Advanced Science (Jan 2021)

Microstructural Engineering of Cathode Materials for Advanced Zinc‐Ion Aqueous Batteries

  • Mei Er Pam,
  • Dong Yan,
  • Juezhi Yu,
  • Daliang Fang,
  • Lu Guo,
  • Xue Liang Li,
  • Tian Chen Li,
  • Xunyu Lu,
  • Lay Kee Ang,
  • Rose Amal,
  • Zhaojun Han,
  • Hui Ying Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202002722
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) have attracted intensive attention due to the low cost, high safety, and abundant resources. However, up to date, challenges still exist in searching for cathode materials with high working potential, excellent electrochemical activity, and good structural stability. To address these challenges, microstructure engineering has been widely investigated to modulate the physical properties of cathode materials, and thus boosts the electrochemical performances of ZIBs. Here, the recent research efforts on the microstructural engineering of various ZIB cathode materials are mainly focused upon, including composition and crystal structure selection, crystal defect engineering, interlayer engineering, and morphology design. The dependency of cathode performance on aqueous electrolyte for ZIB is further discussed. Finally, future perspectives and challenges on microstructure engineering of cathode materials for ZIBs are provided. It is aimed to provide a deep understanding of the microstructure engineering effect on Zn2+ storage performance.

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