Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 24, 2024
Abstract
Zinc‐ion
batteries
possess
operation
safety,
high
energy
density,
production
flexibility
and
affordability,
making
them
attractive
for
scalable
storage.
While
Zn
anodes
face
significant
challenges
from
rampant
dendrite
growth
electrolyte‐related
side‐reactions
in
a
complex
interfacial
microenvironment.
The
growing
resistance
further
degrades
the
battery
performance.
An
integrated
anode
design
is
reported
to
regulate
simultaneously
2+
flux
through
situ
confinement
of
sieve,
that
is,
2D
CuBDC
metal–organic
framework
mesoporous
carbonaceous
host.
with
sub‐nanometer
channels
selected
efficient
dehydration
directional
transport,
lowering
nucleation
barrier
by
zincophilic
Cu(II)
N
sites.
Conductive
meso‐carbon
reduces
blocks
side‐reactions.
Resultantly,
modified
demonstrate
improved
cycling
stability
lower
voltage
polarization,
supported
operando
optical
microscopy
ex
analysis.
This
work
provides
feasible
strategy
improving
aqueous
new
insights
on
designing
advancing
zinc
batteries.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 14, 2024
Abstract
Quasi‐solid‐state
aqueous
zinc
ion
batteries
suffer
from
anodic
dendrite
growth
during
plating/stripping
processes,
impeding
their
commercial
application.
The
inhibition
of
dendrites
by
high‐modulus
electrolytes
has
been
proven
to
be
effective.
However,
hydrogel
are
difficult
achieve
high
modulus
owing
inherent
water
contents.
This
work
reports
a
electrolyte
with
ultrahigh
that
can
overcome
the
stress
through
mechanical
suppression
effect.
By
combining
wet‐annealing,
solvent‐exchange,
and
salting‐out
processes
tuning
hydrophobic
crystalline
domains,
is
obtained
substantial
content
(≈70%),
(198.5
MPa),
toughness
(274.3
MJ
m
−3
),
zinc‐ion
conductivity
(28.9
mS
cm
−1
which
significantly
outperforms
previously
reported
poly(vinyl
alcohol)‐based
hydrogels.
As
result,
exhibits
excellent
dendrite‐suppression
effect
achieves
stable
performance
in
Zn||Zn
symmetric
(1800
h
cycle
life
at
1
mA
−2
).
Moreover,
Zn||V
2
O
5
pouch
display
cycling
operate
stably
even
under
extreme
conditions,
such
as
large
bending
angle
(180°)
automotive
crushing.
provides
promising
approach
for
designing
mechanically
reliable
advanced
batteries.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(18), P. 8980 - 9028
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
As
one
of
the
most
promising
electrochemical
energy
storage
systems,
aqueous
batteries
are
attracting
great
interest
due
to
their
advantages
high
safety,
sustainability,
and
low
costs
when
compared
with
commercial
lithium-ion
batteries,
showing
promise
for
grid-scale
storage.
This
invited
tutorial
review
aims
provide
universal
design
principles
address
critical
challenges
at
electrode-electrolyte
interfaces
faced
by
various
multivalent
battery
systems.
Specifically,
deposition
regulation,
ion
flux
homogenization,
solvation
chemistry
modulation
proposed
as
key
tune
inter-component
interactions
in
corresponding
interfacial
strategies
underlying
working
mechanisms
illustrated.
In
end,
we
present
a
analysis
on
remaining
obstacles
necessitated
overcome
use
under
different
practical
conditions
future
prospects
towards
further
advancement
sustainable
systems
long
durability.
National Science Review,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(4)
Published: Jan. 13, 2025
The
pursuit
of
advanced
energy-storage
solutions
has
highlighted
the
potential
rechargeable
batteries
with
metal
anodes
due
to
their
high
specific
capacities
and
low
redox
potentials.
However,
formation
dendrites
remains
a
critical
challenge,
compromising
both
safety
operational
stability.
For
zinc-based
(ZBs),
traditional
methods
suppress
dendrite
growth
have
shown
limited
success
often
entail
performance
compromise.
Here,
we
propose
novel
strategy
termed
rearrangement
that
leverages
electrochemical
self-discharge
process
controllably
address
issues.
By
temporarily
increasing
input
voltage
within
single
cycle,
this
resets
cell
stability
without
precipitating
undesirable
side
reactions
during
normal
operation.
This
pioneering
technique
extends
lifespans
over
three
times
original
duration,
facilitating
80
000
cycles
for
Zn-ion
hybrid
capacitors
3000
hours
Zn
symmetrical
cells.
Even
in
scaled-up
pouch
cells,
Ah-level
cells
demonstrate
cumulative
capacity
nearing
200
mAh,
significantly
surpassing
those
reported
Additionally,
electrolytic
Zn-MnO2
battery
demonstrates
approaching
10
Ah,
setting
new
benchmark
among
ZB
devices.
These
results
mark
significant
advancement
towards
resolving
dendrite-related
issues
anode
batteries,
paving
way
sustainable
development
commercialization.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(44), P. 18227 - 18238
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
perspective
provides
a
comprehensive
examination
of
the
rate-dependent
stability
Zn
anodes
by
comparing
and
contrasting
various
nucleation-growth
theories
models
relevant
to
current
density.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 20, 2025
Abstract
Zinc‐iodine
(Zn‐I
2
)
batteries
are
deemed
as
promising
next‐generation
energy
storage
devices
in
view
of
immanent
security
and
high
capacity.
Nevertheless,
their
applications
deteriorated
by
unruly
dendritic
Zn
growth,
severe
polyiodide
diffusion,
sluggish
iodine
redox
kinetics.
Herein,
MXene‐mediated
Janus
separators
with
heterogeneous
double‐sided
interfaces
designed
to
simultaneously
manipulate
deposition
accelerate
adsorption‐conversion
The
anode
side
is
composed
zincophilic
Cu‐modified
hollow
MXene
spheres,
which
not
only
decreases
nucleation
barrier
but
also
suppresses
dendrite
growth
homogenizing
electric
field
distribution
inducing
oriented
aspectant
dendrite‐free
between
the
separator
anode.
While
cathode
side,
consisting
iodophilic
Co‐modified
N‐doped
inhibits
shuttling
promotes
electrocatalytic
conversion
through
Co‐N‐C
sites.
Such
an
ingenious
engineering
achieves
a
durable
circulation
over
2900
h
for
Zn||Zn
symmetric
cells
brings
about
ultrahigh
capacity
274
mAh
g
−1
Zn‐I
well
ignorable
decay
(0.001%
per
circle)
after
20
000
cycles.
concept
design
integrating
interfacial
chemistry
regulation
physical
structure
optimization
this
work
provides
inspiration
constructing
advanced
exceptional
overall
performance.
Small Methods,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
Abstract
Aqueous
Zn‐metal
batteries
(AZBs)
are
thought
as
highly
prospective
candidates
for
large‐scale
energy‐storage
systems
because
of
their
abundant
natural
resources,
low
cost,
high
safety,
and
environmentally
friendly.
Nevertheless,
the
key
problems
AZBs
uncontrollable
zinc
dendrites
growth
water‐induced
erosion
faced
by
anodes.
Therefore,
reducing
hydrophilicity
anode
introducing
zincophilic
sites
availably
strategy.
Herein,
3D
highly‐conductive
host
is
developed
to
inhibit
Zn
growth,
which
have
a
porous
structure
consisting
graphene
carbon
nanotubes
embedded
with
nucleation
Prussian
blue
analogs
(ZnHCF@3D‐GC).
The
inner
ZnHCF
possess
minimized
barriers,
can
serve
favorable
sites,
provide
buffer
interspace
allow
even
more
high‐capacity
plating.
Additionally,
density
functional
theory
results
show
that
exhibits
strong
binding
energy
adsorption
(002)
plane,
guide
horizontal
deposition
in
host.
As
result,
assembled
symmetrical
cell
able
stabilize
900
cycles
at
an
ultrahigh
current
100
mA
cm
−2
.
Zn‐ZnHCF@3D‐GC//MnO
2
Zn‐ZnHCF@3D‐GC//ZnHCF
full
cells
be
stably
cycled
1000
2.0
A
g
−1
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 10, 2025
Abstract
The
design
and
fabrication
of
non‐precious
metal
materials
for
bifunctional
oxygen
electrocatalytic
properties
with
reversible
reduction
reaction
(ORR)
evolution
(OER)
has
been
a
research
hotspot
in
the
field
zinc–air
batteries.
Herein,
hierarchical
carbon
nanofiber
immobilized
iron
cobalt
oxide
particles
(FeCoO
x
)
Fe‐N
sites
catalyst
is
synthesized
through
electrostatic
spinning
situ
polymerization
pyrrole
coupled
pyrolysis.
FeCoO
/Fe─N─C
demonstrates
superior
performance
(E
1/2
=
0.91
V,
η
10
350
mV).
Liquid
batteries
employing
exhibit
high
power
184.8
mW
cm
−2
more
than
580
cycles
stable
cycling
ability.
Additionally,
incorporation
cobaltite
introduces
extra
electrons
optimizes
adsorption
capacity
intermediates,
effectively
boosting
inherent
ORR
activity.
experimental
results
illustrate
that
special
geometrical
structure
spinel
ferrite
provides
excellent
OER
catalytic
performance.
Theoretical
calculations
indicate
shifts
d‐band
center
closer
to
Fermi
level
f
),
thereby
modulating
hybridization
between
Fe
3d
O
2p
orbitals.
This
work
offers
an
effective
approach
constructing
coupling
catalysts
have
single
atoms
coexisting
efficient
catalysis.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 10, 2025
Abstract
The
electrode/electrolyte
interfacial
side
reaction
is
a
critical
issue
for
aqueous
zinc
ion
batteries
(ZIBs).
In
this
study,
it
presents
an
innovative
electrolyte
designed
to
utilize
steric
hindrance
effects
modulate
Zn
deposition
behavior
while
mitigating
undesirable
hydrogen
evolution
reactions.
incorporation
of
sugar
alcohols
into
the
facilitates
reconfiguration
bonding
network,
alters
solvation
structure
2
⁺
ions,
and
promotes
rapid
desolvation
process,
resulting
in
enhanced
transport
kinetics.
Additionally,
xylitol
molecules
preferentially
adsorb
onto
(100)
crystalline
surface,
inducing
structural
changes
promote
(101)
growth.
Consequently,
configuration
enables
anode
achieve
impressive
operational
lifespan
2100
h
exceptional
Coulombic
efficiency
99.8%.
Furthermore,
when
paired
with
ZnHCF
as
anode,
full
cell
operates
at
high
voltage
1.75
V,
illustrating
promising
pathway
practical
application
ZIBs.