Functionalized separator strategies toward advanced aqueous zinc‐ion batteries

Y Zong, H He, Y Wang, M Wu, X Ren… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) enjoy a good reputation for being safe, affordable to
produce, and ecologically friendly due to the use of water‐based electrolytes. The main …

Electrolyte additive engineering for aqueous Zn ion batteries

Y Geng, L Pan, Z Peng, Z Sun, H Lin, C Mao… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Aqueous Zn ion batteries (AZIBs) are one of the most promising new-generation
electrochemical energy storage devices with high specific capacity, good security, and …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] A polypyrrole-coated MnO2/carbon nanotube film cathode for rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries

X Shen, X Wang, N Yu, W Yang, Y Zhou, Y Shi… - Acta Phys. Chim …, 2022 - whxb.pku.edu.cn
Rechargeable aqueous Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have emerged as potential energy storage
devices due to their high energy density, low cost, and safety. To date, numerous cathodes …

Toward practical aqueous zinc-ion batteries for electrochemical energy storage

C Li, S Jin, LA Archer, LF Nazar - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Chang Li is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry at University of Waterloo, under
the supervision of Professor Linda F. Nazar. He received his bachelor's degree from the …

Boosting the kinetics and stability of Zn anodes in aqueous electrolytes with supramolecular cyclodextrin additives

K Zhao, G Fan, J Liu, F Liu, J Li, X Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The hydrophobic internal cavity and hydrophilic external surface of cyclodextrins (CDs)
render promising electrochemical applications. Here, we report a comparative and …

Inducing the preferential growth of Zn (002) plane for long cycle aqueous Zn‐Ion batteries

H Zhang, Y Zhong, J Li, Y Liao, J Zeng… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Uncontrolled growth of Zn dendrites is the main reason for the short‐circuit failure of
aqueous Zn‐ion batteries. Using electrolyte additives to manipulate the crystal growth is one …

A eutectic electrolyte for an ultralong-lived Zn//V 2 O 5 cell: an in situ generated gradient solid-electrolyte interphase

C Meng, WD He, H Tan, XL Wu, H Liu… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Turbulent interfacial evolution at the Zn anode/electrolyte, leading to rampant dendrites and
parasitic reactions, is responsible for low Coulombic efficiency (CE) and premature failure in …

Reversible Zn metal anodes enabled by trace amounts of underpotential deposition initiators

Y Dai, C Zhang, W Zhang, L Cui, C Ye… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Routine electrolyte additives are not effective enough for uniform zinc (Zn) deposition,
because they are hard to proactively guide atomic‐level Zn deposition. Here, based on …

Realizing textured zinc metal anodes through regulating electrodeposition current for aqueous zinc batteries

W Yuan, X Nie, G Ma, M Liu, Y Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Crystallography modulation of zinc (Zn) metal anode is promising to promote Zn reversibility
in aqueous electrolytes, but efficiently constructing Zn with specific crystallographic texture …