Phase-transition tailored nanoporous zinc metal electrodes for rechargeable alkaline zinc-nickel oxide hydroxide and zinc-air batteries

Liangyu Li; Yung Chak Anson Tsang; Diwen Xiao; Guoyin Zhu; Chunyi Zhi; Qing Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30616-w

Nature Communications (May 2022)

Phase-transition tailored nanoporous zinc metal electrodes for rechargeable alkaline zinc-nickel oxide hydroxide and zinc-air batteries

Liangyu Li,
Yung Chak Anson Tsang,
Diwen Xiao,
Guoyin Zhu,
Chunyi Zhi,
Qing Chen

Affiliations

Liangyu Li: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yung Chak Anson Tsang: George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Diwen Xiao: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Guoyin Zhu: School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Chunyi Zhi: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Qing Chen: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30616-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Secondary alkaline Zn-based batteries are limited in terms of cycle life. Here, the authors report a nanoporous Zn electrode that stabilizes the electrochemical transition between Zn and ZnO and improves the cycling performance of rechargeable alkaline zinc-based batteries.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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