Advancing aqueous zinc‐ion batteries with carbon dots: A comprehensive review DOI Creative Commons

Mingying Chen,

Junjie Ma,

Yanhong Feng

et al.

EcoEnergy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 3, 2024

Abstract Recent years have witnessed a surge in research on aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) due to their low cost, stability, and exceptional electrochemical performance, among other advantages. However, practical manufacturing deployment of AZIBs been hindered by challenges such as energy density, significant precipitation‐related side reactions, slow ion migration, dendritic growth. Addressing these issues enhancing the application necessitates development novel materials. Carbon dots (CDs), with distinctive structure superior properties, represent an innovative class carbon‐based materials broad potential applications for optimizing AZIBs' performance. This study offers comprehensive review how CDs can address aforementioned AZIBs. It begins overview composition mechanism before delving into classification, preparation techniques, functionalization strategies CDs. The also thoroughly summarizes sophisticated roles modifiers electrolytes electrodes, both positive negative, briefly discusses membranes. Additionally, it provides summary current difficulties encountered utilizing aims provide insights guidance designing next generation high‐performance

Language: Английский

Vanadium‐Based Cathodes Modification via Defect Engineering: Strategies to Support the Leap from Lab to Commercialization of Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries DOI Creative Commons
Xin Zeng, Zhe Gong, Cheng Wang

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(31)

Published: June 4, 2024

Abstract In advancing aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (AZIBs) toward commercial viability, vanadium (V)‐based cathodes are pivotal, offering broad redox ranges, and compatibility with water's electrochemical limits. Despite their great potentials, V‐based face challenges in transitioning from lab to commercialization. Defect engineering is exploited as a pivotal technique that endows the unexpected physical chemical properties break intrinsic bottleneck and, turn, enhance performances. This review delves into role of defect on materials, underscoring its potential mitigating critical challenges. It starts by encapsulating current characteristics AZIBs. Research efforts related various defects, such oxygen vacancies, cation cationic doping, anionic water intercalation, lattice disorders/amorphization, then rationalized discussed. The fabrication characterization techniques also summarized. By integrating conclusions existing works tailoring strategies, few perspectives provided for systematically employing pave way more efficient transition these promising materials laboratory breakthroughs commercially viable energy storage solutions.

Language: Английский

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Porous Structure‐Electrochemical Performance Relationship of Carbonaceous Electrode‐Based Zinc Ion Capacitors DOI
Xiao Kang, Xudong Jiang,

Siping Zeng

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(44)

Published: May 14, 2024

Abstract The porous structure is critical for carbonaceous electrode‐based zinc‐ion capacitors (ZICs) to achieve excellent electrochemical performance, but the corresponding structure‐electrochemical performance relationship yet be fully understand. Herein, three types of N‐doped carbons with different structures are developed investigate between pore size distribution and devices. optimized carbon (LVCR) exhibits large surface area, plentiful oxygen functional groups, hierarchical that facilitates electron transfer ion diffusion. Consequently, LVCR‐based ZIC a remarkable peak power density 31.4 kW kg −1 an impressive specific energy 126.6 Wh . Moreover, it demonstrates exceptional longevity, retaining capacitance 97.7% even after undergoing 50 000 cycles. Systematic characterization macroporous mesoporous determine stages Zn 2+ storage kinetics. LVCR attributed fast transport channels provided by facilitated reversible chemisorption desorption. This work not only deepens understanding charge mechanism, also provides guidelines rationally designing materials toward high‐performance ZICs in view relationship.

Language: Английский

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Multifunctional Crown Ether Additive Regulates Desolvation Process to Achieve Highly Reversible Zinc‐Metal Batteries DOI Open Access

Aohua Wu,

Shaojie Zhang,

Qiaohui Li

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Abstract Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries have garnered significant attention due to their abundant materials, low production costs, and safety. However, these suffer from severe side reactions, which are closely associated with the presence of a substantial amount solvent at electrode surfaces. Herein, 1,4,7,10,13,16‐hexaoxacyclooctadecane (18‐crown‐6) is added electrolyte illustrate both theoretically experimentally its contribution rapid desolvation aspect. It shown that addition 18‐crown‐6 greatly facilitates solvated structure prevents collection molecules on surface zinc anode, thus inhibiting hydrogen precipitation reaction. also enhances transference number ions, makes interfacial electric field anode stable promotes orderly diffusion uniform nucleation Zn 2+ , inhibits growth dendrites. As result, containing as additives shows cycle life, Zn||Zn symmetric cell cycled for nearly 1700 h 1 mA cm −2 showing improvement in Coulombic efficiency. The assembled Zn||NH 4 V O 10 exhibits excellent electrochemical performance, reaching capacity 100.9 mAh g −1 even after 4000 cycles 10.0 A .

Language: Английский

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Tyrosine additives with rich-polar functional groups provide multi-protections for ultra-stable zinc metal anodes DOI
Le Zhang, Min‐Der Lin, Zhuojun Yu

et al.

Energy storage materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 75, P. 104022 - 104022

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Stereoisomeric Engineering Mediated Zinc Metal Electrodeposition: Critical Balance of Solvation and Adsorption Capability DOI Creative Commons
Wen Liu,

Qiwen Zhao,

Ruheng Jiang

et al.

Advanced Powder Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100276 - 100276

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Anion-promoted CB[6] macromolecule dissolution for stable Zn-ion batteries DOI
Xiaodong Yang, Yuwei Zhao,

Shuangkun Lv

et al.

Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(13), P. 4758 - 4769

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

CB[6] not only forms complexes with SO 4 2− anions to enhance its solubility, but also adsorbs horizontally on the Zn surface form an H 2 O/SO shielding layer and induces epitaxial deposition of 2+ along (002) lattice plane.

Language: Английский

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Electrolyte Decoupling Strategy for Metal Oxide‐Based Zinc‐ion Batteries Free of Crosstalk Effect DOI Open Access

Mingkun Tang,

Xin Zhao, Ran Han

et al.

Angewandte Chemie, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 4, 2025

Abstract The crosstalk of transition metal ions between the oxide cathode and Zn anode restricts practical applications aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs). Herein, we propose a decoupled electrolyte (DCE) consisting nonaqueous‐phase (N‐phase) anolyte an aqueous‐phase (A‐phase) catholyte to prevent Mn 2+ , thus extending lifespan MnO 2 ‐based ZIBs. Experimental measurements theoretical modelling verify that trimethyl phosphate (TMP) not only synergistically works with NH 4 Cl in N‐phase enable fast conduction while blocking diffusion toward anode, but also modifies solvation structure suppress dendrite formation corrosion on anode. Meanwhile, A‐phase effectively accelerates reaction kinetics. as‐developed Zn|DCE|MnO cell delivers 80.13 % capacity retention after 900 cycles at 0.5 A g −1 . This approach is applicable for other cathode‐based ZIBs, thereby opening new avenue developing ultrastable

Language: Английский

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Characterization Techniques for Probing the Electrolyte Solvation Structures of Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries DOI Open Access
Xinqiang Wang, Bo Liu, Zhibin Xu

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 12, 2025

Abstract While aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) have shown great promise for large‐scale energy storage, a series of interfacial side reactions derived from the decomposition active water molecules in Zn 2+ solvation structures seriously hinder practical application AZMBs. Recently, regulating electrolytes has been proven to be effective alleviating reactions. Advanced characterization techniques probe provide powerful tools comprehensively understanding underlying relationship between and performance Although significant processes achieved electrolyte engineering mechanistic preliminarily established, systematic summary is still absent. Considering importance engineering, comprehensive review this topic necessary. In article, advantages scope ever‐used studying are introduced remaining challenges potential opportunities future discussed.

Language: Английский

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Regulating Interfacial Kinetics Boost the Durable Ah-Level Zinc-ion Batteries DOI
Shenglong Li,

Yunpeng Zhong,

Jiangtao Huang

et al.

Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

By regulating interfacial kinetics, TG4/H 2 O co-solvent electrolyte promotes dense, dendrite-free Zn electrodeposition, reduces H O-derived side reactions, and enhances cathode stability, enabling high reversibility durability for Ah-level ZIBs.

Language: Английский

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Electrolyte Engineering with Asymmetric Spatial Shielding Effect for Aqueous Zinc Batteries DOI Open Access

Jianlong Cong,

Zuyang Hu,

Le Hu

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Abstract The electrochemical instability of electrode/electrolyte interface and aqueous electrolyte collectively brings technical barriers, such as side reactions like hydrogen evolution corrosion, well zinc dendrites, which hinder the practical application batteries. Here, an engineering strategy is proposed with asymmetric spatial shielding effect by employing molecules structure a cosolvent. Such molecule contains small methyl group large cyclopentyl to balance migration capability volume, can not only promote solvation Zn 2+ containing more anions solid derived from abundant but also rapidly effectively adsorb on surface anode remodel electric double layer. This alleviates corrosion while achieving dendrite‐free deposition. Consequently, Zn/I 2 cell operate stably at A g −1 for 30 000 cycles over 180 days, capacity retention 79.8%. Despite featuring cathode areal 4.74 mAh cm −2 N/P ratio 2.5, Zn/NH 4 V O 10 still achieves impressive 88.8% 0.5 200 cycles, demonstrating significant potential application.

Language: Английский

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