Issue 9, 2024

Recent progress of high-performance in-plane zinc ion hybrid micro-supercapacitors: design, achievements, and challenges

Abstract

With the increasing demand for wearable and miniature electronics, in-plane zinc (Zn) ion hybrid micro-supercapacitors (ZIHMSCs), as a promising and compatible energy power source, have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique merits. Despite enormous development and breakthroughs in this field, there is still a lack of a systematic and comprehensive review to update the recent progress of in-plane ZIHMSCs in the design and fabrication of both micro-anodes and micro-cathodes, the exploration and optimization of new electrolytes, and the investigation of related-energy storage mechanisms. This minireview summarizes the key breakthroughs and recent advances in the construction of high-performance in-plane ZIHMSCs. First, the background and fundamentals of in-plane ZIHMSCs are briefly introduced. Then, new concepts, strategies, and latest exciting developments in the preparation and interfacial engineering of Zn metal micro-anodes, the fabrication of advanced micro-cathodes, and the exploration of new electrolyte systems are discussed, respectively. Finally, the key challenges and future directions for the development of high-performance in-plane ZIHMSCs are presented as well. This review not only accounts for the recent research progress in the field of the in-plane ZIHMSCs, but also provides important new insights into the design of next-generation miniaturized energy storage devices.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress of high-performance in-plane zinc ion hybrid micro-supercapacitors: design, achievements, and challenges

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
30 nov 2023
Accepted
04 jan 2024
First published
01 feb 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 4542-4562

Recent progress of high-performance in-plane zinc ion hybrid micro-supercapacitors: design, achievements, and challenges

W. Liu, H. Li and R. Y. Tay, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 4542 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR06120E

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