Porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Advances and prospectives

The intensifying challenges posed by climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels have spurred concerted global efforts to develop alternative energy storage solutions. Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have emerged as promising candidates for large-scale electrochemical energy storage systems...

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Main Authors: Yichen Ding, Bingyue Ling, Xin Zhao, Xu Yang, Yao Wang, Dong Zhou, Guoxiu Wang
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Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2024-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/EMD.2024.9370040
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Bingyue Ling
Xin Zhao
Xu Yang
Yao Wang
Dong Zhou
Guoxiu Wang
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description The intensifying challenges posed by climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels have spurred concerted global efforts to develop alternative energy storage solutions. Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have emerged as promising candidates for large-scale electrochemical energy storage systems because of their intrinsic safety, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. However, Zn dendrite growth consistently poses a remarkable challenge to the performance improvement and commercial viability of AZIBs. The use of three-dimensional porous Zn anodes instead of planar Zn plates has been demonstrated as an effective strategy to regulate the deposition/stripping behavior of Zn2+ ions, thereby inhibiting the dendrite growth. Here, the merits of porous Zn anodes were summarized, and a comprehensive overview of the recent advancements in the engineering of porous Zn metal anodes was provided, with a particular emphasis on the structural orderliness and critical role of porous structure modulation in enhancing battery performance. Furthermore, strategic insights into the design of porous Zn anodes were presented to facilitate the practical implementation of AZIBs for grid-scale energy storage applications.
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spelling doaj-art-142edd1e2b23433ca86a8188d8eb01652025-08-20T01:54:11ZengTsinghua University PressEnergy Materials and Devices3005-33153005-30642024-09-0123937004010.26599/EMD.2024.9370040Porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Advances and prospectivesYichen Ding0Bingyue Ling1Xin Zhao2Xu Yang3Yao Wang4Dong Zhou5Guoxiu Wang6Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaCenter for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, AustraliaTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaCenter for Clean Energy Technology, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, AustraliaThe intensifying challenges posed by climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels have spurred concerted global efforts to develop alternative energy storage solutions. Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have emerged as promising candidates for large-scale electrochemical energy storage systems because of their intrinsic safety, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. However, Zn dendrite growth consistently poses a remarkable challenge to the performance improvement and commercial viability of AZIBs. The use of three-dimensional porous Zn anodes instead of planar Zn plates has been demonstrated as an effective strategy to regulate the deposition/stripping behavior of Zn2+ ions, thereby inhibiting the dendrite growth. Here, the merits of porous Zn anodes were summarized, and a comprehensive overview of the recent advancements in the engineering of porous Zn metal anodes was provided, with a particular emphasis on the structural orderliness and critical role of porous structure modulation in enhancing battery performance. Furthermore, strategic insights into the design of porous Zn anodes were presented to facilitate the practical implementation of AZIBs for grid-scale energy storage applications.https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/EMD.2024.9370040aqueous zinc-ion batteryporous zinc metal anodedendritestructural orderlinessgrid-scale energy storage.
spellingShingle Yichen Ding
Bingyue Ling
Xin Zhao
Xu Yang
Yao Wang
Dong Zhou
Guoxiu Wang
Porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Advances and prospectives
Energy Materials and Devices
aqueous zinc-ion battery
porous zinc metal anode
dendrite
structural orderliness
grid-scale energy storage.
title Porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Advances and prospectives
title_full Porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Advances and prospectives
title_fullStr Porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Advances and prospectives
title_full_unstemmed Porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Advances and prospectives
title_short Porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries: Advances and prospectives
title_sort porous zinc metal anodes for aqueous zinc ion batteries advances and prospectives
topic aqueous zinc-ion battery
porous zinc metal anode
dendrite
structural orderliness
grid-scale energy storage.
url https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/EMD.2024.9370040
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