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A multi-functional polymer coating enabling stable Zn anodes for high performance zinc-ion batteries

Zhaoen Liu,*a   Yiwen Hu,a   Lujia Chai,b   Liang Zhang,a   Wenfu Liu,a   Yujuan Chen,*b   Dong Sun,b   Dongyang Xiaoa  and  Kelei Zhuo ORCID logo *b  

* Corresponding authors

a College of Energy Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian 463000, Henan, China
E-mail: liuzhaoen@huanghuai.edu.cn

b Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
E-mail: chenyujuan@htu.edu.cn, kzhuo@htu.edu.cn

Abstract

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are hindered by side reactions arising from the high reactivity of the Zn anode. Herein, a novel three-dimensional polyethyleneimine/graphene oxide aerogel coating is designed to reinforce the zinc anode, which promotes rapid Zn2+ diffusion and ensures uniform deposition by enhancing adsorption energy and reducing ion-migration barriers.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC00293E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Jan 2026
Accepted
23 Feb 2026
First published
24 Feb 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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A multi-functional polymer coating enabling stable Zn anodes for high performance zinc-ion batteries

Z. Liu, Y. Hu, L. Chai, L. Zhang, W. Liu, Y. Chen, D. Sun, D. Xiao and K. Zhuo, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC00293E

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