Ultra‐Stable 3D‐Printed Zn Powder‐Based Anode Coated with a Conformal Ion‐Conductive Layer

J Yang, X Xu, Y Gao, Y Wang, Q Cao… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc powder is promising for rechargeable zinc‐ion batteries due to its low cost and well
tunability. However, the corrosion and the dendrite growth are much more serious in zinc …

A solubility-limited, non-protonic polar small molecule co-solvent reveals additive selection in inorganic zinc salts

T Zhang, J Yang, H Wang, H Yu, Q Li, LB Chen… - Energy Storage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Organic additives, like ester organic molecules, are greatly compatible with aqueous
electrolyte with organic zinc salts, thus playing an enhanced role in electrochemical …

Manipulating uniform nucleation to achieve dendrite-free Zn anodes for aqueous Zn-ion batteries

P Cao, J Tang, A Wei, Q Bai, Q Meng… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The essence of Zn dendrite formation is ultimately derived from Zn nucleation and growth
during the repeated Zn plating/stripping process. Here, the nucleation process of Zn has …

Inducing preferential growth of the Zn (002) plane by using a multifunctional chelator for achieving highly reversible Zn anodes

X Li, Z Chen, P Ruan, X Hu, B Lu, X Yuan, S Tian… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have demonstrated great potential for large-scale energy
storage. However, their practical applications have been restricted by fast Zn dendrite …

Structure‐Controlled Carbon Hosts for Dendrite‐Free Aqueous Zinc Batteries

K Lee, YJ Lee, MJ Lee, J Han, K Ryu, JA Kwon, EJ Kim… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The surging demand for environmental‐friendly and safe electrochemical energy storage
systems has driven the development of aqueous zinc (Zn)‐ion batteries (ZIBs). However …

Molecular brush: an ion-redistributor to homogenize fast Zn 2+ flux and deposition for calendar-life Zn batteries

H Liu, Q Ye, D Lei, Z Hou, W Hua, Y Huyan… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous Zn metal batteries hold promising prospects for stationary energy storage
technology, but the aggravating dendrite growth and low cycling efficiency of Zn metal …

Binder-free sodium zinc phosphate protection layer enabled dendrite-free Zn metal anode

N Yu, Y Li, W She, H Li, H Chen, W Cheng… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aqueous Zn battery has been a promising alternative battery in large-scale energy storage
systems due to its cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and intrinsic safety. However, its cycle …

Engineering an Ultrathin and Hydrophobic Composite Zinc Anode with 24 µm Thickness for High‐Performance Zn Batteries

Q Li, H Wang, H Yu, M Fu, W Liu, Q Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Zn metal anode is subject to uncontrolled dendrites and parasitic reactions, which often
require a big thickness of Zn foil, resulting in excess capacity and extremely low utilization …

Design strategies for aqueous zinc metal batteries with high zinc utilization: from metal anodes to anode-free structures

X Zhang, L Zhang, X Jia, W Song, Y Liu - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) are promising candidates for next-generation energy
storage due to the excellent safety, environmental friendliness, natural abundance, high …

Unveiling critical insight into the Zn metal anode cyclability in mildly acidic aqueous electrolytes: implications for aqueous zinc batteries

H Glatz, E Tervoort, D Kundu - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019 - ACS Publications
The cost benefit and inherent safety conferred by the energy-dense metallic zinc anode and
mildly acidic aqueous electrolytes are critical to aqueous zinc batteries'(AZBs) large-scale …