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

Energy & Environmental Science · 2023 · 110 citations · 39 references

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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.

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