Versatile Biopolymers for Advanced Lithium and Zinc Metal Batteries

S Li, C Zhi - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lithium (Li) and zinc (Zn) metals are emerging as promising anode materials for
next‐generation rechargeable metal batteries due to their excellent electronic conductivity …

Pyrrolic‐Nitrogen Chemistry in 1‐(2‐hydroxyethyl) imidazole Electrolyte Additives toward a 50,000‐Cycle‐Life Aqueous Zinc‐Iodine Battery

J Chen, G Ou, P Liu, W Fan, B Li, Z Hu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable aqueous zinc iodine (Zn‐I2) batteries offer benefits such as low cost and high
safety. Nevertheless, their commercial application is hindered by hydrogen evolution …

Suppressing hydrogen evolution and promoting dendrite free zinc deposition by fluorinated triazine framework towards robust aqueous zinc ion batteries

Y Liu, L Ren, Y Wang, X Zhang, D Han, Z Li… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have become a research hotspot, but the inevitable zinc
dendrites and parasitic reactions in the zinc anode seriously hinder their further …

A multifunctional quasi-solid-state polymer electrolyte with highly selective ion highways for practical zinc ion batteries

C Yang, P Woottapanit, S Geng, R Chanajaree… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
The uncontrolled dendrite growth and detrimental parasitic reactions of Zn anodes currently
impede the large-scale implementation of aqueous zinc ion batteries. Here, we design a …

Voltage-driven molecular switch of highly periodically N‒heterocyclic adlayer enabled deep cycled zinc metal battery

W Xu, B Zhang, W Xu, G Yao, L Zhang, S Lian… - Energy Storage …, 2025 - Elsevier
The instable Zn/electrolyte interface due to severe corrosion, especially at high utilization of
Zn anode, strongly hindered the practical application of aqueous zinc metal battery. Herein …

Machine Learning Driven Optimization of Electrolyte for Highly Reversible Zn‐Air Batteries with Superior Long‐Term Cycling Performance

D Liu, H Ge, M Song, Y Jiang, X Gong, T You… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous alkaline Zn‐air batteries (ZABs) have garnered widespread attention due to their
high energy density and safety, however, the poor electrochemical reversibility of Zn and low …

Constructing interfacial molecular layer coupled with Zn2+ transfer/deposition kinetics modulation toward deeply reversible Zn anodes

S Jiao, Y Gao, W Zhang, Z Xue, Y Wu, Z Cao - Energy Storage Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
Irreversible Zn dendrite formation and hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) have significantly
impeded the large-scale commercial deployment of aqueous zinc-metal batteries (AZMBs) …

Synchronous Modulation of H‐bond Interaction and Steric Hindrance via Bio‐molecular Additive Screening in Zn Batteries

W Guo, L Xu, Y Su, L Zhao, Y Ding, Y Zou… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In addressing challenges such as side reaction and dendrite formation, electrolyte
modification with bio‐molecule sugar species has emerged as a promising avenue for Zn …

Electrode Interface Engineering of Hydrophilic and Zincophilic Bifunctionality for High‐Efficiency and Low‐Polarization Zn Anodes

T Wang, C Wang, GVDO Silva, Y Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous rechargeable Zn batteries offer a promising technological route as a safe and low‐
cost energy storage system for grid energy storage. However, major challenges of Zn …

Manipulating Horizontal Zn Deposition with Indium Salt Additive for Anode-Free Zn Batteries

V Vanoppen, L Zhang, EJ Berg, X Hou - ACS Materials Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Anode-free zinc batteries offer reduced weight and simplified production compared to
traditional zinc metal batteries, but challenges such as dendrite formation and parasitic …