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Recent advances and prospects of flexible zinc ion batteries from material principles to device structure designs

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Recent development of manganese dioxide-based materials as zinc-ion battery cathode

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MXene-based materials: potential high-performance electrodes for aqueous ion batteries

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Molten salt strategy and plasma technology induced MnO2 with oxygen vacancy for high performance Zn-ion batteries

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A disposable and sensitive non-enzymatic glucose sensor based on a 3D-Mn-doped NiO nanoflower-modified flexible electrode

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Rationally designed Mn2O3@ZnMn2O4/C core–shell hollow microspheres for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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3D printed reticular manganese dioxide cathode with high areal capacity for aqueous zinc ion batteries

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Reaction mechanisms for electrolytic manganese dioxide in rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Recent progress in MXene-based nanomaterials for highperformance aqueous zinc-ion hybrid capacitors

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Innovative integrated carbon paper supported Bi/rGO/MnO2 cathode with dual redox reactions for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Modulation and Mechanisms of Cellulose‐Based Hydrogels for Flexible Sensors

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Cation/anion synergistic modulation in birnessite-type MnO2 to boost dual-ion storage in a wide temperature range

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Highly Flexible K‐Intercalated MnO2/Carbon Membrane for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Battery Cathode

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Ultrathin δ-MnO2 nanosheets branched onto N-doped carbon nanotubes as binder-free cathode electrodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries with a high areal capacity

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Introducing PANI into a Manganese-Based Cathode Material to Improve the Energy Storage Performance of Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries by Generating Dual Redox Reactions

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Vanadium doping inhibit the Jahn−Teller effect of Mn3+ for high-performance aqueous zinc ion battery

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Application challenges and materials engineering of textile-based aqueous zinc-ion battery cathodes: From material optimization to controllable preparation

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Mussel-like carbon fiber/MnO2 nanosheet heterostructures for mechanically strong carbon fiber/polyamide composites with excellent electromagnetic interference shielding

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Peanut Shell-Derived Carbon Microsheet@MnO2 Nanoparticles Composite for Ultra Long-Cycling Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

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High-voltage and stable co-free LiNiO2 positive electrode for sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries

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Molecular engineering of Mn-based cathode for enhanced intrinsic conductivity towards high mass-loading aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Advanced Zinc–Air Batteries with Free-Standing Hierarchical Nanostructures of the Air Cathode for Portable Applications

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Nanocellulose‐Induced “Surface‐Lock” Engineering: Curbing the Dissolution of MnO2 for High‐Performance Zn–MnO2 Flexible Electrodes

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Construction of CNT@K+- doped δ-MnO2 by “killing two birds with one stone” strategy toward high-rate and stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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3D porous H-Ti3C2T films as free-standing electrodes for zinc ion hybrid capacitors

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Insights into the oxygen vacancies in transition metal oxides for aqueous Zinc-Ion batteries

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Constructing an All Solid-state Flexible Lithium-Manganese Battery with High Performance

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Electrospun Nanofiber Architectures for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries

Yulu Huo, Yurong Fan, Xu Liu, Zhiwu Wang, Nien‐Chu Lai, Cunhai Wang, Nü Wang, Yong Zhao and Jingchong Liu

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Three-dimensional interconnected ultrathin manganese dioxide nanosheets grown on carbon cloth combined with Ti3C2Tx MXene for high-capacity zinc-ion batteries

Man Qi, Fan Li, Zheng Zhang, Qiao Lai, Yuwen Liu, Jianmin Gu and Liqiu Wang

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, 615, 151
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Reconciling Mass Loading and Gravimetric Performance of MnO2 Cathodes by 3D‐Printed Carbon Structures for Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Hao Yang, Yi Wan, Kang Sun, Mengdi Zhang, Chongze Wang, Zhengqiu He, Qiang Li, Ning Wang, Yunlong Zhang, Han Hu and Mingbo Wu

Adv Funct Materials, 2023, 33
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Oxygen-deficient ZnVOH@CC as high-capacity and stable cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 496, 154300
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Cross-linked carbon tube-MnO2 composite enables high-performance Zn ion batteries

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Hierarchical Flower Array NiCoOOH@CoLa‐LDH Nanosheets for High‐Performance Supercapacitor and Alkaline Zn Battery

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MnO2 nanoflowers in situ anchored on hollow carbon spheres with accelerated reaction kinetics for high-performance zinc-ion batteries

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Hierarchical K‐Birnessite‐MnO2 Carbon Framework for High‐Energy‐Density and Durable Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Battery

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Synergistic high−entropy spinel design enables ultrastable and high−performance cathodes for aqueous zinc−ion batteries

Shiyu Xia, Shang Gao and Jing Zhao

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Ammonium ion pre‐intercalated manganese dioxide with hydrogen bond for high‐rate and stable zinc‐ion batteries

Song Wang, Xinqi Zhao, Hao Chen, Jingdong Guo, Ruixiang Liu and De'an Yang

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The progress of cathode materials in aqueous zinc-ion batteries

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MXene/MOF composites: Synergistic platforms for advanced Energy, catalysis, and environmental applications

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Regeneration of spent lithium manganate into cation‐doped and oxygen‐deficient MnO2 cathodes toward ultralong lifespan and wide‐temperature‐tolerant aqueous Zn‐ion batteries

Qi Yao, Fuyu Xiao, Chuyuan Lin, Peixun Xiong, Wenbin Lai, Jixiang Zhang, Hun Xue, Xiaoli Sun, Mingdeng Wei, Qingrong Qian, Lingxing Zeng and Qinghua Chen

Battery Energy, 2023, 2
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Recent progress of flexible aqueous multivalent ion batteries

Zhenya Wang, Yanmei Li, Jiawei Wang, Runa Ji, Hao Yuan, Yingyu Wang and Hua Wang

Carbon Energy, 2022, 4, 411
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Conductive Polymer Designed of Binder-Free Polypyrrole-MnO2/Ti3C2 for Oxidative Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries

Nima Mikaeili Chahartagh, Ali Molaei Aghdam, Shahriar Namvar, Farshad Boorboor Ajdari, Mahshid Ershadi and Mehryar Jafari

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 2720
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Self-supporting oxygen vacancy-rich α-MnO2 nanowire/few-layer graphite/SWNT bundle composite film for high-performance flexible aqueous zinc-ion battery cathode

Yuning Sun, Yuexin Liu, Zhongqiang Wang, Xiaoli Zhao and Kefeng Cai

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 484, 149573
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Interface Engineering of Aqueous Zinc/Manganese Dioxide Batteries with High Areal Capacity and Energy Density

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Recent advances in carbon materials for flexible zinc ion batteries

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