Principals and strategies for constructing a highly reversible zinc metal anode in aqueous batteries

C Han, W Li, HK Liu, S Dou, J Wang - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Among all the electrochemical energy storage systems, zinc-based batteries, such as zinc-
air, zinc-metal, zinc-ion batteries, etc., have been recognized as an important group of …

A strategy for anode modification for future zinc-based battery application

LF Zhou, T Du, JY Li, YS Wang, H Gong, QR Yang… - Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past several years, rechargeable zinc batteries, featuring the merits of low cost,
environmental friendliness, easy manufacturing, and enhanced safety, have, attracted much …

Effects of cooling rate on the microstructure and properties of hot-dipped Zn–Al–Mg coatings

M Xu, D Han, Z Zheng, R Ma, A Du, Y Fan… - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
Appropriate hot-dip coating process parameters are very important for enhancing the
cracking resistance and corrosion resistance of Zn–Al–Mg coatings. In this study, five …

Influence of microstructure of zinc-aluminium-magnesium alloy coated steel on the corrosion behavior in outdoor marine atmosphere

N LeBozec, D Thierry, D Persson, CK Riener… - Surface and Coatings …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Model hot-dip Zn-Al-Mg coatings with various microstructures were produced in a
galvanising simulator by changing the cooling rate. Full characterization of the coatings was …

Effects of Al-Mg on the microstructure and phase distribution of Zn-Al-Mg coatings

Z Zhang, J Zhang, X Zhao, X Cheng, S Jiang, Q Zhang - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, the composition of the zinc–aluminum–magnesium alloy coating was designed
to have a fixed aluminum–magnesium ratio of 1: 1, while the content of aluminum and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of grain refinement on the deformation and cracking resistance in Zn–Al–Mg coatings

M Ahmadi, B Salgın, BJ Kooi, Y Pei - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study is dedicated to explore the effect of grain refinement on cracking
resistance of hot-dip galvanized Zn–Al–Mg coatings on steel substrate. In this work, we …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of alkaline and acid treatment on the surface chemistry of a hot-dip galvanized Zn–Al–Mg coating

BW Cetinkaya, F Junge, G Mueller, F Haakmann… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
The surface chemistry of an exemplary hot-dip galvanized Zn–Al–Mg coating comprising 1.6
wt.% aluminum and 1.1 wt.% magnesium was characterized by means of secondary and …

Zr-based conversion coating on Zn and Zn-Al-Mg alloy coating: Understanding the accelerating effect of Cu (II) and NO3−

J Han, D Thierry, K Ogle - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The reactivity of a Zn-Al-Mg galvanized steel substrate was monitored during a two-step
conversion coating sequence with an alkaline pretreatment followed by conversion coating …

The ability of Mg2Ge crystals to behave as 'smart release'inhibitors of the aqueous corrosion of Zn-Al-Mg alloys

N Wint, AD Malla, N Cooze, T Savill, S Mehraban… - Corrosion …, 2021 - Elsevier
In-situ scanning vibrating electrode technique and time-lapse microscopy are used to
investigate the influence of germanium additions (0.19–1.8 wt.%) on the corrosion …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic study on the corrosion behaviour of Zinc and Zinc-Calcium alloys designed for enhanced metallic coatings in the presence of chloride and …

AD Malla, JH Sullivan, DJ Penney, T Dunlop, P Barker - Corrosion Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Additions of 1 wt.% Ca were made to Zn (Zn-1Ca) to generate favourable chemical
conditions during corrosion for enhanced performance of phosphate inhibitors. Zn-1Ca …