by acrittenden | Dec 8, 2025 | Zinc Battery News
A nano-Zn2SnO4 (ZTO)/cellulose acetate (CA) hybrid coating (CZ) was designed for Zn anodes via a DFT-guided synthesis. DFT calculations revealed ZTO’s Zn2+-selectivity and low migration barriers, enabling dual ion-sieving and acceleration effects. The C═O groups in CA...
by acrittenden | Dec 8, 2025 | Zinc Battery News
A key challenge in battery recycling is the development of processes that can transform waste materials into value-added electrode materials for use in rechargeable batteries. Here, we demonstrate a novel upcycling approach of spent zinc-carbon batteries to enable...
by acrittenden | Dec 8, 2025 | Zinc Battery News
Manganese-based oxides are promising cathode materials for aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) due to their high energy density and low cost. However, the cycling stability is severely limited by the sluggish reaction kinetics as well as the manganese dissolution. In...
by acrittenden | Dec 8, 2025 | Zinc Battery News
The practical application of manganese-based cathodes in aqueous zinc-ion batteries is hampered by structural instability and sluggish reaction kinetics. Herein, controlled synthesis of MnO2 polymorphs was achieved by modulating hydrothermal preparation methods. Using...
by acrittenden | Dec 8, 2025 | Zinc Battery News
Zinc–bromine batteries (ZBBs) are promising candidates for grid-scale energy storage owing to their high energy density and inherent safety, but their practical deployment is impeded by zinc dendrite formation and bromine shuttle effects. This review introduces a...
by acrittenden | Dec 8, 2025 | Zinc Battery News
In light of the escalating environmental issues, including the greenhouse effect and pollution emissions resulting from the excessive exploitation and utilization of traditional fossil energy sources (coal, oil, natural gas), researchers are compelled to seek...
