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Summary: Hybrid Zn batteries utilizing multifunctional electrode materials derived from NiCoSe2 nanosheets show high energy density, superior cycling life, and great environmental adaptability. The in-situ electrochemical phase transformation process ensures the maintenance of the conductive NCS scaffold's porous nanosheet structure and formation of plenty electroactive sites, beneficial for both faradaic reactions and oxygen reduction/evolution reactions.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2021)

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Understanding the ORR Electrocatalysis on Co-Mn Oxides

Wang Wang et al.

Summary: This study investigates the nature of the active sites in a CoMn2O4 catalyst, revealing the superior activity of Co-Mn spinel oxides is related to the Mn2+/Mn3+ redox transition, which is significantly affected by the operating potential window. This irreversible activity decay is proposed to be caused by the irreversible change of the Jahn-Teller distortion during the Mn2+/Mn3+ transition.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C (2021)

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Utilizing Oxygen Redox in Layered Cathode Materials from Multiscale Perspective

Gi-Hyeok Lee et al.

Summary: This review summarizes recent advances in investigating oxygen redox reactions in cathode materials, discussing mechanistic aspects, consequences on electrode degradation pathways, and recent developments for improving reversibility or mitigating harmful processes arising from oxygen oxidation.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2021)

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In situ coupling of NiFe nanoparticles with N-doped carbon nanofibers for Zn-air batteries driven water splitting

Chenglong Lai et al.

Summary: A flexible 3D free-standing bifunctional electrode, NiFe/NCNF/CC, was successfully constructed by in-situ coupling of NiFe nanoparticles and N-doped carbon nanofibers on carbon cloth. This electrode exhibits efficient and stable ORR and OER performance, and showed high power density and excellent charge/discharge stability in Zinc-air battery assembly. Additionally, two liquid Zinc-air batteries were used for stable power supply in a self-assembled water-splitting device.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2021)

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Recent advances in rechargeable Zn-based batteries

Xinxin Zhang et al.

Summary: Considering the increasing global demand for sustainable energy storage, finding advanced environmentally-friendly energy storage systems with low cost and excellent performance is essential. Rechargeable Zn-based batteries (RZBs) have attracted attention due to their safety, reversibility, high theoretical capacity, and potential applications in various electrical systems. This review outlines differences and connections between Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) and Zn-air batteries (ZABs), summarizing reaction mechanisms, performance, and composition, while also addressing challenges and suggesting solutions for improving battery stability and efficiency.

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES (2021)

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Rechargeable aqueous Zn-based energy storage devices

Yiyang Liu et al.

Summary: This work reviews the development and advantages of various types of aqueous Zn-based EES devices since 1799, discussing the electrochemical charge storage mechanisms, key components, challenges, and future directions of AZDs.

JOULE (2021)

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Reaction modifier system enable double-network hydrogel electrolyte for flexible zinc-air batteries with tolerance to extreme cold conditions

Yanan Zhang et al.

Summary: This study explores the use of zinc-air batteries for powering wearable electronic devices, and improves the anti-dehydration and anti-freezing properties of hydrogel electrolytes, enabling them to operate in extreme cold temperatures and provide power for electronic devices.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2021)

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Iron-doped nanoflakes of layered double hydroxide of nickel for high-performance hybrid zinc batteries

Sadegh Askari et al.

Summary: The hybrid Zn-air and Zn-M battery with Fe-doped Ni double hydroxide nanoflakes and activated carbon cathode material shows superior performance, high energy density, exceptional energy conversion efficiency, and outstanding power density. It also enables high-rate charging due to rapid redox reaction kinetics and excellent cathode materials catalytic activity.

MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY (2021)

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Formation of sandwiched leaf-like CNTs-Co/ZnCo2O4@NC-CNTs nanohybrids for high-power-density rechargeable Zn-air batteries

Lei Yan et al.

Summary: The study introduces a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst, Co/ZnCo2O4@NC-CNTs, with high efficiency in oxygen reduction and evolution reactions for Zn-air batteries. This catalyst shows excellent performance in Zn-air batteries, providing a small potential gap, high power density, and long cycle life. Additionally, it can be used in flexible solid-state Zn-air batteries and exhibits competitive performance.

NANO ENERGY (2021)

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Metal-semiconductor oxide (WO3@W) induces an efficient electro-photo synergistic catalysis for MOR and ORR

Zhongshui Li et al.

Summary: The study focuses on utilizing the metal-semiconductor contact mode to construct efficient electro-photo catalysts under irradiation. The findings demonstrate that oxide-derived metal nanostructures can significantly enhance the bifunctional electrocatalytic activity, providing a new approach for the application of direct methanol fuel cells.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2021)

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Ultrathin Co(OH)2 Nanosheets@Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanoflake Arrays as Efficient Air Cathodes for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries

Yijie Wang et al.

Summary: The study reports an efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst Co(OH)(2)@NC, showing excellent bifunctional activity, and exhibiting outstanding performance in rechargeable Zn-air batteries.

SMALL (2021)

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Construction of Pd-Zn dual sites to enhance the performance for ethanol electro-oxidation reaction

Yajun Qiu et al.

Summary: The construction of Pd-Zn dual sites significantly improves the efficiency of ethanol electro-oxidation, exceeding commercial Pd/C by approximately 24 times. Further computational studies reveal that Pd-Zn dual sites promote the adsorption of ethanol and hydroxide ion, optimizing the electro-oxidation pathway.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Modifying redox properties and local bonding of Co3O4 by CeO2 enhances oxygen evolution catalysis in acid

Jinzhen Huang et al.

Summary: Developing efficient and stable earth-abundant electrocatalysts for acidic oxygen evolution reaction is challenging. Here, the authors modify the local bonding environment of Co3O4 by CeO2 nanocrystallites to regulate the redox properties, thus enhance the catalytic activity.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Optimizing the Spin States of Mesoporous Co3O4 Nanorods through Vanadium Doping for Long-Lasting and Flexible Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries

Yuan Rao et al.

Summary: The vanadium-doped Co3O4 (V-Co3O4) electrocatalyst shows enhanced oxygen electrocatalysis efficiency by optimizing the spin states, demonstrating superior bifunctional properties. Zinc-air batteries fabricated with V-Co3O4 electrocatalysts offer a promising power source for next-generation electronics.

ACS CATALYSIS (2021)

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Self-standing 3D nanoporous Ag2Al with abundant surface oxygen species facilitating oxygen electroreduction for efficient hybrid Zn battery

Ming Peng et al.

Summary: A scalable strategy to fabricate nanoporous Ag2Al intermetallic compound as a self-standing cathode for the hybrid Zn battery is reported in this study, showing efficient catalytic oxygen reduction activity and regulated redox activity. The assembled hybrid Zn-Ag2Al/air battery delivers a high capacity, demonstrating its potential value in practical applications.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY (2021)

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Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors: Achievements, challenges and future perspectives

Haiyan Wang et al.

Summary: The newly-emerging Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors (ZHSCs) integrate the high-capacity of Zn-ion batteries and high-power of supercapacitors (SCs), facing challenges in achieving satisfactory energy density and developing suitable cathode materials and electrolytes. This review comprehensively discusses the fundamentals of ZHSCs, advanced engineering of nanostructured cathode materials, electrochemical characteristics, and energy storage mechanisms, as well as the recent development of electrolytes and Zn anode.

NANO ENERGY (2021)

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Surface Phosphorus-Induced CoO Coupling to Monolithic Carbon for Efficient Air Electrode of Quasi-Solid-State Zn-Air Batteries

Huan Liu et al.

Summary: The study introduces a surface phosphorization-monolithic strategy to embed CoO nanoparticles into paulownia carbon plate as monolithic electrodes for Zn-air batteries. The resulting electrode shows remarkable catalytic activity and long-term cycling stability in quasi-solid-state or aqueous ZABs.

ADVANCED SCIENCE (2021)

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Unlocking the Potential of Oxygen-Deficient Copper-Doped Co3O4 Nanocrystals Confined in Carbon as an Advanced Electrode for Flexible Solid-State Supercapacitors

Shude Liu et al.

Summary: Incorporating Cu dopants and O vacancies into Co3O4 nanocrystals confined in a carbon matrix, termed as O-v-Cu-Co3O4@C, helps improve the specific capacity and rate performance of the material. The heterostructured architecture with multifunctional nanogeometries enables high intercomponent synergy, leading to enhanced electrical conductivity and enriched redox chemistry, ultimately resulting in a significantly improved energy density of 64.1 W h kg(-1) at 800 W kg(-1) for asymmetric supercapacitors.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2021)

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High-performance Zn battery with transition metal ions co-regulated electrolytic MnO2

Mingyan Chuai et al.

Summary: Electrolytic MnO2/Zn batteries co-regulated with transition metal ions show improved electrochemical performance in terms of deposition and stripping chemistries, with the incorporation of Co and Ni leading to more active electron states, faster charge-transfer kinetics, and better electrical conductivity. This approach offers a versatile strategy for enhancing the performance of aqueous electrolytic MnO2/Zn batteries in large-scale energy storage applications.

ESCIENCE (2021)

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Ni2P/NiMoP heterostructure as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for energy-saving hydrogen production

Tongzhou Wang et al.

Summary: An effective approach is introduced in this study to replace the anodic oxygen evolution reaction with a urea oxidation reaction, significantly decreasing the cell voltage for hydrogen production. The Ni2P/NiMoP catalyst shows impressive activity for both hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution during hydrogen production. The introduction of urea results in a significant reduction in oxidation voltage, and the two-electrode electrolyzer with Ni2P/NiMoP catalyst exhibits excellent long-term durability.

ESCIENCE (2021)

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In situ coupling of Ag nanoparticles with high-entropy oxides as highly stable bifunctional catalysts for wearable Zn-Ag/Zn-air hybrid batteries

Yanyi Zhang et al.

Summary: A scalable chemical dealloying procedure was introduced to synthesize stable bifunctional catalysts for hybrid Zn-Ag/Zn-air batteries, consisting of Ag nanoparticles for ORR and multicomponent HEOs for OER. By precisely controlling the content of Ag nanoparticles, both ORR performance and Zn-Ag battery capacity can be optimized, achieving high energy density. Stabilized noble metals in HEO nanocomposites show potential as multifunctional electrocatalysts in various energy conversion devices.

NANOSCALE (2021)

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Recent Advances in Electrode Design for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries

Jinfa Chang et al.

Summary: This paper introduces the fundamental principles of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) and focuses on the electrochemical aspects of the metal anode and air cathode. It also identifies the main problems hindering the large-scale application of ZABs and offers brief perspectives on their further development.

SMALL SCIENCE (2021)

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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries with neutral electrolytes: Recent advances, challenges, and prospects

Cheng Wang et al.

Summary: This review summarizes the latest research progress of neutral electrolytes used in R-ZABs and efforts in improving the stability of Zn anodes in neutral electrolytes. Comparison of oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in alkaline and neutral electrolytes, potential oxygen electrocatalysts applicable in neutral conditions, and perspectives on future research directions of R-ZABs with neutral electrolytes are provided.

ENERGYCHEM (2021)

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Recent Advances on Electrospun Nanomaterials for Zinc-Air Batteries

Chenfeng Xia et al.

Summary: Zinc-air batteries are gaining attention in energy storage and conversion technologies, with electrospun materials showing promise in high-performance applications. This review explores the recent progress of electrospun technologies in zinc-air batteries, discussing their fundamental principles and application potential. Challenges and opportunities for electrospun nanomaterials in zinc-air batteries are also highlighted, aiming to inspire further innovation in energy conversion and storage technologies.

SMALL SCIENCE (2021)

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Metal Chalcogenides with Heterostructures for High-Performance Rechargeable Batteries

Yu Li et al.

Summary: Heterostructures have shown significant potential for improving the electrochemical performance of batteries, with metal chalcogenides being a promising material species due to their high theoretical capacity. The concept of constructing heterostructures for electrode materials is considered a promising design approach for next-generation rechargeable batteries.

SMALL SCIENCE (2021)

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Precise regulation of pyrrole-type single-atom Mn-N4 sites for superior pH-universal oxygen reduction

Lei Yan et al.

Summary: The study designed and fabricated ultrathin carbon nanosheet-supported Mn single-atom catalysts with a precise configuration, displaying outstanding ORR activity and high stability.

CARBON ENERGY (2021)

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High-Voltage Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc-Based Batteries: Latest Progress and Future Perspectives

Yanxia Yu et al.

Summary: Rechargeable aqueous zinc-based batteries are considered desirable energy storage devices for their high theoretical capacity, low cost, and safety, but their energy density needs improvement due to limitations in the narrow electrochemically stable window of aqueous electrolytes. Efforts are being made to increase output voltage to enhance energy density.

SMALL SCIENCE (2021)

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Single-atom alloy catalysts: structural analysis, electronic properties and catalytic activities

Tianjun Zhang et al.

Summary: This review discusses the development and application of single-atom alloy catalysts, highlighting structural analysis at the atomic scale using microscopy and spectroscopy tools, electronic properties research through X-ray spectroscopy techniques and quantum calculations, and catalytic activity in representative reactions. It also proposes future perspectives for single-atom alloy catalysts from structural, electronic, and reactivity aspects.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2021)

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Fabrication and theoretical investigation of cobaltosic sulfide nanosheets for flexible aqueous Zn/Co batteries

Si-Wen Zhang et al.

NANO ENERGY (2020)

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Toward Critical Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces in Rechargeable Batteries

Chong Yan et al.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2020)

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A Rechargeable Zn-Air Battery with High Energy Efficiency and Long Life Enabled by a Highly Water-Retentive Gel Electrolyte with Reaction Modifier

Zhishuang Song et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2020)

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Two-dimensional Spinel Structured Co-based Materials for High Performance Supercapacitors: A Critical Review

Xun Zhao et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

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Microstructure-tuned cobalt oxide electrodes for high-performance Zn-Co batteries

Wenxu Shang et al.

ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA (2020)

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Hybrid battery integrated by Zn-air and Zn-Co 3 O 4 batteries at cell level

Ning Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY (2020)

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High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Manganese Battery with Reversible Mn2+/Mn4+ Double Redox Achieved by Carbon Coated MnOx Nanoparticles

Jingdong Huang et al.

NANO-MICRO LETTERS (2020)

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The Current State of Aqueous Zn-Based Rechargeable Batteries

Ya-Ping Deng et al.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2020)

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Phase Engineering of Iron-Cobalt Sulfides for Zn-Air and Na-Ion Batteries

Shu Lu et al.

ACS NANO (2020)

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A Metal-Organic Framework as a Multifunctional Ionic Sieve Membrane for Long-Life Aqueous Zinc-Iodide Batteries

Huijun Yang et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2020)

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Operando Identification of the Dynamic Behavior of Oxygen Vacancy-Rich Co3O4 for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Zhaohui Xiao et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2020)

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Building defect-rich oxide nanowires@graphene coaxial scrolls to boost high-rate capability, cycling durability and energy density for flexible Zn-ion batteries

Yutong Lin et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

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Recent Advances on Self-Supported Arrayed Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Flexible Solid-State Zn-Air Batteries

Yijie Wang et al.

SMALL (2020)

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Ru Single Atoms on N-Doped Carbon by Spatial Confinement and Ionic Substitution Strategies for High-Performance Li-O2 Batteries

Xiaolin Hu et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2020)

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Tuning proton-coupled electron transfer by crystal orientation for efficient water oxidization on double perovskite oxides

Yunmin Zhu et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2020)

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Recent progress in aqueous based flexible energy storage devices

Woo-Jin Song et al.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2020)

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Rechargeable alkaline zinc batteries: Progress and challenges

Wenxu Shang et al.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2020)

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Bridging the energy efficiency gap between quasi-neutral and alkaline rechargeable zinc-air batteries by an efficient hybrid battery design

Tianran Zhang et al.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2020)

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A Function-Separated Design of Electrode for Realizing High-Performance Hybrid Zinc Battery

Yijun Zhong et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2020)

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Status and Targets for Polymer-Based Solid-State Batteries for Electric Vehicle Applications

Hong-Keun Kim et al.

JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY (2020)

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Manipulating nickel oxides in naturally derived cellulose nanofiber networks as robust cathodes for high-performance Ni-Zn batteries

Lei Li et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2020)

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NiMOF-derived oxygen vacancy rich NiO with excellent capacitance and ORR/OER activities as a cathode material for Zn-based hybrid batteries

Dandan Xu et al.

DALTON TRANSACTIONS (2020)

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Two-dimensional electrocatalysts for alcohol oxidation: A critical review

Xun Zhao et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

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Fiber-in-tube hierarchical nanofibers based on defect-rich bimetallic oxide@C bubbles: a high-efficiency and superior performance cathode for hybrid Zn batteries

Yang Zhou et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2020)

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Bifunctional electrocatalysts for Zn-air batteries: recent developments and future perspectives

Shuangshuang Ren et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2020)

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A review on fundamentals for designing oxygen evolution electrocatalysts

Jiajia Song et al.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2020)

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MOF-derived electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution reactions

Hao-Fan Wang et al.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2020)

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Commencing mild Ag-Zn batteries with long-term stability and ultra-flat voltage platform

Guojin Liang et al.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2020)

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Surface/interface nanoengineering for rechargeable Zn-air batteries

Tianpei Zhou et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2020)

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A self-supported electrode as a high-performance binder- and carbon-free cathode for rechargeable hybrid zinc batteries

Mingjie Wu et al.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2020)

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In-situ growth of Co3O4 nanowire-assembled clusters on nickel foam for aqueous rechargeable Zn-Co3O4 and Zn-air batteries

Peng Tan et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2019)

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Facile in-situ growth of Ni2P/Fe2P nanohybrids on Ni foam for highly efficient urea electrolysis

Lei Yan et al.

JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE (2019)

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Co3O4 Nanoparticles with Ultrasmall Size and Abundant Oxygen Vacancies for Boosting Oxygen Involved Reactions

Zhe Li et al.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2019)

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The Kirkendall Effect for Engineering Oxygen Vacancy of Hollow Co3O4 Nanoparticles toward High-Performance Portable Zinc-Air Batteries

Dongxiao Ji et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2019)

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Challenges in Zinc Electrodes for Alkaline Zinc-Air Batteries: Obstacles to Commercialization

Zequan Zhao et al.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2019)

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Large-Area Paper Batteries with Ag and Zn/Ag Screen-Printed Electrodes

Diogo Miguel Esperanca Garcia et al.

ACS OMEGA (2019)

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Realizing a Rechargeable High-Performance Cu-Zn Battery by Adjusting the Solubility of Cu2+

Qiancheng Zhu et al.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2019)

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Utilizing solar energy to improve the oxygen evolution reaction kinetics in zinc-air battery

Xiaorui Liu et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2019)

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Advanced Technologies for High-Energy Aluminum-Air Batteries

Jaechan Ryu et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2019)

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Flexible, Porous, and Metal-Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Nanofibers as Efficient ORR Electrocatalysts for Zn-Air Battery

Qijian Niu et al.

NANO-MICRO LETTERS (2019)

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Flexible Hybrid Zn-Ag/Air Battery with Long Cycle Life

Chia-Che Chang et al.

ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING (2019)

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Achieving high energy density and efficiency through integration: progress in hybrid zinc batteries

Wenxu Shang et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2019)

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An ultra-high endurance and high-performance quasi-solid-state fiber-shaped Zn-Ag2O battery to harvest wind energy

Chaowei Li et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2019)

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Defect engineering activating (Boosting) zinc storage capacity of MoS2

Wangwang Xu et al.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2019)

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Ni3S2/Ni nanosheet arrays for high-performance flexible zinc hybrid batteries with evident two-stage charge and discharge processes

Zhaodong Huang et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2019)

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Hybridization design of materials and devices for flexible electrochemical energy storage

Ruizuo Hou et al.

ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2019)

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Construction of mesoporous Cu-doped Co9S8 rectangular nanotube arrays for high energy density all-solid-state asymmetric supercapacitors

Wen Lu et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2019)

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NiFe (Oxy) Hydroxides Derived from NiFe Disulfides as an Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries: The Effect of Surface S Residues

Tanyuan Wang et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2018)

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Investigation on the electrode design of hybrid Zn-Co3O4/air batteries for performance improvements

Peng Tan et al.

ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA (2018)

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Ni-Mo-O nanorod-derived composite catalysts for efficient alkaline water-to-hydrogen conversion via urea electrolysis

Zi-You Yu et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2018)

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Nanoporous NiO/Ni(OH)2 Plates Incorporated with Carbon Nanotubes as Active Materials of Rechargeable Hybrid Zinc Batteries for Improved Energy Efficiency and High-Rate Capability

Peng Tan et al.

JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY (2018)

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Co3O4 Nanosheets as Active Material for Hybrid Zn Batteries

Peng Tan et al.

SMALL (2018)

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Graphene Scroll-Coated alpha-MnO2 Nanowires as High-Performance Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zn-Ion Battery

Buke Wu et al.

SMALL (2018)

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Atomic-level insight into super-efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution on iron and vanadium co-doped nickel (oxy)hydroxide

Jian Jiang et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2018)

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Solution-Processable Design of Fiber-Shaped Wearable Zn//Ni(OH)2 Battery

Ruyi Chen et al.

ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (2018)

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Advanced Architectures and Relatives of Air Electrodes in Zn-Air Batteries

Jing Pan et al.

ADVANCED SCIENCE (2018)

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Batteries and fuel cells for emerging electric vehicle markets

Zachary P. Cano et al.

NATURE ENERGY (2018)

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Flexible Waterproof Rechargeable Hybrid Zinc Batteries Initiated by Multifunctional Oxygen Vacancies-Rich Cobalt Oxide

Longtao Ma et al.

ACS NANO (2018)

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Solid-State Rechargeable Zn//NiCo and Zn-Air Batteries with Ultralong Lifetime and High Capacity: The Role of a Sodium Polyacrylate Hydrogel Electrolyte

Yan Huang et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2018)

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Ethanol as an electrolyte additive for alkaline zinc-air flow batteries

Soraya Hosseini et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2018)

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Integration of Zn-Ag and Zn-Air Batteries: A Hybrid Battery with the Advantages of Both

Peng Tan et al.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2018)

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High-Performance Quasi-Solid-State Flexible Aqueous Rechargeable Ag-Zn Battery Based on Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Ag Nanowires

Chaowei Li et al.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2018)

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A Robust Hybrid Zn-Battery with Ultralong Cycle Life

Bing Li et al.

NANO LETTERS (2017)

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Flexible Zn- and Li-air batteries: recent advances, challenges, and future perspectives

Peng Tan et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2017)

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Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design

Zhi Wei Seh et al.

SCIENCE (2017)

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Defect Engineering toward Atomic Co-Nx-C in Hierarchical Graphene for Rechargeable Flexible Solid Zn-Air Batteries

Cheng Tang et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2017)

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Bifunctional Transition Metal Hydroxysulfides: Room-Temperature Sulfurization and Their Applications in Zn-Air Batteries

Hao-Fan Wang et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2017)

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Characterization of gas diffusion electrodes for metal-air batteries

Timo Danner et al.

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES (2016)

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Review on advances in porous nanostructured nickel oxides and their composite electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors

Md Moniruzzaman Sk et al.

JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES (2016)

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Self-Assembled NiO/Ni(OH)2 Nanoflakes as Active Material for High-Power and High-Energy Hybrid Rechargeable Battery

Dong Un Lee et al.

NANO LETTERS (2016)

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Advances in understanding mechanisms underpinning lithium-air batteries

Doron Aurbach et al.

NATURE ENERGY (2016)

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Reduced Mesoporous Co3O4 Nanowires as Efficient Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts and Supercapacitor Electrodes

Yongcheng Wang et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2014)

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Photocatalytic water splitting under visible light utilizing I-3(-)/I- and IO3-/I- redox mediators by Z-scheme system using surface treated PtOx/WO3 as O-2 evolution photocatalyst

Yugo Miseki et al.

CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2013)

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