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Pressure-Based Biosensor Integrated with a Flexible Pressure Sensor and an Electrochromic Device for Visual Detection

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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (2021)

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Hydrogel derived FeCo/FeCoP embedded in N, P-codoped 3D porous carbon framework as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Hua-Jie Niu et al.

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Ting Xu et al.

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Yang Liu et al.

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2021)

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A flexible zinc-ion battery based on the optimized concentrated hydrogel electrolyte for enhanced performance at subzero temperature

Ying Wang et al.

Summary: A novel flexible zinc-ion battery has been developed with an optimized concentrated hydrogel electrolyte, showing enhanced performance at subzero temperatures. The hydrogel electrolytes, synthesized by mixing xanthan gum and aqueous ZnCl2 solution, can be tuned and optimized for maximized battery performance through various characterizations. This battery exhibits excellent electrochemical performance, mechanical durability, flexibility, and anti-freezing property, showing high potential for powering wearable electronics in cold environments or where safety is crucial.

ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA (2021)

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Mechanism for Zincophilic Sites on Zinc-Metal Anode Hosts in Aqueous Batteries

Fangxi Xie et al.

Summary: The bonding between zinc ions and zincophilic sites is revealed as the mechanism for suppressing zinc-dendrite formation in the ZMA host, leading to enhanced electrochemical performance. This study highlights the importance of nitrogen zincophilic sites in inhibiting zinc-dendrite growth.

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Realizing an All-Round Hydrogel Electrolyte toward Environmentally Adaptive Dendrite-Free Aqueous Zn-MnO2 Batteries

Minfeng Chen et al.

Summary: A all-round hydrogel electrolyte was developed using cotton, tetraethyl orthosilicate, and glycerol, exhibiting high ionic conductivity and excellent mechanical properties.

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Superhydrophobic and breathable smart MXene-based textile for multifunctional wearable sensing electronics

Junchen Luo et al.

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2021)

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Flexible and high-performance electrochromic devices enabled by self-assembled 2D TiO2/MXene heterostructures

Ran Li et al.

Summary: Transition metal oxides (TMOs) are promising electrochromic (EC) materials for applications such as smart windows and displays, but achieving good flexibility, high coloration efficiency and fast response simultaneously remains a challenge. MXenes and their derived TMOs are good candidates for high-performance and flexible EC devices due to their 2D nature and the possibility of assembling them into loosely networked structures. The authors demonstrate flexible, fast, and high-coloration-efficiency EC devices based on self-assembled 2D TiO2/Ti3C2Tx heterostructures, with the Ti3C2Tx layer as the transparent electrode and the 2D TiO2 layer as the EC layer.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2021)

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Vanadium Dioxide Cathodes for High-Rate Photo-Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Batteries

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Summary: A new type of photo-rechargeable zinc-ion battery has been developed, with the ability to charge using light and demonstrating high capacity and cycle stability.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2021)

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A Self-Healing Flexible Quasi-Solid Zinc-Ion Battery Using All-In-One Electrodes

Jinyun Liu et al.

Summary: The study introduces a self-healing flexible quasi-solid Zn-ion battery with all-in-one cathode and anode, along with a self-healing hydrogel electrolyte. The battery demonstrates high capacity and stable structure, showing good performance after bending and cutting.

ADVANCED SCIENCE (2021)

Review Chemistry, Physical

Electrolyte Strategies toward Better Zinc-Ion Batteries

Cunxin Liu et al.

Summary: With the increasing demand for large-scale energy storage, high safety and low cost rechargeable zinc-ion batteries are considered as potential substitutes for lithium-ion batteries. However, fundamental issues hinder the development of zinc-based energy storage systems. The electrolyte plays a crucial role in ensuring the compatibility and cycling of battery components, and strategies to address issues such as cathode dissolution, zinc dendrites, corrosion, and hydrogen evolution are discussed.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2021)

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Smart advanced responsive materials, synthesis methods and classifications: from Lab to applications

Tawfik A. Saleh et al.

Summary: Smart-responsive materials are gaining increasing interest due to their ability to respond to various external stimuli. Their properties and performance are influenced by factors such as synthesis pathways, composition, and chemical structure. Other affecting factors and mechanisms of responsive materials have also been discussed, with prospects for improving performance being reported.

JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH (2021)

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Flexible and anti-freezing zinc-ion batteries using a guar-gum/sodium-alginate/ethylene-glycol hydrogel electrolyte

Jiawei Wang et al.

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ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS (2021)

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Flexible Wide-Temperature Zinc-Ion Battery Enabled by an Ethylene Glycol-Based Organohydrogel Electrolyte

Xilong Li et al.

Summary: In this study, a novel organohydrogel electrolyte (OHEs) was prepared, with a lower freezing point and excellent battery performance, including high rate performance and cycle stability. At room temperature, the Zn||PANI battery assembled with OHE exhibited outstanding capacity retention and had a wide operating temperature range.

ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS (2021)

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A Chemically Self-Charging Flexible Solid-State Zinc-Ion Battery Based on VO2 Cathode and Polyacrylamide-Chitin Nanofiber Hydrogel Electrolyte

Chaozheng Liu et al.

Summary: The study introduces a chemically self-charging flexible solid-state zinc ion battery with high power density and energy density. Utilizing a VO2 cathode and PAM-ChNF electrolyte, the battery achieves self-charging through a redox reaction at ambient conditions. It offers superior electrochemical performance and self-rechargeability.

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Xiao Wang et al.

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ACS NANO (2021)

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