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 …

Insight on organic molecules in aqueous Zn‐ion batteries with an emphasis on the Zn anode regulation

D Wang, Q Li, Y Zhao, H Hong, H Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs), as a rising star in aqueous ion batteries,
are restricted by the narrow voltage window and the unsatisfactory reversibility, which are …

Highly reversible zinc metal anode in a dilute aqueous electrolyte enabled by a pH buffer additive

W Zhang, Y Dai, R Chen, Z Xu, J Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries have drawn increasing attention due to the intrinsic safety, cost‐
effectiveness and high energy density. However, parasitic reactions and non‐uniform …

Engineering a self-adaptive electric double layer on both electrodes for high-performance zinc metal batteries

Y Lv, M Zhao, Y Du, Y Kang, Y Xiao… - Energy & Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Zwitterionic ionic liquids (ZIL) contain covalently bound cationic and anionic moieties with
potential electrochemical applications. In this study, we construct a self-adaptive electric …

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 …

Triple‐function electrolyte regulation toward advanced aqueous Zn‐ion batteries

J Hao, L Yuan, Y Zhu, M Jaroniec… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The poor Zn reversibility has been criticized for limiting applications of aqueous Zn‐ion
batteries (ZIBs); however, its behavior in aqueous media is not fully uncovered yet. Here, this …

A functionalized separator enables dendrite‐free Zn anode via metal‐polydopamine coordination chemistry

Y Liu, S Liu, X Xie, Z Li, P Wang, B Lu, S Liang… - InfoMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Designing a multifunctional separator with abundant ion migration paths is crucial for tuning
the ion transport in rocking‐chair‐type batteries. Herein, a polydopamine‐functionalized …

Chloride electrolyte enabled practical zinc metal battery with a near-unity Coulombic efficiency

H Jiang, L Tang, Y Fu, S Wang, SK Sandstrom… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries are finding their niche in stationary storage
applications where safety, cost, scalability and carbon footprint matter most. However …

Aqueous zinc‐iodine batteries: from electrochemistry to energy storage mechanism

H Chen, X Li, K Fang, H Wang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As one of the most appealing energy storage technologies, aqueous zinc‐iodine batteries
still suffer severe problems such as low energy density, slow iodine conversion kinetics, and …

A universal additive strategy to reshape electrolyte solvation structure toward reversible Zn storage

TC Li, YV Lim, XL Li, S Luo, C Lin… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The benefits of Zn, despite many of its performance advantages (eg, high theoretical
capacity and low redox potential), are compromised by severe side reactions and Zn …