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 …

MXene chemistry, electrochemistry and energy storage applications

X Li, Z Huang, CE Shuck, G Liang, Y Gogotsi… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The diverse and tunable surface and bulk chemistry of MXenes affords valuable and
distinctive properties, which can be useful across many components of energy storage …

3D hierarchical graphene matrices enable stable Zn anodes for aqueous Zn batteries

Y Mu, Z Li, B Wu, H Huang, F Wu, Y Chu, L Zou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Metallic zinc anodes of aqueous zinc ion batteries suffer from severe dendrite and side
reaction issues, resulting in poor cycling stability, especially at high rates and capacities …

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 …

Ultra‐stable aqueous zinc batteries enabled by β‐cyclodextrin: preferred zinc deposition and suppressed parasitic reactions

C Meng, W He, L Jiang, Y Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The intrinsic zinc dendrite growth aggravated by the uneven electric field at the Zn anode
surface and the water‐induced parasitic reactions have largely impeded rechargeable …

Regulation methods for the Zn/electrolyte interphase and the effectiveness evaluation in aqueous Zn-ion batteries

L Yuan, J Hao, CC Kao, C Wu, HK Liu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have inspired an overwhelming number of literature studies
due to their safety, cost effectiveness, and environmental benignity. Directly employing …

Simultaneous regulation on solvation shell and electrode interface for dendrite‐free Zn ion batteries achieved by a low‐cost glucose additive

P Sun, L Ma, W Zhou, M Qiu, Z Wang… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dendrite growth and by‐products in Zn metal aqueous batteries have impeded their
development as promising energy storage devices. We utilize a low‐cost additive, glucose …

Development of flow battery technologies using the principles of sustainable chemistry

Z Zhao, X Liu, M Zhang, L Zhang, C Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Realizing decarbonization and sustainable energy supply by the integration of variable
renewable energies has become an important direction for energy development. Flow …

Boosting zinc electrode reversibility in aqueous electrolytes by using low‐cost antisolvents

J Hao, L Yuan, C Ye, D Chao, K Davey… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Antisolvent addition has been widely studied in crystallization in the pharmaceutical
industries by breaking the solvation balance of the original solution. Here we report a similar …

Surface and interface engineering of Zn anodes in aqueous rechargeable Zn‐ion batteries

J Zheng, Z Huang, F Ming, Y Zeng, B Wei, Q Jiang, Z Qi… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rechargeable zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) have shown great potential as an alternative to
lithium‐ion batteries. The ZIBs utilize Zn metal as the anode, which possesses many …