Realizing an All‐Round Hydrogel Electrolyte toward Environmentally Adaptive Dendrite‐Free Aqueous Zn–MnO2 Batteries

M Chen, J Chen, W Zhou, X Han, Y Yao… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible energy storage devices are at the forefront of next‐generation power supplies, one
of the most important components of which is the gel electrolyte. However, shortcomings …

Self-Healable Hydrogel Electrolyte toward High-Performance and Reliable Quasi-Solid-State Zn–MnO2 Batteries

Q Li, X Cui, Q Pan - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019 - ACS Publications
Zinc-ion batteries are promising power sources, but their practical application is impeded by
the Zn dendrite growth and side reactions at the electrode/electrolyte interface. Here, we …

A hydrogel electrolyte with ultrahigh ionic conductivity and transference number benefit from Zn2+ “highways” for dendrite-free Zn-MnO2 battery

M Sun, G Ji, J Zheng - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have been regarded as promising energy storage
devices owing to high safety and abundant resources. However, it still remains a great …

High-Performance Anti-freezing Flexible Zn-MnO2 Battery Based on Polyacrylamide/Graphene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol Gel Electrolyte

Y Quan, M Chen, W Zhou, Q Tian, J Chen - Frontiers in chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
It remains a great challenge for aqueous zinc-ion batteries to work at subzero temperatures,
since the water in aqueous electrolytes would freeze and inhibit the transportation of …

Suppressing Rampant and Vertical Deposition of Cathode Intermediate Product via PH Regulation Toward Large‐Capacity and High‐Durability Zn//MnO2 Batteries

M Chen, M Yang, X Han, J Chen, P Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Despite great prospects, Zn//MnO2 batteries suffer from rampant and vertical
deposition of zinc sulfate hydroxide (ZSH) at the cathode surface, which leads to a …

Ion-confinement effect enabled by gel electrolyte for highly reversible dendrite-free zinc metal anode

Y Tang, C Liu, H Zhu, X Xie, J Gao, C Deng… - Energy Storage …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aqueous Zn-ion battery (ZIBs) is regarded as the most promising alternative energy
storage system. However, the poor shelf life and restoration capacity caused by dendrite …

High strength hydrogels enable dendrite-free Zn metal anodes and high-capacity Zn–MnO 2 batteries via a modified mechanical suppression effect

R Zhu, H Yang, W Cui, L Fadillah, T Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (RAZIBs) have some inherent advantages such as
intrinsic safety, low-cost and theoretically high energy density, making them a current topic of …

Molecularly modulating solvation structure and electrode interface enables dendrite-free zinc-ion batteries

X Li, J Xiang, H Liu, P Wang, C Chen, T Gao… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The performance of aqueous Zn ion batteries (AZIBs) is hindered by the uncontrollable
growth of Zn dendrites and side reactions at the Zn anode/electrolyte interface. Here, we …

Electrolyte additive of sorbitol rendering aqueous zinc-ion batteries with dendrite-free behavior and good anti-freezing ability

Y Quan, M Yang, M Chen, W Zhou, X Han… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The benefits from Zn metal anodes and aqueous electrolytes have endowed aqueous zinc-
ion batteries with widespread concerns, whereas they are compromised by Zn dendrites …

Modifying the Zn anode with carbon black coating and nanofibrillated cellulose binder: A strategy to realize dendrite-free Zn-MnO2 batteries

A Wang, W Zhou, A Huang, M Chen, J Chen… - Journal of colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have received significant attention due to their low cost and high
safety. However, the unsatisfactory cycling performances caused by the dendritic growth on …