ChemElectroChem,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 29, 2025
Abstract
Zn
metal
anode
faces
numerous
challenges
that
severely
limit
its
practical
application.
Polymer
interlayer
is
one
of
the
mostly
used
strategies
to
enhance
performance.
The
chemical
structure,
physical
properties,
as
well
morphology
these
polymer
interlayers
significantly
influenced
on
effectiveness
zinc
protection.
Considering
complexity
and
their
composite
materials
in
this
field,
it
highly
needed
summarize
current
progresses
anodes.
This
paper
reviews
recent
advances
design
stabilize
from
different
perspectives,
including
hydrogel
interlayer,
porous
conductive
interlayers.
Finally,
review
outlines
possible
future
developments
field
towards
commercialization
anode.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(25)
Published: April 21, 2024
Abstract
Aqueous
zinc
(Zn)
battery
with
remarkable
advantages
of
high
safety,
low
cost,
and
reversibility
is
highly
applauded
in
next‐generation
low‐speed
electric
vehicles
large‐scale
energy
storage
applications.
However,
Zn
anode
suffers
from
a
series
unfavorable
reactions,
hindering
its
progress
toward
industrialization.
Herein,
functionalized
hydrogel
film
designed
using
polydopamine
polyacrylamide
crosslinking
(PDAM)
as
the
protective
layer
to
stabilize
anode.
Benefiting
strong
interaction
2+
PDAM,
primary
solvation
shell
regulated
by
PDAM
into
form
PDAM–Zn
‐5H
2
O.
This
remodeling
prevents
dendrite
growth
inhibits
water‐induced
side
reactions.
As
result,
Zn–MnO
PDAM‐coated
exhibits
excellent
cycling
stability,
demonstrating
over
1150
cycles
at
an
areal
capacity
5
mAh
cm
−2
average
Coulombic
efficiency
(CE)
96.5%.
For
scaled‐up
PDAM@Zn–MnO
pouch
cell
80
mAh,
stable
200
CE
91.9%
achieved.
The
superior
enabled
enlightens
arena
Materials Horizons,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(17), P. 4133 - 4143
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Birnessite
has
been
regarded
as
a
promising
cathode
material
for
aqueous
zinc-ion
batteries
(ZIBs),
but
severe
Jahn-Teller
distortion
and
abrupt
lattice
collapse
at
deep
charged
states
lead
to
serious
problems
such
poor
capacity
retention
short
cycle
life,
which
severely
impede
its
practical
applications.
We
herein
report
the
construction
of
an
advanced
layered
Fe-doped
Na0.55Mn2O4·xH2O
(Fe-NMO·xH2O)
promote
storage
performance
electrochemical
stability.
An
outstanding
102
mA
h
g-1
high
current
density
20
A
long
life
6000
cycles
have
achieved,
comparable
state-of-the-art
manganese
oxide-based
cathodes.
Both
experimental
measurements
theoretical
calculations
reveal
that
Fe3+
substitution
water
cooperatively
stabilize
interlayer
structure,
accelerate
diffusion,
improve
electronic
conductivity.
Notably,
Fe
doping
is
conducive
alleviating
effect
locking
water,
effectively
prevents
phase
transformation
during
(de)intercalation
process.
This
work
sheds
light
on
synergistic
interplay
between
dopants
structural
in
demonstrates
instructive
strategies
regulate
structures
ZIBs.
Chem & Bio Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
1(2), P. 113 - 132
Published: March 7, 2024
Aqueous
zinc-ion
batteries
(AZIBs)
have
recently
attracted
worldwide
attention
due
to
the
natural
abundance
of
Zn,
low
cost,
high
safety,
and
environmental
benignity.
Up
present,
several
kinds
cathode
materials
been
employed
for
aqueous
batteries,
including
manganese-based,
vanadium-based,
organic
electrode
materials,
Prussian
Blues,
their
analogues,
etc.
Among
all
manganese
(Mn)-based
oxide
possess
advantages
theoretical
specific
capacity,
reserves,
making
them
most
promising
commercialization.
However,
critical
issues,
intrinsically
poor
conductivity,
sluggish
diffusion
kinetics
Zn2+,
Jahn–Teller
effect,
Mn
dissolution,
hinder
practical
applications.
This
Review
provides
an
overview
development
history,
research
status,
scientific
challenges
manganese-based
batteries.
In
addition,
failure
mechanisms
are
also
discussed.
To
address
issues
facing
various
strategies,
pre-intercalation,
defect
engineering,
interface
modification,
morphology
regulation,
electrolyte
optimization,
composite
construction,
activation
dissolution/deposition
mechanism,
summarized.
Finally,
based
on
analysis
above,
we
provide
future
guidelines
designing
Mn-based
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Abstract
MnO
2
‐based
cathode
aqueous
rechargeable
zinc‐ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
have
favorable
sustainability
characteristics
and
are
considered
potential
candidates
for
low‐cost
effective,
high‐safety
energy
storage
systems.
Nevertheless,
the
development
of
them
has
been
hampered
by
unstable
electrode
structures
ambiguous
charge
mechanisms.
Herein,
role
doping
Fe
3+
Co
2+
into
δ‐MnO
materials
(FMO,
CMO)
is
comprehensively
probed
working
mechanism
Zn//FMO,
Zn//CMO
studied
using
in
situ
ex
characterization,
electrochemical
analysis,
theoretical
calculations.
Metal
cations
can
partially
replace
Mn
to
form
M─O
bonds
enhance
structural
stability
as
well
redox
activity
.
It
found
that
effectively
modulates
interaction
between
Zn
/H
+
structure
inhibits
formation
ZnMn
O
4
(ZMO)
by‐products
confers
fast
diffusion
ability
The
reactions
FMO
CMO
mainly
via
H
/Zn
intercalation/deintercalation
accompanied
OTF‐base‐like
double
hydroxide
x
(OTF)
y
(OH)
2x‐y
‐nH
(Z‐LDH)
deposition/dissolution.
This
research
enriches
fundamental
comprehension
ZIBs
reveals
way
modify
electrodes
performance
enhancement.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(35)
Published: June 8, 2024
Transition
metal
oxides
(TMOs)
are
promising
cathode
materials
for
aqueous
zinc
ion
batteries
(ZIBs),
however,
their
performance
is
hindered
by
a
substantial
Hubbard
gap,
which
limits
electron
transfer
and
battery
cyclability.
Addressing
this,
we
introduce
heteroatom
coordination
approach,
using
triethanolamine
to
induce
axial
N
on
Mn
centers
in
MnO
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(40)
Published: Aug. 29, 2024
Abstract
Aqueous
Zn/V
2
O
5
batteries
are
featured
for
high
safety,
low
cost,
and
environmental
compatibility.
However,
complex
electrode
components
in
real
impede
the
fundamental
understanding
of
phase
transition
processes
intercalation
chemistry.
Here,
model
based
on
V
film
electrodes
which
show
similar
electrochemical
behaviors
as
ones
built.
Advanced
surface
science
characterizations
allow
to
identify
trajectories
Zn
2+
,
H
O,
+
during
processes.
Protons
serve
vanguard
intercalated
species,
facilitating
subsequent
O.
The
increase
capacity
activation
process
is
mainly
due
from
more
active
·nH
structure
caused
by
partial
irreversible
deintercalation
rather
than
sites
induced
grain
refinement
materials.
Eventually,
accumulation
species
within
oxide
results
formation
inactive
(Zn
3
(OH)
7
·2H
O)
structure.
established
chemistry
helps
design
high‐performance
