Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 12, 2025
Oxygen
vacancy
engineering
plays
a
crucial
role
in
regulating
surface
chemistry
for
managing
redox
behaviors.
However,
controllable
implantation
of
oxygen
and
safe
cost-effective
production
remain
challenging.
Herein,
we
report
general
molten
zinc
reduction
technology
to
prepare
oxygen-deficient
oxides
with
tunable
content,
synthetic
universality,
industrial
compatibility
under
mildly
elevated
temperature.
Taking
TiO2
as
an
example,
theoretical
study
demonstrates
thermodynamically
favorable
affinity
on
increasing
coverage
supporting
Zn
supply.
Featuring
electronic
structures
inferior
hydrogen
evolution
activity,
TiO2-x
nanoparticles
were
used
decorate
aqueous
anodes,
which
demonstrate
much
improved
cycling
stability,
verified
by
situ
ex
investigations.
Eventually,
zinc-iodine
batteries
assembled
using
modified
achieved
performance
due
the
regulated
anode
alleviated
self-discharge
This
work
provides
in-depth
understanding
durable
related
systems.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 12, 2025
Oxygen
vacancy
engineering
plays
a
crucial
role
in
regulating
surface
chemistry
for
managing
redox
behaviors.
However,
controllable
implantation
of
oxygen
and
safe
cost-effective
production
remain
challenging.
Herein,
we
report
general
molten
zinc
reduction
technology
to
prepare
oxygen-deficient
oxides
with
tunable
content,
synthetic
universality,
industrial
compatibility
under
mildly
elevated
temperature.
Taking
TiO2
as
an
example,
theoretical
study
demonstrates
thermodynamically
favorable
affinity
on
increasing
coverage
supporting
Zn
supply.
Featuring
electronic
structures
inferior
hydrogen
evolution
activity,
TiO2-x
nanoparticles
were
used
decorate
aqueous
anodes,
which
demonstrate
much
improved
cycling
stability,
verified
by
situ
ex
investigations.
Eventually,
zinc-iodine
batteries
assembled
using
modified
achieved
performance
due
the
regulated
anode
alleviated
self-discharge
This
work
provides
in-depth
understanding
durable
related
systems.