Selectively etching-off the highly reactive (002) Zn facet enables highly efficient aqueous zinc-metal batteries
Dongming Xu, Benqiang Chen, Xueting Ren, Chao Han, Zhi Chang, Anqiang Pan, Haoshen Zhou
Abstract
By selectively etching-off the chemically unstable (002) Zn facet, vertically aligned Zn pillars of etched Zn greatly suppress the formation of dendritic Zn and water induced byproducts, thus enabling AZMBs with high coulombic efficiencies and long lifespans.
Topics & Concepts
Facet (psychology)Etching (microfabrication)ZincAqueous solutionMetalMaterials scienceFaraday efficiencyNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryBig Five personality traitsSocial psychologyPersonalityLayer (electronics)PsychologyAdvanced battery technologies researchSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationPerovskite Materials and Applications