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Harnessing anion-driven interfacial chemistry to suppress water reactivity for stable Zn metal anodes

Yu Meng,†a   Yibing Yang,†a   Jiapei Li,†b   Tian Zhang,b   Shaozhuan Huang, ORCID logo a   Yanwu Zhu, ORCID logo *c   Wenjun Zhang ORCID logo *b  and  Shuilin Wu ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Energy Materials Chemistry of Ministry of Education & Hubei Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
E-mail: shuilinwu2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk

b Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, China
E-mail: apwjzh@cityu.edu.hk

c A School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
E-mail: zhuyanwu@ustc.edu.cn

Abstract

In this study, we unveil a critical function of anions in tailoring the interfacial water coordination environment and electronic structure at the Zn–electrolyte interface. These features thermodynamically hinder water-induced parasitic reactions, enabling highly reversible Zn plating/stripping. And the optimal electrolyte supports high-mass-loading applications in Zn–MnO2 batteries.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC04214C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 Jul 2025
Accepted
29 Aug 2025
First published
01 Sep 2025

Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article

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Harnessing anion-driven interfacial chemistry to suppress water reactivity for stable Zn metal anodes

Y. Meng, Y. Yang, J. Li, T. Zhang, S. Huang, Y. Zhu, W. Zhang and S. Wu, Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC04214C

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