Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Micro-Batteries: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives
The sustainable development of high-performance micro-batteries, characterized by miniaturized size, portability, enhanced safety, and cost-effectiveness, is crucial for the advancement of wearable and smart electronics. Zinc-ion micro-batteries (ZIMBs) have attracted widespread attention for their...
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| description | The sustainable development of high-performance micro-batteries, characterized by miniaturized size, portability, enhanced safety, and cost-effectiveness, is crucial for the advancement of wearable and smart electronics. Zinc-ion micro-batteries (ZIMBs) have attracted widespread attention for their high energy density, environmental friendliness, excellent safety, and low cost. The key to designing high-performance ZIMBs lies in improving their volumetric capacity and cycle stability. This review focuses on material design, electrode fabrication, and the structural configuration of micro-batteries, providing a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and strategies associated with cathodes in ZIMBs. Additionally, the application of ZIMBs, which provide energy for electronics such as wearable devices, tiny robots, and sensors, is introduced. Finally, future perspectives on cathodes for ZIMBs are discussed, offering key insights into their design and fabrication in order to facilitate the successful integration of ZIMBs into practical applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2da9471cdb14ad0b19e53ebd84894f62025-08-20T02:44:44ZengMDPI AGBatteries2313-01052025-02-011125710.3390/batteries11020057Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Micro-Batteries: Challenges, Strategies, and PerspectivesLing Deng0Qunfang Lin1Zeyang Li2Juexian Cao3Kailing Sun4Tongye Wei5School of Physics and Optoelectronics & Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, ChinaSchool of Physics and Optoelectronics & Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, ChinaSchool of Physics and Optoelectronics & Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, ChinaSchool of Physics and Optoelectronics & Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, ChinaSchool of Physics and Optoelectronics & Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, ChinaSchool of Physics and Optoelectronics & Hunan Institute of Advanced Sensing and Information Technology, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, ChinaThe sustainable development of high-performance micro-batteries, characterized by miniaturized size, portability, enhanced safety, and cost-effectiveness, is crucial for the advancement of wearable and smart electronics. Zinc-ion micro-batteries (ZIMBs) have attracted widespread attention for their high energy density, environmental friendliness, excellent safety, and low cost. The key to designing high-performance ZIMBs lies in improving their volumetric capacity and cycle stability. This review focuses on material design, electrode fabrication, and the structural configuration of micro-batteries, providing a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and strategies associated with cathodes in ZIMBs. Additionally, the application of ZIMBs, which provide energy for electronics such as wearable devices, tiny robots, and sensors, is introduced. Finally, future perspectives on cathodes for ZIMBs are discussed, offering key insights into their design and fabrication in order to facilitate the successful integration of ZIMBs into practical applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/2/57zinc-ion micro-batteriescathode materialsmicroelectrode fabricationstructural configurations |
| spellingShingle | Ling Deng Qunfang Lin Zeyang Li Juexian Cao Kailing Sun Tongye Wei Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Micro-Batteries: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives Batteries zinc-ion micro-batteries cathode materials microelectrode fabrication structural configurations |
| title | Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Micro-Batteries: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives |
| title_full | Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Micro-Batteries: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Micro-Batteries: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Micro-Batteries: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives |
| title_short | Cathodes for Zinc-Ion Micro-Batteries: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives |
| title_sort | cathodes for zinc ion micro batteries challenges strategies and perspectives |
| topic | zinc-ion micro-batteries cathode materials microelectrode fabrication structural configurations |
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