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Chinese Chemical Letters, 2023, 34, 107493
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Capitalizing on dual modification strategies of doping and compositing for engineering Cryptomelane-type (KMn8O16) manganese oxide/reduced graphene oxide cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries
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Rapid synthesis of π-extended dipyridyl pyrazines toward robust organic cathodes for aqueous Zn-ion batteries
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Construction of Bio‐inspired Film with Engineered Hydrophobicity to Boost Interfacial Reaction Kinetics of Aqueous Zinc–Ion Batteries
Qianzhi Gou, Haoran Luo, Yujie Zheng, Qi Zhang, Chen Li, Jiacheng Wang, Omololu Odunmbaku, Jing Zheng, Junmin Xue, Kuan Sun and Meng Li
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The Organic Ligand Etching Method for Constructing In Situ Terraced Protective Layer Toward Stable Aqueous Zn Anode
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Small, 2023, 19
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Modifying Electronic Structure of Bismuth Telluride Through S Doping and Te Vacancy Engineering for Enhanced Zn‐Ion Storage Ability in Aqueous Zn‐proton Hybrid Ion Batteries
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In-situ detection of pH and dissolved oxygen in electrolyte of aqueous zinc-ion batteries
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Unraveling the Anionic Redox Chemistry in Aqueous Zinc‐MnO2 Batteries
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Protocol in Evaluating Capacity of Zn–Mn Aqueous Batteries: A Clue of pH
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Advanced Materials, 2023, 35
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Rational Design of Porous Y2O3–MnOx/Carbon Heterostructures with Abundant Oxygen Vacancies for High-Efficiency and Ultrastable Zinc-Ion Storage
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The Rise of Zinc||Chalcogen Batteries with Conversion Mechanism
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V‐Induced Low‐Spin State Mn3+ Suppresses Jahn–Teller Distortion for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries
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High Entropy Oxides Modulate Atomic‐Level Interactions for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
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Development of high-performance Zn-Bi alloy anodes: Electrochemical stability and corrosion mitigation in alkaline battery applications
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Mercaptosilane Engineered Interface with Surface‐Preferred Crystal Plane for High‐Performance Zn Anode
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Hybrid charge storage chemistries for energetic Zn-MnO2 batteries
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Tailoring porous three-dimensional (Co,Mn)(Co,Mn)2O4/PPy architecture towards high-performance cathode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries
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How to increase the potential of aqueous Zn-MnO2 batteries: The effect of pH gradient electrolyte
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Boosting zinc storage in potassium-birnessite via organic-inorganic electrolyte strategy with slight N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone additive
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Carboxyl‐CNTs Act as “Defensive Shield” to Boost Proton Insertion for Stable and Fast‐Charging Aqueous Zn‐Mn Batteries
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Advancements in Manganese‐Based Cathode for Sustainable Energy Utilization
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Vacancy engineering of MoS2−X @NCNTs for efficient storage of zinc ions
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Ultralow‐Lattice‐Mismatched Near‐Zero‐Strain Zn (0002) Anodes for Stable Zinc Metal Batteries
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Preparation of Mn2O3/Fe3O4/Al2O3 composites with superior zinc storage performance by utilizing the leaching solution of manganese ore tailing
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Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 652, 237584
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Demonstrating U-shaped zinc deposition with 2D metal-organic framework nanoarrays for dendrite-free zinc batteries
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Dynamic pH‐Regulation Promoting Mn2+‐Dominated Dissolution/Deposition for Ultra‐Stable Zinc Ion Batteries
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Selective Recycling of Spent Lithium‐Ion Batteries Enables Toward Aqueous Zn‐Ion Batteries Cathode
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Layer symmetry and interlayer engineering of birnessites towards high-performance rechargeable aqueous Zn-MnO2 batteries
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Competitive Dynamics between Deposition–Dissolution and Embedding–Detachment Induced by Aluminum in Zn-MnO2 Batteries
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Stimulating the Potential of Zn Anodes to Operate in Low pH and Harsh Environments forHighly Sustainable Zn Batteries
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Mn-oxide cathode material for aqueous Zn-ion battery: structure, mechanism, and performance
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Stabilization of Zn anode via a multifunctional cysteine additive
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Stability and kinetics enhancement of hydrated vanadium oxide via sodium-ion pre-intercalation
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Loosening Zinc Ions from Separator Boosts Stable Zn Plating/Striping Behavior for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries
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Revealing the Dominance of the Dissolution‐Deposition Mechanism in Aqueous Zn−MnO2 Batteries
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Boosting the Mechanical and Electrochemical Performance of MnO2 Dry Electrode with Bentonite for Ampere‐Hour Aqueous Zn‐ion Batteries
Haitao Zhou, Huanggang Wang, Jian‐Chun Wu, Hongquan Gao, Haiyun Zhou, Yafei Shi and Jie Gu
Batteries & Supercaps, 2025, 8
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High-mass-loading NiCo-LDH hollow nanoflower for high-performance alkaline aqueous zinc batteries
Huihe Gao, Na Li, Chuanlin Li, Xixi Zhang, Wenjie Liu, Jing Sun, Qingxiu Yu, Jiawei Zhu, Chenggang Wang and Xijin Xu
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Self-repairing interphase reconstructed in each cycle for highly reversible aqueous zinc batteries
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An electron/ion pathway reconstruction strategy enabling fast aqueous Zn2+ storage
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Interfacial synthesis of strongly-coupled δ-MnO2/MXene heteronanosheets for stable zinc ion batteries with Zn2+-exclusive storage mechanism
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Electrode interface modulation using 1,3-propane sultone functionalized additives for high-performance Zn-MnO2 aqueous batteries
Su Jin Jun, Jinhong Lee, Myung-Hyun Ryu, Moonwon Lee, Jaeyeon Lee, Hansung Kim, Kanghoon Yim and Kyu-Nam Jung
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Thermodynamic and kinetic insights for manipulating aqueous Zn battery chemistry: Towards future grid-scale renewable energy storage systems
Yajun Zhao, Yueyang Wang, Jinze Li, Jiawei Xiong, Qi Li, Kovan Khasraw Abdalla, Yi Zhao, Zhao Cai and Xiaoming Sun
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Stimulating the Potential of Zn Anodes to Operate in Low pH and Harsh Environments forHighly Sustainable Zn Batteries
Hang Yang, Li Li, Duo Chen, Jingyi Wang, Yicheng Tan, Zhenjing Jiang, Yiming Zhang, Chenglin Miao, Wei Zhang, Wei Han and Guanjie He
Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137
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Porous CuO Microspheres as Long-Lifespan Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
Yuqing Ai, Qiang Pang, Xinyu Liu, Fangyun Xin, Hong Wang, Mingming Xing, Yao Fu and Ying Tian
Nanomaterials, 2024, 14, 1145
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Hierarchical Carbon Nanosheet Embedded MnOx Cathode for High‐Performance Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
Shimeng Zhang, Xiaoqi Wang, Jianbo Li, Yuwei Chen, Yu Wu, Shengchi Bai, Xu Jin, Bowen Jin and Mingfei Shao
Batteries & Supercaps, 2023, 6
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Active Carbon-Induced Electron Transfer and Active Site Control for Improved Reversibility in MnO2 Dissolution-Deposition Reactions
Shujuan Cai, Zhijian Liao, Feng Lu, Jianfeng Ban, Zhongyun Ma, Xianyou Wang and Zhigao Luo
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Recent Advances in Aqueous Zn||MnO2 Batteries
Chuan Li, Rong Zhang, Huilin Cui, Yanbo Wang, Guojin Liang and Chunyi Zhi
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In-situ positive electrode-electrolyte interphase construction enables stable Ah-level Zn-MnO2 batteries
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Tailoring Zn2+ Flux by an Ion Acceleration Layer Modified Separator for High‐Rate Long‐Lasting Zn Metal Anodes
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Stable Triphenolamine Radical Cathode with High Electron Conductivity for High-Rate Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
Jiaxing Huang, Meilin Li, Zhenfei Li, Cuiping Han and Yuan Li
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Advanced amorphous materials for aqueous Zn-ion batteries: mechanisms, design, and future perspectives
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Regulating the Gibbs Free Energy to Design Aqueous Battery‐Compatible Robust Host
Jing Lin, Yanyi Wang, Minfeng Chen, Jinlin Lu, Hongwei Mi, Jizhang Chen, Chuanxin He, Dingtao Ma and Peixin Zhang
Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14
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Enhanced zinc ion storage capability and reaction mechanisms of commercial δ-MnO2 with two-dimensional layered structure
Qin Li, Limin Chang, Chunli Wang, Dongming Yin, Zhaomin Wang, Yao Liang, Yuxin Gao, Luan Fang, Yong Cheng and Limin Wang
Chemical Physics Letters, 2025, 862, 141872
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Recent progress and perspectives on energy storage mechanisms for rechargeable Zn//MnO2 batteries
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Three-dimensional porous composite Mn2O3@PPy as cathode material for zinc ion battery with high energy density
Kexing Cai, Shao-hua Luo, Lixiong Qian, Xue Meng, Sheng-xue Yan, Jing Guo, Qing Wang, Xian-bing Ji and Xiu-yan Zhou
Journal of Power Sources, 2023, 564, 232854
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Chrysanthemum-like Polyaniline-Anchored PANI0.22·V2O5·0.88H2O-Hybridized Cathode for High-Stable Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
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Towards high-performance aqueous Zn–MnO2 batteries: Formation mechanism and alleviation strategies of irreversible inert phases
Nan Zhang, Junru Wang, Xu Liu, Peng-Fei Wang, Yan-Guo Liu, Ying Xie and Ting-Feng Yi
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High-energy and durable aqueous Zn batteries enabled by multi-electron transfer reactions
Qi Li, Kovan Khasraw Abdalla, Jiawei Xiong, Zhihang Song, Yueyang Wang, Yajun Zhao, Mengyao Liu, Yanchen Fan, Yi Zhao and Xiao-Ming Sun
Energy Mater, 2024, 4
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In situ converting the native passivation layer into a fast ion transport interphase to boost the stability of zinc anodes
Zi-Long Xie, Yunhai Zhu, Jia-Yi Du, Dong-Yue Yang, Hao Chen, Zhi Wang, Gang Huang and Xin-Bo Zhang
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Enhancing Two-Electron Reaction Contribution in MnO2 Cathode Material by Structural Engineering for Stable Cycling in Aqueous Zn Batteries
Yaozhi Liu, Kuo Wang, Xianpeng Yang, Jie Liu, Xiao-Xia Liu and Xiaoqi Sun
ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 14792
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Diatomite‐Based Hybrid Electrolyte for Improving Reversibility of Cathode/Anode Interface Reaction in Zn‐MnO2 Batteries
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Unlocking the performance degradation of vanadium-based cathodes in aqueous zinc-ion batteries
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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 496, 153786
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Revealing the Dominance of the Dissolution‐Deposition Mechanism in Aqueous Zn−MnO2 Batteries
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Angewandte Chemie, 2024, 136
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Electron‐Driven‐Proton Intercalation in δ‐MnO2 to Unlock Fast‐Charging Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
Chen Li, Pingge He, Tian Zhang, Tianhao Wang, Xinghe Xu, Zhongheng Fu, Yucun Zhou, Xuanhui Qu and Yongchang Liu
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Rational construction of Ag@MIL-88B(V)-derived hierarchical porous Ag-V2O5 heterostructures with enhanced diffusion kinetics and cycling stability for aqueous zinc-ion batteries
Yibo Zhang, Zhihua Li, Liangjun Gong, Xuyu Wang, Peng Hu and Jun Liu
Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 77, 561
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A multifunctional gradient coating enables dendrite-free and side reaction-free zinc anodes for stable zinc-ion batteries
Wenjun Chen, Jiahao Tang, Faqi Ji, Junlong Sun, Qing Zhu and Bo-Tian Liu
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Research Progress on the Aqueous Electrolytes in Zinc-Ion Batteries under Low Temperature
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Quartet Mechanism of Sulfhydryl and Imidazolyl Group Bidentate Coordination Induced Hydrophobic Interface Layers to Achieve Preferential Deposition of Zinc (101) Crystal Planes
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“Soggy‐Sand” Chemistry for High‐Voltage Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries
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Carbonyl-Enhanced Small-Molecule Cathodes Enable Ultrahigh-Rate Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
Keguang Xu, Hong Ding, Mingzhu Zhao, Xinyu Gao, Yongwen Wang, Chenxiao Liu, Ruonan Pan, Qin Gong, Feng Han, Shaofei Li, Gang Wang and Tiantian Gu
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Recent Progress in Cathode-Free Zinc Electrolytic MnO2 Batteries: Electrolytes and Electrodes
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Recent advances on charge storage mechanisms and optimization strategies of Mn-based cathode in zinc–manganese oxides batteries
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"Acid-in-Alkali" structure for regulating dynamic evolution of manganese in Zn–Mn batteries
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Carbonized wood fibers coupled with carbon-coated manganese oxide for high performance aqueous zinc ion batteries
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An aqueous BiI3-Zn battery with dual mechanisms of Zn2+ (de)intercalation and I−/I2 redox
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A Rechargeable Neutral Hybrid Zn‐Air/MnO2 Battery with High Energy Efficiency
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Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15
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Enhanced Kinetics and Stability of Zn‐MnO2 Batteries with a Multifunctional TiO2 Coating
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Lanthanide doping induced electrochemical enhancement of layered δ-MnO2 nanoflowers cathode for sodium-ion batteries
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Bromine Assisted MnO2 Dissolution Chemistry: Toward a Hybrid Flow Battery with Energy Density of over 300 Wh L−1
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Constructing Protective Layer on Electrode for Ultra-Enduring Zn Ions Batteries
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