Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 21, 2024
Abstract
The
practical
implementation
of
aqueous
Zn‐ion
batteries
presents
formidable
hurdles,
including
uncontrolled
dendrite
growth,
water‐induced
side
reactions,
suboptimal
Zn
metal
utilization,
and
intricate
anode
manufacturing.
Here,
large‐scale
construction
a
highly
oriented
ZnO(002)
lattice
plane
on
(ZnO(002)@Zn)
with
thermodynamic
inertia
kinetic
zincophilicity
is
designed
to
address
such
problems.
Both
theoretical
calculations
experiment
results
elucidate
that
the
ZnO(002)@Zn
possesses
high
chemical
affinity,
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
suppression,
dendrite‐free
deposition
ability
due
abundant
oxygen
species
in
its
low
mismatch
Zn(002).
These
features
synergistically
promote
ion
transport
enable
homogeneous
deposition.
Consequently,
displays
stable
prolonged
cycling
lifespan
exceeding
500
h
even
under
larger
depth
discharge
(85.6%)
realizes
an
impressive
average
Coulombic
efficiency
99.7%.
Moreover,
efficacy
also
evident
V
2
O
5
‐cathode
coin
cells
pouch
not
only
capacity
but
exceptional
stability.
This
integrated
approach
promising
avenue
for
addressing
challenges
associated
anodes,
thereby
advancing
prospects
battery
technologies.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36(29)
Published: May 8, 2024
The
practical
applications
for
aqueous
Zn
ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
are
promising
yet
still
impeded
by
the
severe
side
reactions
on
metal.
Here,
a
lysozyme
protective
layer
(LPL)
is
prepared
metal
surface
simple
and
facile
self-adsorption
strategy.
LPL
exhibits
extremely
strong
adhesion
to
provide
stable
interface
during
long-term
cycling.
In
addition,
strategy
triggered
hydrophobicity-induced
aggregation
effect
endows
with
gap-free
compacted
morphology
which
can
reject
free
water
effective
reaction
inhibition
performance.
More
importantly,
conformation
transformed
from
α-helix
β-sheet
structure
before
formation,
thus
abundant
functional
groups
exposed
interact
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 21, 2024
Abstract
The
practical
implementation
of
aqueous
Zn‐ion
batteries
presents
formidable
hurdles,
including
uncontrolled
dendrite
growth,
water‐induced
side
reactions,
suboptimal
Zn
metal
utilization,
and
intricate
anode
manufacturing.
Here,
large‐scale
construction
a
highly
oriented
ZnO(002)
lattice
plane
on
(ZnO(002)@Zn)
with
thermodynamic
inertia
kinetic
zincophilicity
is
designed
to
address
such
problems.
Both
theoretical
calculations
experiment
results
elucidate
that
the
ZnO(002)@Zn
possesses
high
chemical
affinity,
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
suppression,
dendrite‐free
deposition
ability
due
abundant
oxygen
species
in
its
low
mismatch
Zn(002).
These
features
synergistically
promote
ion
transport
enable
homogeneous
deposition.
Consequently,
displays
stable
prolonged
cycling
lifespan
exceeding
500
h
even
under
larger
depth
discharge
(85.6%)
realizes
an
impressive
average
Coulombic
efficiency
99.7%.
Moreover,
efficacy
also
evident
V
2
O
5
‐cathode
coin
cells
pouch
not
only
capacity
but
exceptional
stability.
This
integrated
approach
promising
avenue
for
addressing
challenges
associated
anodes,
thereby
advancing
prospects
battery
technologies.
