Issue 48, 2022

Anode optimization strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Abstract

Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have received much research attention due to their advantages of safety, non-toxicity, simple manufacture, and element abundance. Nevertheless, serious problems still remain for their anodes, such as dendrite development, corrosion, passivation, and the parasitic hydrogen evolution reaction due to their unique aqueous electrolyte system constituting the main issues that must be addressed, which are blocking the further advancement of anodes for Zn-ion batteries. Herein, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the problems that exist for the zinc anode, summarize the main failure types and mechanisms of the zinc anode, and review the main modification strategies for the anode from the three aspects of the electrolyte, anode surface, and anode host. Furthermore, we also shed light on further modification and optimization strategies for the zinc anode, which provide directions for the future development of anodes for zinc-ion batteries.

Graphical abstract: Anode optimization strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
05 sen 2022
Accepted
27 okt 2022
First published
30 okt 2022
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 14246-14263

Anode optimization strategies for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Y. Zhang, X. Zheng, N. Wang, W. Lai, Y. Liu, S. Chou, H. Liu, S. Dou and Y. Wang, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 14246 DOI: 10.1039/D2SC04945G

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