Rational design of flexible Zn-based batteries for wearable electronic devices

X Xiao, Z Zheng, X Zhong, R Gao, Z Piao, M Jiao… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The advent of 5G and the Internet of Things has spawned a demand for wearable electronic
devices. However, the lack of a suitable flexible energy storage system has become the …

Does water‐in‐salt electrolyte subdue issues of Zn batteries?

Z Khan, D Kumar, X Crispin - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Zn‐metal batteries (ZnBs) are safe and sustainable because of their operability in aqueous
electrolytes, abundance of Zn, and recyclability. However, the thermodynamic instability of …

Polyhydroxylated organic molecular additives for durable aqueous zinc battery

H Liu, Z Xin, B Cao, Z Xu, B Xu, Q Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The large‐scale deployment of aqueous Zn‐ion batteries is hindered by Zn anode instability
including surface corrosion, hydrogen gas evolution, and irregular Zn deposition. To tackle …

Eutectic electrolyte with unique solvation structure for high‐performance zinc‐ion batteries

L Geng, J Meng, X Wang, C Han, K Han… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc‐ion batteries (ZIB) present great potential in energy storage due to low cost and high
safety. However, the poor stability, dendrite growth, and narrow electrochemical window limit …

A hydrated deep eutectic electrolyte with finely-tuned solvation chemistry for high-performance zinc-ion batteries

R Chen, C Zhang, J Li, Z Du, F Guo, W Zhang… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite their cost-effectiveness and intrinsic safety, aqueous zinc-ion batteries have faced
challenges with poor reversibility originating from various active water-induced side …

AgxZny Protective Coatings with Selective Zn2+/H+ Binding Enable Reversible Zn Anodes

J Zheng, X Liu, Y Zheng, AN Gandi, X Kuai, Z Wang… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Zinc (Zn) metal anodes suffer from the dendrite growth and hydrogen evolution reaction
(HER) in classical aqueous electrolytes, which severely limit their lifespan. We propose a …

Eutectic electrolytes with leveling effects achieving high depth-of-discharge of rechargeable zinc batteries

J Wang, H Qiu, Q Zhang, X Ge, J Zhao, J Wang… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-compact zinc (Zn) electrodeposition prevents homogeneous Zn dissolution and
irreversibly depletes active Zn sources, which possess major hurdles to the practical …

Strong replaces weak: Design of H-bond interactions enables cryogenic aqueous Zn metal batteries

C Zhu, X He, Y Shi, Z Wang, B Hao, W Chen, H Yang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite the numerous advantages of aqueous Zn batteries, their practical application under
cryogenic conditions is hindered by the freezing of the electrolyte because the abundance of …

Insight on the double‐edged sword role of water molecules in the anode of aqueous zinc‐ion batteries

H Yu, D Chen, T Zhang, M Fu, J Cai, W Wei… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As promising candidates for aqueous metal batteries, aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs)
have attracted more attention due to their superior safety, low cost, and environmentally …

Gradient‐Structured and Robust Solid Electrolyte Interphase In Situ Formed by Hydrated Eutectic Electrolytes for High‐Performance Zinc Metal Batteries

G Wang, H Fu, J Lu, S Huang, C Pei… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanically and electrochemically stable and ionically conducting solid electrolyte
interphase (SEI) is important for the stabilization of metal anodes. Since SEIs are originally …