ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2024
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Shiyang Hu,Huachao Tao,Hui Ma,Bo Yan,Yahao Li,Lulu Zhang,Xuelin Yang
The nonuniform electric field at the surface of a zinc (Zn) anode, coupled with water-induced parasitic reactions, exacerbates the growth of Zn dendrites, presenting a significant impediment to large-scale energy storage in aqueous Zn-ion batteries. One of the most convenient strategies for mitigating dendrite-related issues involves controlling crystal growth through electrolyte additives. Herein, we present thiamine hydrochloride (THC) as an electrolyte additive capable of effectively stabilizing the preferential deposition of the Zn(002) plane. First-principles calculations reveal that THC tends to adsorb on Zn(100) and Zn(101) planes and is capable of inducing the deposition of Zn ion onto the (002) plane and the preferential growth of the (002) plane, resulting in a flat and compact deposition layer. A THC additive not only effectively suppresses dendrite growth but also prevents the generation of side reactions and hydrogen evolution reaction. Consequently, the Zn||Zn symmetric battery exhibits long-term cycling stability of over 3000 h at 1 mA cm–2/1 mAh cm–2 and 1000 h at 10 mA cm–2/10 mAh cm–2. Furthermore, the NH4V4O10||Zn full battery also displays excellent cycling stability and a high reversible capacity of 210 mAh g–1 after 1000 cycles at 1 A g–1, highlighting a significant potential for practical applications.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2026
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Peiru Wang,Yao Tong,Rongze Geng,Junxiang Wang,Yuhan Wu,Letian Qi,Ruixuan Bai,Miaowen Han,Qiaohui Wang,Hanqi Zhao,Zuoyi Xiao,Haoxiang Zhang,Bita Farhadi,Qingda An
The practical application of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) is significantly hindered by the unregulated growth of dendrites and the instability at the interface of Zn anodes. Here, we report an interfacial engineering strategy using ionic liquid modified electrolytes to achieve uniform Zn deposition and long-term stability. Two imidazolium-based ionic liquids, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BmCl) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide (BmBr), were incorporated to regulate Zn 2+ solvation structure and interfacial behavior. The imidazolium cation (Bm + ) exhibits preferential adsorption on the Zn(002) facet, forming a compact protective layer, while halide anions (Cl − /Br − ) tune Zn 2+ desolvation and migration kinetics. Combined spectroscopic and theoretical analyses reveal that BmBr possesses a higher desolvation energy and stronger interfacial regulation capability, which effectively promote selective Zn(002) oriented growth and suppress dendrite formation. As a result, Zn||Zn symmetric cells using the BmBr/ZnSO 4 (BmBr/ZSO) electrolyte demonstrate exceptional cycling stability, maintaining performance for over 5000 h at 0.5 mA cm −2 and 0.5 mAh cm −2 . Furthermore, Zn||NVO full cells exhibit a remarkable specific capacity of 401 mAh g −1 at 0.1 A g −1 , along with excellent cycling stability. The BmBr/ZSO electrolyte also effectively suppresses self-discharge. This study elucidates the underlying mechanisms of cation-anion driven regulation and presents a broadly applicable approach for developing high-performance, dendrite-free AZIBs.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2026
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IF 9.6
Bingcheng Ge,Yanqing Zhang,Yan Chen,Shunyao Li,Penghui Wang,Hao Luo,Shuyan Gao
Aqueous zinc batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage owing to their intrinsic safety and low cost, yet their practical deployment remains hindered by parasitic interfacial reactions, unstable Zn deposition, and dendrite growth. Herein, we report a molecular-mediated elecAtrolyte strategy employing propionamide (PA) to stabilize Zn metal anodes through solvation–interface coupling regulation. PA partially replaces coordinated H 2 O molecules in the Zn 2+ solvation sheath and simultaneously reorganizes the hydrogen-bond network, thereby reducing H 2 O activity and mitigating water-induced parasitic reactions. Meanwhile, PA exhibits a strong affinity toward Zn surfaces, forming a stable adsorption environment that modulates interfacial reaction kinetics. Theory calculations reveal preferential adsorption of PA on Zn facets, which promotes thermodynamically favored Zn(002)-oriented growth. Consequently, Zn deposition evolves into dense and smooth layers with a highly textured crystallographic orientation and effectively suppressed dendrite formation. Owing to this solvation–interface coupled regulation, Zn||Zn symmetric cells achieve stable cycling for over 3800 h at 1 mA cm −2 and 1 mAh cm −2 , while Zn||VO 2 full cells maintain highly reversible operation for more than 10,000 cycles. This work establishes solvation–interface coupling regulation as an effective electrolyte-design principle for directing Zn crystallization and stabilizing aqueous zinc batteries. The electrolyte with propionamide (PA) additive achieves dendrite-free and durable aqueous Zn batteries by coupling Zn 2+ solvation reconstruction with interfacial adsorption, reducing water activity, stabilizing pH, and guiding the preferential deposition of Zn on the (002) crystal plane. Download: Download high-res image (124KB) Download: Download full-size image
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Ye Zhang,Kai Yan,Yi Jiang,Sheng-da Liu,Jia-yin Zhan,Wen-sheng Yu,Jin-xian Wang,Xiang-ting Dong,Gui-xia Liu
Zn metal anode in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) suffers from dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and surface passivation, deteriorating battery performance and practicality. The structural engineering of anode with more exposed Zn (002) crystal planes (Zn (002) texture) is considered an effective strategy to achieve uniform and dendrite-free zinc deposition. Current approaches for fabricating Zn (002) texture primarily involve heat treatment, rolling, electrochemical etching, and deposition techniques; however, these methods are often associated with complex operational procedures or reliance on specialized equipment. In this study, a simple surface treatment was employed to treat Zn foil using a corrosion agent containing SeS, resulting in the successful fabrication of Zn C (corrosion-treated Zn foil) with a high proportion of Zn (002) as the anode material for AZIBs. Compared to bare Zn, the relative texture coefficient (RTC) of the Zn (002) in Zn C increased from 15.9 % to 30.4 %. The Zn C symmetric battery exhibited excellent cycling stability and could stably operate for up to 1600 h under a test condition of 5 mA cm −2 /1.25 mAh cm −2 , while the symmetric battery with untreated bare Zn could only stably operate for 84 h. The increase in the proportion of Zn (002) crystal planes significantly enhanced the corrosion resistance of Zn C and effectively suppressed the occurrence of the HER, thereby significantly improving the stability of the anode. In addition, the Zn-C||MnO₂ full battery outperformed the Zn||MnO₂ in terms of specific capacity and capacity retention after cycling. This study proposed a simple and efficient strategy to significantly enhance the stability of the zinc anode by regulating the surface crystal structure composition, providing a new technical path for promoting the practical application of AZIBs.
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Advanced Science
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2022
·Vol. 9
·期 7
·2104832
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Yu Hao,Doudou Feng,Lei Hou,Tianyu Li,Yucong Jiao,Peiyi Wu
Zinc (Zn) metal anode has been widely evaluated in aqueous Zn batteries. Nevertheless, the dendrite formation issue and consecutive side reactions severely impede the practical applications of Zn metal at high current densities. Herein, it is reported that engineering the gel electrolyte with multifunctional charged groups by incorporating a zwitterionic gel poly(3-(1-vinyl-3-imidazolio) propanesulfonate) (PVIPS) can effectively address the abovementioned issues. The charged groups of sulfonate and imidazole in the gel electrolyte can texture the Zn 2+ nucleation and deposition plane to (002), which possesses a high activation energy to resist side reactions and induce uniform growth of Zn metal for a dendrite-free structure. In addition, the Zn 2+ solvation structure can be manipulated by the charged groups to further eliminate side reactions for high rate performance Zn batteries. Consequently, the polyzwitterionic gel electrolyte enables a stable cycling with a cumulative capacity of 3000 mA h cm −2 at high density of 7.5 mA cm −2 for the symmetrical Zn battery, and a long-term cycling life for more than 1000 cycles at 5 C of Zn/MnO 2 full battery. It is envisioned that the design of the gel electrolyte will provide promising feasibility on safe, flexible, and wearable energy storage devices.
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Advanced Powder Materials
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2025
·Vol. 4
·期 5
·100332
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IF 24.9
Xiancheng Bu,Mingzhu Li,Zhexuan Liu,Shuquan Liang,Guozhao Fang
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have emerged as a promising energy storage technology due to their high safety and low cost. However, the practical application of AZIBs is severely hindered by unstable Zn anodes especially under high depth of discharge (DOD). This study proposes an in-situ interface alloying engineering based on Ce 3+ additive to regulate Zn deposition behaviors, significantly enhancing the cycling stability and reversibility of Zn anodes. Ce 3+ undergoes in-situ formation of ZnCe alloy on Zn anode interface, inducing preferential deposition of dense Zn (002) plane and effectively mitigating concentration polarization. Zn//Zn symmetric cells with Ce 3+ electrolytes achieve stable cycling for 3000 h at 1 mA cm −2 and deliver a cumulative capacity of 27 Ah cm −2 (5400 h) at a high current density of 5 mA cm −2 . Even under a high DOD of 68.4%, it maintains stable cycling for 420 h. Full cells with a low Negative/Positive capacity (N/P) ratio of 4.30 and high cathode loading of 10 mg cm −2 can stably cycle over 1000 cycles at 2 A g −1 . Furthermore, an 80 mAh-level pouch cell with N/P ratio of 4.68 retains 85% capacity after 100 cycles. This article provides new insights into the interfacial engineering for practical AZIBs.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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2026
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IF 19.9
Dengke Wang,Xin Song,Siyuan Ye,Yu Chen,Haochen Liao,Zihan Wang,Ruizhi Lin,Sehan Cheng,Chaowei Li,Kai Zhang,Yagang Yao
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) hold great promise for stationary energy storage, yet their practical deployment is critically impeded by the uncontrolled dendritic growth and parasitic side reactions. Here, we report an interfacial dual-coordination strategy to induce Zn deposition along the Zn(002) facet and suppress the parasitic side reactions. By employing lactic acid (Lac) to pretreat commercial Zn foil, we construct a chemisorbed interface that serves a synergistic “inhibition-guidance” function: the carboxyl group (-COO − ) forms strong bidentate coordination to passivate high-energy Zn (100)/(101) facets, while the hydroxyl group (-OH) establishes a low-energy diffusion pathway on the Zn (002) facet to guide Zn 2+ migration. This intrinsic regulation induces a highly selective Zn (002)-preferred growth, resulting in a dendrite-free lac@Zn anode. Consequently, the lac@Zn symmetric cell achieves a long lifespan of 4900 h (1 mA cm −2 , 1 mAh cm −2 ) and 500 h (5 mA cm −2 , 5 mAh cm −2 , DOD = 37%). Besides, the lac@Zn//MnO 2 full cell delivers exceptional reversibility with 76% capacity retention after 3000 cycles, and a pouch cell presents a high discharge capacity of 0.2 Ah. This work offers a new perspective for developing ultradurable and scalable Zn anodes through precise interfacial engineering.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2024
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IF 8.1
You Li,Weiming Chen,Shengkun Jia,Mulan Tang,Yuxin Zhai,Lulu Zhan,Weiyan Chen
For practical rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries, the long-term cycling stability of the zinc anode remains significantly constrained by its low utilization efficiency and the persistent challenge of hydrogen evolution . This study demonstrates the fabrication of ultrathin zinc electrodes with a robust Zn (002) texture while ensuring an adequate supply of zinc metal for use as an anode material . This approach effectively suppresses the tendency of zinc atoms to undergo deposition transformation due to dislocation-induced phenomena. Compared to zinc foils with higher deposition amount, the ultrathin Zn anode exhibits enhanced resistance to dendrite growth and interfacial side reactions. Assembled symmetrical cells based on this ultra-thin Zn anode show a cycle life of 1750 h (1 mAcm −2 , 0.5 mAhcm − 2 ), maintaining stable cycling for over 100h even at a high depth of discharge (DOD) of 46.23%. Additionally, the full cell couple with V 10 O 24 exhibits a high initial capacity of 429.6 mAh g −1 and a capacity retention of 75.8% after 1000 cycles.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2026
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Pan Xu,Yezhou Shen,Yurong Liu,Jingjing Yuan,Qing Wang,Guangyu He,Haiqun Chen
Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) exhibit great potential as energy storage devices due to their low cost and excellent safety. However, the growth of zinc dendrites and hydrogen evolution reaction on the zinc anode severely hinder their industrialization. Here, we modified polyacrylamide (PAM) gel electrolyte with a highly electronegative boron trifluoride diethyl ether complex (BFEE) containing a source of -BF 3 to suppress parasitic side effects on the anode of quasi-solid-state ZIBs. As a Lewis acid, -BF 3 interacts strongly with the interface between anode and electrolyte, where it effectively modulates the inner Helmholtz plane (IHP). Specifically, the electrostatic interaction between -BF 3 group and Zn 2+ ensures uniform Zn 2+ distribution in the PAM/BFEE gel electrolyte, effectively inhibiting the concentration of local electric fields at the interface and suppressing the growth of Zn dendrite. In this work, we have explored the optimal addition amount of BFEE in PAM (2 wt%) and obtained the gel electrolyte of PAM/BFEE-2 %, which exhibits excellent mechanical properties with a fracture stress of 121 kPa and a tensile strain up to 2745 %. Moreover, the modulated IHP promoted the preferential adsorption and growth of Zn 2+ on the Zn (002) crystal plane that with higher adsorption energy in the assembled Zn|PAM/BFEE-2 %|Zn battery. This full battery achieved over 1000 h of cycling stability at a current density of 1 mA cm −2 , confirming that the introduction of highly electronegative BFEE into PAM can effectively suppress dendrite growth and achieve long-term stability of the zinc anode.
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2026
·Vol. 14
·期 35
·15714-15724
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IF 7.6
Xie Zhuohong,Kheawhom Soorathep,Zhang Rui-Qin
The deployment of aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) is still hindered by unstable interfacial kinetics of Zn metal anodes, resulting in uncontrolled dendrite growth and parasitic side reactions at the Zn/electrolyte interface. Herein, we develop an in situ strategy to construct fluorine-functionalized nanoarrays on a Zn anode with preferential Zn (002) texture exposure (F-Zn) to address these issues. The results demonstrate that the multifunctional Zn anode integrates several key advantages: fluorine functionalization imparts zincophilic characteristics that homogenize Zn 2+ nucleation and stable interfacial kinetics, The nanoarray interface facilitates electrolyte wettability and accelerates interfacial Zn 2+ flux; meanwhile, the dominant Zn (002) crystallographic texture induces uniform Zn deposition and enhances corrosion resistance. As expected, the F-Zn anode exhibits a low nucleation overpotential and enables symmetric cells to operate stably for over 3100 h at 1 mA cm –2 @1 mAh cm –2 and over 1000 h at 4 mA cm –2 @1 mAh cm –2 . Moreover, when coupled with an activated carbon (AC) cathode, the F-Zn||AC delivers exceptional rate capability and maintains approximately 99.2% capacity retention after 10,000 cycles at 4.0 A g –1 . This work presents an effective strategy integrating crystallographic engineering with surface functionalization for high-performance Zn anodes toward advanced AZMBs.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2026
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Min Zhao,Zhouheng Jiang,Xueyang Li,Xing Chen,Yiming Zhang,Xiaoyu Wu,Rufang Zhao,Ming Chen
Dendrite growth on Zn anodes remains a major challenge that limits the performance and safety of aqueous Zn-ion batteries, and regulating the preferential growth of the Zn (002) crystal plane is regarded as an effective strategy to suppress dendrite formation. In this work, we propose a chemical etching–physical polishing (CEPP) synergistic strategy to achieve the selective exposure of specific crystal planes and interfacial structural regulation. Experimental results reveal that, during the chemical etching process, Sn 4 + preferentially reacts with the high-surface-energy Zn (101) planes through a substitution reaction, thereby reducing the overall surface free energy and gradually exposing the thermodynamically more stable and lower-surface-energy Zn (002) planes. Experimental results reveal that, during the chemical etching process, Sn 4+ preferentially reacts with the high-surface-energy Zn (101) planes through a substitution reaction, thereby reducing the overall surface free energy and gradually exposing the thermodynamically more stable and lower-surface-energy Zn (002) planes. Subsequently, physical polishing is employed to remove the loose Sn-rich surface layer, leaving behind a compact and strongly adherent Sn interfacial layer. The resulting Zn anode, integrating crystal-plane orientation control with enhanced interfacial stability, is denoted as Zn-CEPP. Benefiting from these structural advantages, the Zn-CEPP anode exhibits a low voltage hysteresis of only 28.0 mV and outstanding long-term cycling stability in symmetric cells, operating stably for over 3100 h at a current density of 1 mA cm⁻ 2 without short-circuit failure. Furthermore, the assembled Zn-CEPP||Zn x V 2 O 5 ·H 2 O (Zn-CEPP||ZVO) full cell maintains approximately 70.36% of its initial capacity after 1000 charge–discharge cycles at a high current density of 2 A g⁻ 1 . In summary, the CEPP surface-engineering strategy proposed in this work, through the synergistic integration of interfacial structural design and selective crystal-plane regulation, significantly enhances the controllability of Zn deposition and the cycling reversibility of Zn anodes, providing a simple and effective pathway toward highly stable aqueous Zn-ion batteries.
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RARE METALS
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2025
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Zhu Jing,Wu Longkun,Peng Zhi,Li Shuo,Li Xudong,Zhang Zekun,Zhao Ningning,Li Bin,Meng Wei,Wang Ling,Dai Lei,He Zhangxing
Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted widespread attention due to their unique advantages. However, the growth of dendrites on the anode and the occurrence of side reactions limits the improvement of electrochemical performance of AZIBs. The alloying of zinc anode effectively alleviates above problems, which is beneficial to the long-term cycle performance of AZIBs. In this study, zinc-copper alloy anode (Cu@Zn) was synthesized by melting method. The method is not only simple and easy to operate, but also can make the synthesized anode Cu element uniform distribution and improve the corrosion resistance of the anode. At the same time, the Cu@Zn surface reconstructed has a large proportion of Zn (002) crystal surface exposure, with the zinc affinity of Cu. Both of them can induce the uniform deposition of Zn 2+ ions along the Zn (002) crystal plane, further inhibiting the growth of dendrite. The Cu@Zn//Cu@Zn symmetrical batteries can cycle more than 1000 times at current densities of 0.3 and 1.2 mA cm −2 , and maintain a relatively low hysteresis voltage. And the discharge capacity retention rate of Cu@Zn//MnO 2 maintains 84.64% at 2.0 A g −1 after 1000 cycles. This study provides a new methodological reference for the development of advanced AZIBs anodes. Graphical abstract
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