chemistry toward high-voltage lithium-ion batteries

H Cheng, Z Ma, P Kumar, H Liang, Z Cao… - ACS Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The development of nonflammable electrolytes can boost energy density and battery safety,
especially for layered metal oxide cathodes operating at high voltage. However, most …

A dual-functional circular organic small molecule for dendrite-free zinc metal batteries with long-term cycling

R Jiang, T Naren, Y Chen, Z Chen, C Zhang, L Ma… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aqueous zinc (Zn) metal batteries have received widespread attention for their high safety
and low cost, but some problems during cycling such as dendrite growth, hydrogen …

Overcoming Obstacles in Zn‐Ion Batteries Development: Application of Conductive Redox‐Active Polypyrrole/Tiron Anolyte Interphase

M Luo, X Gan, C Zhang, Y Yang, W Yue… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study is focused on overcoming obstacles in the implementation of metallic Zn for zinc‐
ion batteries. The major limiting factors of Zn anodes include dendrite growth, hydrogen …

Sandwich-structured anode enables high stability and enhanced zinc utilization for aqueous Zn-ion batteries

X Wang, Y Tian, K Yang, C Ma, W Lu, X Bian… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Constructing a current collector is a promising approach to modifying the zinc anode.
However, most collectors exhibit top zinc deposition patterns, leading to unsatisfactory zinc …

Revealing the Valence Evolution of Metal Element in Heterostructures for Ultra‐High Power Li‐Ion Capacitors

S Tao, J Cai, Z Cao, B Song, W Deng… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The difficulty in matching cathode and anode kinetics due to slow ion transport in anodes
constrains the development of lithium‐ion capacitors. Heterogeneous structures with built‐in …

Redox-active molecules for aqueous electrolytes of energy storage devices: A review on fundamental aspects, current progress, and prospects

M Chen, R Chen, I Zhitomirsky, G He, K Shi - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for aqueous energy storage (AES) solutions with high energy
density, enlarged voltage windows, and extended cycling stability has spurred the …

Boosting Zn metal anode stability with a dimethylformamide additive

J Cao, X Wang, D Zhang, R Chanajaree… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) hold great promise in electrochemical applications due to
their cost-effectiveness and high safety. However, the practical utilization of ZIBs faces …

Weak‐Water‐Coordination Electrolyte to Stabilize Zinc Anode Interface for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries

C Li, H Wang, S Chen, Z Bai, M Zhu, H Wang, D Chen… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of zinc‐ion batteries is severely hindered by the uncontrolled growth of
dendrites and the severe side reactions on the zinc anode interface. To address these …