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 …

Emerging Trends of Carbon‐Based Quantum Dots: Nanoarchitectonics and Applications

X Guan, Z Li, X Geng, Z Lei, A Karakoti, T Wu, P Kumar… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐based quantum dots (QDs) have emerged as a fascinating class of advanced
materials with a unique combination of optoelectronic, biocompatible, and catalytic …

Reversible adsorption with oriented arrangement of a zwitterionic additive stabilizes electrodes for ultralong-life Zn-ion batteries

H Yu, D Chen, X Ni, P Qing, C Yan, W Wei… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The unstable electrode/electrolyte interface with inhomogeneous Zn deposition and side
reactions plagues the practical application of aqueous Zn-ion batteries. Herein, L-carnitine …

In situ construction of anode–molecule interface via lone‐pair electrons in trace organic molecules additives to achieve stable zinc metal anodes

H Yu, D Chen, Q Li, C Yan, Z Jiang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The practical application of aqueous zinc batteries (AZBs) is significantly limited by the poor
reversibility of the zinc anodes, including rampant dendrite growth and severe interfacial …

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 …

High-donor electrolyte additive enabling stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries

W Deng, Z Xu, X Wang - Energy Storage Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance benefits of metallic zinc, despite many promising characteristics (such as
low cost and high capacity) in rechargeable batteries, are still compromised by dendritic …

Electrolyte Tuned Robust Interface toward Fast‐Charging Zn–Air Battery with Atomic Mo Site Catalyst

Q Wang, S Tang, Z Wang, J Wu, Y Bai… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stable operation of sustainable Zn–air batteries (ZABs) has attracted considerable attention,
but it remains a huge challenge to achieve temperature‐adaptive and fast‐charging ZABs …

Enabling high-rate and high-areal-capacity Zn deposition via an interfacial preferentially adsorbed molecular layer

P Xiao, Y Wu, J Fu, J Liang, Y Zhao, Y Ma… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The poor electrochemical performance of Zn anodes at high current densities and large
areal capacities is a tough challenge due to the accelerated dendrite growth and worsened …

Mitigating the interfacial concentration gradient by negatively charged quantum dots toward dendrite-free Zn anodes

F Wang, H Lu, H Zhu, L Wang, Z Chen, C Yang… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aqueous zinc (Zn) batteries have shown great promise in energy storage systems as an
intrinsically safe battery configuration. However, Zn dendrite and side reactions may impede …

Functional carbon materials for high-performance Zn metal anodes

C Mao, Y Chang, X Zhao, X Dong, Y Geng… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The realization of “carbon peak” and “carbon neutralization” highly depends on the efficient
utilization of renewable energy sources. Exploring reliable and low-cost electrochemical …