Surface and interface engineering of Zn anodes in aqueous rechargeable Zn‐ion batteries

J Zheng, Z Huang, F Ming, Y Zeng, B Wei, Q Jiang, Z Qi… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) have shown great potential as an alternative to
lithium‐ion batteries. The ZIBs utilize Zn metal as the anode, which possesses many …

The foreseeable future of spent lithium-ion batteries: Advanced upcycling for toxic electrolyte, cathode, and anode from environmental and technological perspectives

L Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Xu, P Zhu - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the rise of the new energy vehicle industry represented by Tesla and BYD, the need for
lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) grows rapidly. However, owing to the limited service life of LIBs …

A rechargeable Zn–air battery with high energy efficiency and long life enabled by a highly water‐retentive gel electrolyte with reaction modifier

Z Song, J Ding, B Liu, X Liu, X Han, Y Deng… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tremendous effort have recently been made in optimizing the air catalysts of flexible zinc–air
batteries (ZABs). Unfortunately, the bottleneck factors in electrolytes that largely limit the …

Co single-atom anchored on Co3O4 and nitrogen-doped active carbon toward bifunctional catalyst for zinc-air batteries

X Zhong, W Yi, Y Qu, L Zhang, H Bai, Y Zhu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highly efficient noble-metal-free electrocatalysts are urgently explored for high energy
density and safe metal-air batteries. Herein, an ingenious Co-Co 3 O 4@ NAC is prepared …

Electrochemically induced NiCoSe2@ NiOOH/CoOOH heterostructures as multifunctional cathode materials for flexible hybrid Zn batteries

M Cui, X Bai, J Zhu, C Han, Y Huang, L Kang… - Energy Storage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hybrid Zn batteries integrate with the two advantages of Zn-air and alkaline Zn batteries,
showing high energy and power density and great environmental adaptability. To achieve …

Research progress in transition metal oxide based bifunctional electrocatalysts for aqueous electrically rechargeable zinc-air batteries

M Mechili, C Vaitsis, N Argirusis, PK Pandis… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are rising contenders for future applications in the power sources
sector, due to their intrinsically elevated energy capacity coexisting with eco-friendly …

Metal–organic frameworks derived interconnected bimetallic metaphosphate nanoarrays for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

Y Li, Z Wang, J Hu, S Li, Y Du, X Han… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of low‐cost, high‐performance, and stable electrocatalysts for the sluggish
oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water splitting is essential for renewable and clean …

Fluorination-assisted preparation of self-supporting single-atom Fe-N-doped single-wall carbon nanotube film as bifunctional oxygen electrode for rechargeable Zn …

Y Meng, JC Li, SY Zhao, C Shi, XQ Li, L Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Freestanding membrane electrodes with a high electrocatalytic activity and stability are
desirable for use in high-performance metal-air batteries. Here, we report a gas-phase …

Air electrodes for flexible and rechargeable Zn− air batteries

XX Wang, X Yang, H Liu, T Han, J Hu, H Li… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable Zn− air batteries (ZABs) have attracted increasing attention as one of the
most promising future energy power sources due to their relatively high specific energy …

Co3O4/Mn3O4 hybrid catalysts with heterointerfaces as bifunctional catalysts for Zn-air batteries

Q Huang, X Zhong, Q Zhang, X Wu, M Jiao… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) with high energy density and safety are promising as next-
generation energy storage systems, while their applications are severely hindered by the …