Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 12, 2025
Abstract
Zn‐ion
batteries
hold
significant
promise
for
large‐scale
energy
storage
systems
owing
to
their
intrinsic
safety
and
cost‐effectiveness.
However,
practical
deployment
is
hindered
by
uncontrolled
dendrite
growth
sluggish
electrode
reaction
kinetics
at
metallic
Zn
anodes.
To
overcome
these
limitations,
a
quasi‐solid
electrolyte
(M@Z)
based
on
MOF@ZnIn
2
S
4
composite
presented.
This
innovative
exhibits
high
room‐temperature
conductivity
(0.99
mS
cm
−1
)
an
improved
2+
transference
number
(0.54).
The
microporous
MOF
component
ensures
uniform
deposition
effectively
suppresses
formation.
Meanwhile,
the
ZnIn
nanosheets
wrapped
around
particles
promote
formation
of
beneficial
In/ZnS‐contained
interphase
anodes
during
cycling,
which
mitigates
side
reactions
accelerates
anode
kinetics.
By
virtue
above
merits,
symmetric
cells
achieve
stabilized
plating/stripping
over
3130
h
with
low
overpotential
tolerate
critical
current
density
10
mA
−2
.
Furthermore,
vanadium‐based
full
assembled
M@Z
deliver
exceptional
cycling
stability,
almost
no
capacity
decay
after
1000
cycles
1.0
A
g
Advanced Energy Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(25)
Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2024
Abstract
The
reversibility
and
sustainability
of
Zn
anode
are
greatly
hampered
by
the
dendrite
growth
side
reactions.
Orientational
deposition,
which
allows
assembly
deposits
in
a
highly
ordered
compact
manner,
offers
solution
to
these
issues
enabling
dendrite‐free
anodes.
Moreover,
orientational
deposition
can
effectively
inhibit
reaction
reducing
exposed
surface
area
electrode.
Despite
significant
progress
field
there
is
still
lack
clear
guidelines
for
regulating
orientation,
underlying
mechanisms
remain
rather
elusive.
Therefore,
comprehensive
review
urgently
needed
provide
mechanistic
insight
into
deposition.
This
summarizes
burgeoning
strategies
steering
categorizing
corresponding
five
aspects:
heteroepitaxial
homoepitaxial
interfacial
cultivation,
crystal
facet
anchoring,
current
density
regulation.
distinct
advantages
limitations
each
mechanism
controlling
orientation
discussed
detail.
Finally,
challenges
future
trends
pertaining
envisaged,
aiming
essence
realize
reversible
anodes
ultimately
bridge
gap
between
reality
ideal
aqueous
Zn‐ion
batteries.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
34(46)
Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2024
Abstract
Solid
electrolyte
interphase
(SEI)
plays
a
crucial
role
in
battery.
This
study
leverages
the
assistance
of
weak
interactions
to
construct
uniform
and
elastic
SEI
for
potassium
batteries.
The
caffeic
acid
phenethyl
ester
(CAPE)
is
introduced
into
electrolyte,
between
CAPE
anodes
enable
contact
electrons
preferentially
during
cycling.
unsaturated
carbon═carbon
double
bonds
molecules
receive
undergo
polymerization
reactions
on
anode
surface,
forming
SEI.
Such
exhibits
good
uniformity
excellent
mechanical
elasticity,
enabling
adapt
well
huge
volume
changes
maintain
structural
stability
As
result,
graphite
over
1500
stable
cycles
at
current
density
100
mA
g
−1
.
metal
full
battery
based
Prussian
blue
(PB)
cathode
5700
times
1000
In
addition,
pouch
potassium‐ion
PB
also
shows
electrochemical
performance,
which
operates
stably
600
without
significant
attenuation
capacity
200
,
showing
potential
practical
value.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
53(18), С. 8980 - 9028
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
As
one
of
the
most
promising
electrochemical
energy
storage
systems,
aqueous
batteries
are
attracting
great
interest
due
to
their
advantages
high
safety,
sustainability,
and
low
costs
when
compared
with
commercial
lithium-ion
batteries,
showing
promise
for
grid-scale
storage.
This
invited
tutorial
review
aims
provide
universal
design
principles
address
critical
challenges
at
electrode-electrolyte
interfaces
faced
by
various
multivalent
battery
systems.
Specifically,
deposition
regulation,
ion
flux
homogenization,
solvation
chemistry
modulation
proposed
as
key
tune
inter-component
interactions
in
corresponding
interfacial
strategies
underlying
working
mechanisms
illustrated.
In
end,
we
present
a
analysis
on
remaining
obstacles
necessitated
overcome
use
under
different
practical
conditions
future
prospects
towards
further
advancement
sustainable
systems
long
durability.
Abstract
The
practical
implementation
of
aqueous
Zn‐ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
for
large‐scale
energy
storage
is
impeded
by
the
challenges
water‐induced
parasitic
reactions
and
uncontrolled
dendrite
growth.
Herein,
we
propose
a
strategy
to
regulate
both
anions
cations
electrolyte
solvation
structures
address
above
challenges,
introducing
an
additive
3‐hydroxy‐4‐(trimethylammonio)butyrate
(HTMAB)
into
ZnSO
4
electrolyte.
Consequently,
deposition
Zn
significantly
improved
leading
highly
reversible
anode
with
paralleled
texture.
Zn/Zn
cells
/HTMAB
exhibit
outstanding
cycling
performance,
showcasing
lifespan
exceeding
7500
h
exceptionally
high
accumulative
capacity
16.47
Ah
cm
−2
.
Zn/NaV
3
O
8
·1.5H
2
full
cell
displays
specific
~130
mAh
g
−1
at
5
A
maintaining
retention
93%
after
2000
cycles.
This
work
highlights
regulation
on
in
optimizing
interfacial
stability
during
plating/stripping
performance
ZIBs.
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
63(38)
Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2024
Photorechargeable
zinc
ion
batteries
(PZIBs),
which
can
directly
harvest
and
store
solar
energy,
are
promising
technologies
for
the
development
of
a
renewable
energy
society.
However,
incompatibility
requirement
between
narrow
band
gap
wide
coverage
has
raised
severe
challenges
high-efficiency
dual-functional
photocathodes.
Herein,
half-metallic
vanadium
(III)
oxide
(V
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Окт. 31, 2024
Modulating
and
elevating
the
operating
voltage
of
a
given
cathode
is
significant
challenge
to
enhance
energy
density
secondary
batteries
without
sacrificing
power
output.
The
chemical
coordination
strongly
influences
levels
d-orbitals
redox
cations
in
materials,
which
tie
their
voltage.
In
contrast
concentrated
studies
on
enhancing
specific
capacity,
this
study,
we
choose
bi-layered
hydrated
vanadium
pentoxide
as
model
modulate
d-orbital
through
local
manipulation,
achieving
higher
rechargeable
aqueous
zinc
ion
batteries.
Here
show
that,
by
employing
X-ray
absorption
spectroscopy
(XAS)
pair
distribution
function
(PDF)
techniques,
can
analyze
distortion
[VO6]
octahedra
extract
bond
information,
deciphering
correlation
between
materials.
fundamentals
could
guide
designing
developing
RAZIBs
with
density.
Here,
authors
tailor
structure
V2O5·nH2O
reactive
3
d
orbitals,
providing
fundamental
insights
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 5, 2025
Abstract
Aqueous
zinc
ion
batteries
(ZIBs)
have
been
recognized
as
highly
promising
energy
storage
systems
due
to
their
high
safety,
low
cost,
and
environmental
benignity.
However,
voltage
platform
of
cathode,
coupled
with
uneven
Zn
deposition,
side
reactions,
limited
operational
temperature
range
caused
by
free
water
molecules,
has
hampered
the
practical
application
ZIBs.
To
address
these
issues,
1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium
acetate
(EmimAc)
ionic
liquid
(IL)
is
utilized
modify
active
in
polyvinyl
alcohol
(PVA)‐based
hydrogel
electrolyte.
The
abundant
hydroxyl
groups
on
PVA
chains,
along
strong
interactions
between
IL
H
2
O,
disrupt
hydrogen
bonds
molecules.
This
electrolyte
alleviates
improves
low‐temperature
performance
through
suppressing
crystallization
lowering
freezing
point
Furthermore,
binding
2+
restricts
migration,
ensuring
de‐intercalation
Na
+
at
3
V
(PO
4
)
(NVP)
thereby
maintaining
a
plateau
(1.48
V)
for
improved
density.
Benefitting
from
merits,
pouch
cell
Zn||NVP
achieves
100
cycles
25
°C,
coin
81.3%
capacity
retention
after
1600
−20
°C.
work
represents
significant
advance
designing
expanded
voltage/temperature
electrolytes
