Sustainable interface regulation enabled by a bismuth solid-state surfactant effect for Zn-free anodes
Chen Wang, Bo Chen, Tan Wang, Gabriel Vinicius De Oliveira Silva, Zhi Xu, Guo‐Xing Miao, Yunhui Huang, Jing Fu
Abstract
This study introduces a novel application of Bi as a solid-state surfactant in Zn electrodes, where the arriving Zn adatoms tend to migrate below Bi and nucleate locally instead of diffusing laterally and forming protruding structures.
Topics & Concepts
Pulmonary surfactantBismuthAnodeMaterials scienceElectrodeNucleationSolid-stateChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemical physicsChemistryMetallurgyPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesPerovskite Materials and Applications