Electrostatic Shielding Engineering for Stable Zn Metal Anodes
Abstract Aqueous Zn‐ion batteries (AZIBs) are promising energy storage systems due to their low cost, excellent safety, and environmental friendliness. However, challenges like uncontrollable dendrite growth and side reactions during battery operation limit their commercialization. Addressing these issues requires regulating ion deposition behavior at the anode/electrolyte interface. The electrostatic shielding effect, which leverages the interplay between electric potential and ionic motion, provides a unique mechanism to inhibit zinc dendrites and side reactions effectively. Despite significant progress in understanding electrostatic shielding in AZIBs, a comprehensive summary of its effects is still lacking. This paper first reviews the primary challenges in AZIBs and then describes how the electrostatic shielding effect can optimize their performance. Existing strategies for achieving electrostatic shielding through anode structure optimization and electrolyte optimization‐are classified and analyzed. Finally, the review summarizes current electrostatic shielding strategies for stabilizing zinc anodes, identifies existing challenges, and discusses the future potential, and for this approach in AZIBs.
Authors
- Zhuoqun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-1862)
- Zhangxing He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9143-7096)
- Zilong Zhuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6885-5246)
- Lei Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5662-0765)
- Ling Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1655-0854)
- Qiaobao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3584-5201)
- Ziyu Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1047-0304)
- Xianwen Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6570-0396)
- Liang Pan
- Bin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-3239)
- Zhenying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4452-2954)
- Ningning Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7330-190X)
- Zekun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4047-6188)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- North China University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Jishou University (CN)
- Xiamen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202403958
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province
- Program for Top 100 Innovative Talents in Colleges and Universities of Hebei Province
- Science and Technology Support Plan for Youth Innovation of Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province of China