Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
60(54), P. 6847 - 6859
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Zinc
ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
have
emerged
as
promising
candidates
for
renewable
energy
storage
owing
to
their
affordability,
safety,
and
sustainability.
However,
issues
with
Zn
metal
anodes,
such
dendrite
growth,
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER),
corrosion,
significantly
hinder
the
practical
application
of
ZIBs.
To
address
these
issues,
organic
solid
electrolyte
interface
(SEI)
layers
gained
traction
in
ZIB
community
they
can,
instance,
help
achieve
uniform
plating/stripping
suppress
side
reactions.
This
article
summarizes
recent
advances
artificial
SEI
including
fabrication
methods,
electrochemical
performance,
degradation
suppression
mechanisms.
Journal of Power Sources,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
617, P. 235140 - 235140
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Carbon
materials
play
a
fundamental
role
in
electrochemical
energy
storage
due
to
their
appealing
properties,
including
low
cost,
high
availability,
environmental
impact,
surface
functional
groups,
electrical
conductivity,
alongside
thermal,
mechanical,
and
chemical
stability,
among
other
factors.
Currently,
carbon
can
be
considered
the
most
extensively
explored
family
field
of
supercapacitors
batteries,
which
are
devices
covering
wide
range
applications
demanding
power
energy.
However,
as
with
all
technologies,
there
is
process
adaptation
optimization;
hence,
have
been
aligning
advances
that
emerge.
Similarly,
over
years,
new
methods
processes
discovered
produce
carbons
more
suitable
for
storage,
adapting
them
present
good
synergy
metal-based
compounds
meet
current
standards.
In
this
work,
we
compilation
used
from
inception
these
technologies
day.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(25)
Published: April 24, 2024
Abstract
The
reversibility
and
sustainability
of
Zn
anode
are
greatly
hampered
by
the
dendrite
growth
side
reactions.
Orientational
deposition,
which
allows
assembly
deposits
in
a
highly
ordered
compact
manner,
offers
solution
to
these
issues
enabling
dendrite‐free
anodes.
Moreover,
orientational
deposition
can
effectively
inhibit
reaction
reducing
exposed
surface
area
electrode.
Despite
significant
progress
field
there
is
still
lack
clear
guidelines
for
regulating
orientation,
underlying
mechanisms
remain
rather
elusive.
Therefore,
comprehensive
review
urgently
needed
provide
mechanistic
insight
into
deposition.
This
summarizes
burgeoning
strategies
steering
categorizing
corresponding
five
aspects:
heteroepitaxial
homoepitaxial
interfacial
cultivation,
crystal
facet
anchoring,
current
density
regulation.
distinct
advantages
limitations
each
mechanism
controlling
orientation
discussed
detail.
Finally,
challenges
future
trends
pertaining
envisaged,
aiming
essence
realize
reversible
anodes
ultimately
bridge
gap
between
reality
ideal
aqueous
Zn‐ion
batteries.
Energies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
18(5), P. 1223 - 1223
Published: March 2, 2025
MXene,
an
emerging
class
of
two-dimensional
materials,
has
garnered
significant
attention
in
electrochemical
energy
storage
applications
due
to
its
high
specific
surface
area,
tunable
functional
groups,
excellent
electrical
conductivity,
and
mechanical
stability.
However,
their
practical
application
devices
remains
challenged
by
issues
such
as
the
stacking
layered
structure,
degradation,
limited
ion
diffusion
properties.
Functionalization
emerged
a
key
strategy
enhance
performance
MXene
materials.
By
modulating
doping
with
various
elements,
integrating
other
researchers
have
significantly
improved
chemical
stability,
transport
properties,
strength
MXenes.
This
review
provides
comprehensive
overview
categorizing
them
highlighting
advantages
applications.
It
also
examines
recent
advancements
preparation
optimized
synthesis
strategies.
In-depth
discussions
are
presented
on
functionalization
MXenes
devices,
including
supercapacitors,
lithium-ion
batteries,
sodium-ion
batteries.
Finally,
concludes
summary
explores
future
research
directions,
aiming
guide
further
developments
field.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 17, 2025
Abstract
As
a
potential
cathode
material,
manganese‐based
sulfide
has
recently
attracted
increasing
interest
due
to
its
many
advantages
in
aqueous
zinc‐ion
storage.
Unfortunately,
some
challenges
such
as
sluggish
kinetics,
unstable
structure,
and
controversial
phase
transition
mechanism
during
the
energy
storage
process
hinder
practical
application.
Herein,
inspired
by
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations,
novel
3D
sulfur
vacancy‐rich
heterostructured
MnS/MXene
aerogel
is
designed,
used
for
Zn‐ion
batteries/hybrid
capacitors
(ZIBs/ZICs)
first
time.
Thanks
synergistic
modification
strategy
of
vacancies
heterostructures,
as‐constructed
MnS/MXene//Zn
ZIBs
exhibit
significantly
enhanced
electrochemical
properties,
especially
outstanding
rate
capability
cyclic
stability.
More
encouragingly,
as‐assembled
MnS/MXene//porous
carbon
(PC)
ZICs
an
ultrahigh
density,
high
power
splendid
cycling
lifespan.
Most
notably,
systematic
kinetic
analyses,
ex
situ
characterizations,
DFT
calculations
illustrate
that
irreversibly
converts
into
MnO
x
@ZnMnO
3
/MXene,
then
undergoes
reversible
conversion
from
/MXene
MnOOH@ZnMn
2
O
4
accompanied
co‐insertion/extraction
H
+
Zn
2+
.
The
heterostructures
thorough
mechanistic
study
proposed
this
work
offer
valuable
guidance
designing
exploiting
high‐performance
cathodes
zinc‐based
devices.
Chemical Engineering Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
497, P. 154928 - 154928
Published: Aug. 17, 2024
Vanadium
carbide-MXene
(V2CTx)
is
considered
a
rising
star
among
2D
materials
and
an
ideal
electrode
material
for
energy
storage
due
to
its
unique
features.
However,
oxidation
layer
restacking
can
impair
specific
capacity
(Cs)
cycling
performance.
Considering
this
challenge,
we
have
developed
composite
consisting
of
amorphous
nickel
boride
(NixB
NPs)
V2CTx.
To
prevent
the
layers
improve
performance
supercapacitor,
NixB
was
decorated
between
gaps
surface.
The
V2CTx
composites
were
prepared
by
simple
etching
direct
liquid-phase
methods.
Under
optimized
conditions,
NixB/V2CTx
modified
foam
exhibited
improved
Cs
value
705.9
C
g−1
rate
capability
53.8
%
at
current
density
10
A
g−1;
excellent
stability
120.5
after
10,000
cycles
in
3
M
KOH.
values,
shortened
ion
diffusion
paths,
swift
electron
transfer,
are
surface
entrapped/gaps
filled
NPs.
For
practical
application,
asymmetric
device
with
reduced
graphene
oxide
(rGO)
as
positive
negative
electrodes
fabricated.
NixB/V2CTx//rGO
achieved
maximum
50.22
Wh
kg−1
800
W
26
16000
kg−1.
retention
89.98
Coulombic
efficiency
99.9
20,000
continuous
8
g−1.
These
results
emphasized
that
0D/2D
novel
architecture
suitable
advanced
applications.