Sustainable zinc–air battery chemistry: advances, challenges and prospects

Q Wang, S Kaushik, X Xiao, Q Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainable zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are considered promising energy storage devices
owing to their inherent safety, high energy density, wide operating temperature window …

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 …

Stable Zn anodes with triple gradients

Y Gao, Q Cao, J Pu, X Zhao, G Fu, J Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries are highly desirable for sustainable energy storage, but the
undesired Zn dendrites growth severely shortens the cycle life. Herein, a triple‐gradient …

Co‐intercalation of dual charge carriers in metal‐ion‐confining layered vanadium oxide nanobelts for aqueous zinc‐ion batteries

T Lv, G Zhu, S Dong, Q Kong, Y Peng… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vanadium‐based oxides with high theoretical specific capacities and open crystal structures
are promising cathodes for aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs). In this work, the confined …

Bifunctional dynamic adaptive interphase reconfiguration for zinc deposition modulation and side reaction suppression in aqueous zinc ion batteries

H Wang, A Zhou, X Hu, Z Hu, F Zhang, Y Huang, L Li… - Acs Nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dendrite growth and electrode/electrolyte interface side reactions in aqueous zinc-ion
batteries (AZIBs) not only impair the battery lifetime but also pose serious safety concerns for …

Anode optimization strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Y Zhang, X Zheng, N Wang, WH Lai, Y Liu… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have received much research attention due to their advantages of
safety, non-toxicity, simple manufacture, and element abundance. Nevertheless, serious …

Intrinsic hydrogen‐bond donors‐lined organophosphate superionic nanochannels levering high‐rate‐endurable aqueous Zn batteries

J He, Y Tang, G Liu, H Li, M Ye, Y Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organic/inorganic hybrid artificial functional layer (AFL) designs of Zn anode have witnessed
good progress in stabilizing the Zn anode. However, such processes remain uncapable of …

Negatively charged hydrophobic carbon nano‐onion interfacial layer enabling high‐rate and ultralong‐life Zn‐based energy storage

X Peng, Y Li, F Kang, X Li, Z Zheng, L Dong - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Zn‐based electrochemical energy storage (EES) systems are attracting more attention,
whereas their large‐scale application is restricted by the dendrite and parasitic reaction …

Dextran: A multifunctional and universal electrolyte additive for aqueous Zn ion batteries

J Li, Z Guo, J Wu, Z Zheng, Z Yu, F She… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aqueous Zn ion battery (ZIB) is a potentially sustainable energy storage device.
However, its performance is still far from satisfactory. Herein, it is demonstrated that a …

Recent advances in structural optimization and surface modification on current collectors for high-performance zinc anode: principles, strategies, and challenges

Y Gong, B Wang, H Ren, D Li, D Wang, H Liu, S Dou - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
The last several years have witnessed the prosperous development of zinc-ion batteries
(ZIBs), which are considered as a promising competitor of energy storage systems thanks to …