Correlating hydrogen evolution and zinc deposition/dissolution kinetics to the cyclability of metallic zinc electrodes
Huijun Yang, Yang Yang, Wuhai Yang, Gang Wu, Ruijie Zhu
Abstract
We correlate the Zn plating/stripping cyclability with the kinetics of hydrogen evolution. The pronounced hydrogen evolution kinetics and asymmetric Zn plating/stripping kinetics explain the poor Zn reversibility at low current density.
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KineticsZincStripping (fiber)DissolutionPlating (geology)ElectroplatingDeposition (geology)MetalMaterials scienceHydrogenInorganic chemistryElectrodeChemistryMetallurgyChemical engineeringPhysical chemistryNanotechnologyComposite materialQuantum mechanicsPaleontologyPhysicsSedimentGeologyEngineeringBiologyGeophysicsOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)Advanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Technologies ResearchConducting polymers and applications