Ti<sub>4</sub>O<sub>7</sub> coating creates a highly stable Zn anode for aqueous zinc-ion batteries
Mengjuan Chen, Yimeng Cui, Wenfeng Liu, Zhenpu Shi, Hongyu Dong, Hongyun Yue, Zhaoxia Cao, Zhansheng Lu, Shuting Yang, Yin Yan-hong
Abstract
Ti 4 O 7 , as a highly conductive and hydrophilic coating on the zinc anode, has a high adsorption energy and low migration energy barrier for Zn 2+ , exhibiting a dendrite-free surface, low polarization, high cycling stability and coulombic efficiency.
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AnodeFaraday efficiencyMaterials scienceCoatingZincAqueous solutionAdsorptionPolarization (electrochemistry)Galvanic anodeChemical engineeringIonDendrite (mathematics)ElectrochemistryInorganic chemistryMetallurgyComposite materialChemistryElectrodeCathodic protectionPhysical chemistryMathematicsGeometryEngineeringOrganic chemistryAdvanced battery technologies researchPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies