Recent Progress on Zn Anodes for Advanced Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Abstract Aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted much attention due to their excellent safety, cost‐effectiveness, and eco‐friendliness thereby being considered as one of the most promising candidates for large‐scale energy storage. Zn metal anodes with a high gravimetric/volumetric capacity are indispensable for advanced AZIBs. However, pristine Zn metal anodes encounter severe challenges in achieving adequate cycling stability, including dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution reaction, self‐corrosion, and by‐product formation. Because all these reactions are closely related to the electrolyte/Zn interface, the subtle interface engineering is important. Many strategies targeted to the interface…

• AN
  Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
• UO
  University of Wollongong
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 22272093, 21971146, 22105118
• CP
  China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

  Awards: 2020TQ0183, 2021M701979
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province

  Awards: ZR2021MB127, ZR2021QB095
• AR
  Australian Research Council

  Awards: DE200101384, 2022 ANSTO, LP180100722