Stimulating Cu–Zn alloying for compact Zn metal growth towards high energy aqueous batteries and hybrid supercapacitors

Abstract

A synthetic method to construct a highly stable, densely packed Zn anode is presented by provoking the unusual Cu–Zn alloying alongside Zn plating. The compact Zn anode retains its morphology over repeated plating/stripping cycles in aqueous media.