Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 4, 2024
Aqueous
zinc
metal
batteries
(AZMBs)
are
promising
candidates
for
next-generation
energy
storage
due
to
the
excellent
safety,
environmental
friendliness,
natural
abundance,
high
theoretical
specific
capacity,
and
low
redox
potential
of
(Zn)
metal.
However,
several
issues
such
as
dendrite
formation,
hydrogen
evolution,
corrosion,
passivation
Zn
anodes
cause
irreversible
loss
active
materials.
To
solve
these
issues,
researchers
often
use
large
amounts
excess
ensure
a
continuous
supply
materials
anodes.
This
leads
ultralow
utilization
squanders
density
AZMBs.
Herein,
design
strategies
AZMBs
with
discussed
in
depth,
from
utilizing
thinner
foils
constructing
anode-free
structures
100%,
which
provides
comprehensive
guidelines
further
research.
Representative
methods
calculating
depth
discharge
different
first
summarized.
The
reasonable
modification
foil
anodes,
current
collectors
pre-deposited
Zn,
aqueous
(AF-AZMBs)
improve
then
detailed.
In
particular,
working
mechanism
AF-AZMBs
is
systematically
introduced.
Finally,
challenges
perspectives
high-utilization
presented.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(31)
Published: June 19, 2023
Aqueous
zinc
(Zn)
ion
batteries
are
attractive
for
next
generation
with
high
safety,
yet
their
applications
still
hindered
by
the
uncontrollable
dendrite
formation
and
side
reactions
on
Zn
anode.
Here,
a
polyzwitterion
protective
layer
(PZIL)
was
engineered
polymerizing
2-methacryloyloxyethyl
phosphorylcholine
(MPC)
in
carboxymethyl
chitosan
(CMCS),
which
renders
following
merits:
choline
groups
of
MPC
can
preferentially
adsorb
onto
metal
to
avoid
reactions;
charged
phosphate
chelate
Zn2+
regulate
solvation
structure,
further
improving
reaction
inhibition;
Hofmeister
effect
between
ZnSO4
CMCS
enhance
interfacial
contact
during
electrochemical
characterization.
Consequently,
symmetrical
battery
PZIL
keep
stable
more
than
1000
hours
under
ultra-high
current
density
40
mA
cm-2
.
The
confers
Zn/MnO2
full
Zn/active
carbon
(AC)
capacitor
cycling
performance
density.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(10), P. 4877 - 4925
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
systematically
summarizes
various
redox
mechanisms
in
Zn-based
batteries
and
design
strategies
to
improve
their
electrochemical
performance,
which
provides
a
reference
for
future
development
of
high-performance
batteries.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(25)
Published: April 18, 2023
Aqueous
zinc
batteries
(AZBs)
feature
high
safety
and
low
cost,
but
intricate
anodic
side
reactions
dendrite
growth
severely
restrict
their
commercialization.
Herein,
ethylenediaminetetraacetic
acid
(EDTA)
grafted
metal
organic
framework
(MOF-E)
is
proposed
as
a
dually-functional
interphase
for
sustainable
Zn
anode.
Specifically,
the
target-distributed
EDTA
serves
an
ion-trapped
tentacle
to
accelerate
desolvation
ionic
transport
by
powerful
chemical
coordination,
while
MOFs
offer
suitable
channels
induce
oriented
deposition.
As
result,
MOF-E
fundamentally
suppresses
guides
horizontally
arranged
deposition
with
(002)
preferred
orientations.
The
Zn|MOF-E@Cu
cell
exhibits
markedly
improved
Coulombic
efficiency
of
99.7
%
over
2500
cycles,
MOF-E@Zn|KVOH
(KV12
O30-y
⋅
nH2
O)
yields
steady
circulation
5000
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at
8
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g-1
.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 4, 2024
Aqueous
zinc
metal
batteries
(AZMBs)
are
promising
candidates
for
next-generation
energy
storage
due
to
the
excellent
safety,
environmental
friendliness,
natural
abundance,
high
theoretical
specific
capacity,
and
low
redox
potential
of
(Zn)
metal.
However,
several
issues
such
as
dendrite
formation,
hydrogen
evolution,
corrosion,
passivation
Zn
anodes
cause
irreversible
loss
active
materials.
To
solve
these
issues,
researchers
often
use
large
amounts
excess
ensure
a
continuous
supply
materials
anodes.
This
leads
ultralow
utilization
squanders
density
AZMBs.
Herein,
design
strategies
AZMBs
with
discussed
in
depth,
from
utilizing
thinner
foils
constructing
anode-free
structures
100%,
which
provides
comprehensive
guidelines
further
research.
Representative
methods
calculating
depth
discharge
different
first
summarized.
The
reasonable
modification
foil
anodes,
current
collectors
pre-deposited
Zn,
aqueous
(AF-AZMBs)
improve
then
detailed.
In
particular,
working
mechanism
AF-AZMBs
is
systematically
introduced.
Finally,
challenges
perspectives
high-utilization
presented.