Developing cathode materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries: challenges and practical prospects

G Li, L Sun, S Zhang, C Zhang, H Jin… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Growth in intermittent renewable sources including solar and wind has sparked increasing
interest in electrical energy storage. Grid‐scale energy storage integrated with renewable …

Electrolyte additive engineering for aqueous Zn ion batteries

Y Geng, L Pan, Z Peng, Z Sun, H Lin, C Mao… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Aqueous Zn ion batteries (AZIBs) are one of the most promising new-generation
electrochemical energy storage devices with high specific capacity, good security, and …

Protocol in evaluating capacity of Zn–Mn aqueous batteries: a clue of pH

H Yang, T Zhang, D Chen, Y Tan, W Zhou… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the literature, Zn–Mn aqueous batteries (ZMABs) confront abnormal capacity
behavior, such as capacity fluctuation and diverse “unprecedented performances.” Because …

Enabling selective zinc-ion intercalation by a eutectic electrolyte for practical anodeless zinc batteries

C Li, R Kingsbury, AS Thind, A Shyamsunder… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Two major challenges hinder the advance of aqueous zinc metal batteries for sustainable
stationary storage:(1) achieving predominant Zn-ion (de) intercalation at the oxide cathode …

Corrosion as the origin of limited lifetime of vanadium oxide-based aqueous zinc ion batteries

Y Kim, Y Park, M Kim, J Lee, KJ Kim, JW Choi - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Aqueous zinc ion batteries are receiving increasing attention for large-scale energy storage
systems owing to their attractive features with respect to safety, cost, and scalability …

Highly reversible Zn anode with a practical areal capacity enabled by a sustainable electrolyte and superacid interfacial chemistry

C Li, A Shyamsunder, AG Hoane, DM Long, CY Kwok… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Aqueous zinc-metal batteries are plagued by poor Zn reversibility owing to zinc dendrite and
layered double hydroxide (LDH) formation. Here, we introduce a novel additive—N, N …

Enabling highly reversible Zn anode by multifunctional synergistic effects of hybrid solute additives

X Feng, P Li, J Yin, Z Gan, Y Gao, M Li… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aqueous zinc ion batteries are promising secondary batteries for next-generation
electrochemical energy storage. In this work, we report a hybrid electrolyte system with 3 M …

Electrolyte strategies toward better zinc-ion batteries

C Liu, X Xie, B Lu, J Zhou, S Liang - ACS Energy Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
With the increasing demand for large-scale energy storage, high-safety and low-cost
rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been regarded as potential substitutes for …

Advances and perspectives of cathode storage chemistry in aqueous zinc-ion batteries

X Wang, Z Zhang, B Xi, W Chen, Y Jia, J Feng… - Acs Nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have captured a surge of interest in recent
years as a promising alternative for scalable energy storage applications owing to the …

Comprehensive understanding of the roles of water molecules in aqueous Zn-ion batteries: from electrolytes to electrode materials

M Li, Z Li, X Wang, J Meng, X Liu, B Wu… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Benefiting from loose assembly conditions, a high level of safety and environmentally
friendly characteristics, rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted …