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A green and robust chitin hydrogel toward a high-performance Zn anode for sustainable energy storage

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Network-reinforcing HACC-co-PAM hydrogel electrolytes for suppressed zinc dendrite growth and high-performance zinc-ion batteries

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Modulating Adsorption Intermediate Metastability for Tip‐Directed Zinc Stripping and Suppressed Vanadium Dissolution Toward Long‐Cycling Zinc–Vanadium Batteries

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Thinner-than-paper and broad-temperature-adaptive zinc-iodine batteries enabled by nanophase separated deep-eutectic hydrogel electrolytes

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Inhibiting Proton Corrosion and Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on the Surface of Zinc Anodes by Hierarchical Structure Hydrogel to Realize Long‐Life Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries

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A biphasic hydrogel electrolyte with multi-scale stress deconcentration and dual-field regulation for highly reversible aqueous Zn ion batteries

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Electro-driven self-assembly of valence-regulation interphase unlocks high energy and power densities in zinc-ion batteries

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Orienting dendrite resistant behavior via heteroatom regulation toward high areal capacity zinc metal anode

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Synergistic interface engineering with carbon quantum dots for dendrite-free zinc anodes via regulated ion flux and desolvation kinetics

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Coupling polyethyleneimine grafting with macropore filling in ultrathin cellulose separator to enable robust aqueous zinc-based batteries

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In Situ Initiator‐Free Self‐Polymerizing Gel Electrolytes Under Ambient Conditions Enabling Sustainable Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries

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Deep eutectic solvent-induced nanostructuring of cellulose gels: Review of mechanisms, properties, and applications

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Copper hybrid cluster-engineered cellulose hydrogels enabling coupled ion and water regulation for highly reversible zinc anode

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Dynamic cross-linked and sulfonic-functionalized hydrogel electrolyte for high-performance zinc-ion batteries

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Metal-organic framework grafted alginate polymer As high-performance electrolytes for zinc-ion batteries

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Underlying Principles and Practical Design Strategies of Hydrogel Electrolytes for Long‐Term Stable Zinc Batteries

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Cellulose‐Based Solid‐State Electrolytes for Solid‐State Lithium Metal Batteries: Advances in Functionalization Strategies and Interfacial Engineering

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2026, 16
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Construction of Homogeneously Porous Composite Hydrogel Electrolyte for Dendrite‐Free Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries: An Alkali‐Etched Graphitized‐Carbon Nitride Induced Polymerization Strategy

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Chain–Chain Synergistic Hydrogel Electrolytes Regulate Zinc Ions Desolvation for Stabilized Anodes and High Operating Voltage in Flexible Zinc Ions Hybrid Capacitors

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Material and Structural Ingenuity in High‐Energy‐Density Flexible Batteries: From Intelligent Manufacturing to Sustainable Applications

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AI‐Assisted Design of 2D‐Material Electrode for Next‐Generation Wearable Aqueous Zinc Batteries

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Contact electrochemistry of metal electrodes in flexible zinc batteries: Interface, performance and application

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Fundamentals and Applications of Eutectic Gel Electrolytes for Next-Generation Batteries

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Ordered Hierarchical Hydrogel Electrolyte for Long‐Life Zinc‐Ion Batteries

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A Universal Janus Biopolymer Separator Enabled Dual‐Interfacial Regulation Toward Dendrite‐Free and Shuttle‐Free Zinc‐Iodine Batteries

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Molecular Engineering-Guided (100) Oriented Zinc Deposition of Anionic Surface-Active Additives for Ultrastable Zinc-Ion Batteries

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Anchoring Unique Bi2Te3‐BiPO4 Heterostructure on Porous N, S co‐Doped Carbon Nanorods for Advanced Zn‐Ion Batteries

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Anisotropic chemical etching toward cavitated and crystal‑faceted zinc anodes with enhanced electrochemical kinetics and stability

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Constructing robust anode/electrolyte interface by additive in hydrogel to achieve high utilization of Zn anode

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Interfacial charge accumulation enabling dendrites-free zinc anode by ultrathin paper for stable and high-power zinc batteries

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Tough Cellulose Hydrogel Electrolyte with Low Solvation for Highly Reversible and Flexible Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Battery

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