Positioning versatile inorganic cathode materials in the aqueous zinc-ion battery landscape

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have attracted great attention due to their inherent advantages such as high safety, low cost, and environmental friendliness, making them one of the most promising alternatives to traditional lithium-ion batteries. The rational design and continuous optimization of versatile inorganic cathode materials play a crucial role in achieving practical applications. In this review, we first systematically classify inorganic cathode materials and their design strategies, including manganese oxides with rich redox chemistry, vanadium compounds with multiple oxidation states, Prussian blue analogues with open skeleton channels, layered transition metal disulfides with…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 22172111, 22272118, 22309134
• SR
  Shanghai Rising-Star Program

  Award: 23YF1449200
• FR
  Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
• SA
  Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province

  Award: 2022C01182