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Hydrous Molybdenum Oxide Coating of Zinc Metal Anode via the Facile Electrodeposition Strategy and Its Performance Improvement Mechanisms for Aqueous Zinc−Ion Batteries

Molecules
Aqueous zinc−ion batteries (ZIBs) are widely recognized as highly promising energy storage devices because of their inherent characteristics, including superior safety, affordability, eco−friendliness, and various other benefits. However, the significant
Jianwei Yuan, Yutao Shi, Weibai Bian, Huaren Wu, Yingjun Chen, Chengcheng Zhou, Xiaohui Chen, Wei Zhang, Hailin Shen   +8 more
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Copper Nanoparticle-Modified Carbon Nanofiber for Seeded Zinc Deposition Enables Stable Zn Metal Anode

, 2022
Challenges with the Zn anode for aqueous zinc ion batteries have hindered their practical applications, such as uncontrollable formation of the Zn dendrite and serious side reactions.
Xianming Wu (2932230), Yuting Li (524325), Sinian Yang (13782438), Yanhong Xiang (13782441), Lizhi Xiong (13782444), Xianwen Wu (3383516), Hongxia Du (2152108), Yuqiu Liu (4261987)   +7 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong, You Zhou, Qingxiu Li, Wenyu Zhao, Sunyingyue Geng, Hangfei Li, Yan‐Bing Leng, Shirui Zhu, Guanglong Ding, Yongbiao Zhai, Ziyu Lv, Ye Zhou, Su‐Ting Han   +12 more
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Iodine Promoted Ultralow Zn Nucleation Overpotential and Zn-Rich Cathode for Low-Cost, Fast-Production and High-Energy Density Anode-Free Zn-Iodine Batteries

Nano-Micro Letters, 2022
The anode-free design is a promising strategy to increase the energy density of aqueous Zn metal batteries (AZMBs). However, the scarcity of Zn-rich cathodes and the rapid loss of limited Zn greatly hinder their commercial applications.
Yixiang Zhang, Lequan Wang, Qingyun Li, Bo Hu, Junming Kang, Yuhuan Meng, Zedong Zhao, Hongbin Lu   +7 more
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Crystal Growth Engineering for Dendrite‐Free Zinc Metal Plating

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This research employed the rare‐earth ion dysprosium (Dy) to modulate aqueous zinc (Zn) metal plating. Integrated multiscale experiments and computational modeling unveiled the preferential adsorption of Dy on specific crystal facets, which activated screw dislocation‐driven Zn growth.
Guifang Zeng, Sharona Horta, Qing Sun, Malik Dilshad Khan, Maria Ibáñez, Yuhang Han, Shang Wang, Longqiu Li, Lijie Ci, Yanhong Tian, Andreu Cabot   +10 more
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Single‐Chromophore Homojunction Organic Solar Cells: A Path to Simplicity and Efficiency

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective discusses how the intrinsic optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors, their molecular packing in the solid‐state, and internal energetic gradients within a device can enable free‐charge carrier generation in homojunction organic solar cells.
Shaun McAnally, Paul L. Burn, Paul E. Shaw   +2 more
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Realizing a dendrite-free metallic-potassium anode using reactive prewetting chemistry

eScience
Potassium metal batteries (PMBs) have become a paramount alternative energy storage technology to lithium-ion batteries, due to their low cost and potential energy density.
Lu-Kang Zhao, Xuan-Wen Gao, Qinfen Gu, Xiaochen Ge, Zhimin Ding, Zhaomeng Liu, Wen-Bin Luo   +6 more
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Clustomesogen Showing Sub‐Zero Liquid Crystal Properties: Supramolecular Assembly Between Cs2[Mo6Ii8(OCOC2F5)6] and Hexaethylenoxide Containing Mesogenic Dimers

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Associating a red‐NIR phosphorescent octahedral hexanuclear molybdenum cluster compound with hexaethyleneoxide chains bearing mesogenic units on both ends leads to an emissive hybrid liquid crystal showing mesomorphism on a very unusual temperature range down to −25°C.
Killiann Heinz, Jeanne Rebours, Zoulikha Zerrouqi, Noée Dumait, Maria Amela‐Cortes, Nikolai Scheuring, Sara Simonovska, Sebastian Marino, Max Ebert, Stéphane Cordier, Sabine Laschat, Yann Molard   +11 more
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A Dendrite-Free Zn Anode Co-modified with In and ZnF₂ for Long-Life Zn-Ion Capacitors

, 2022
Aqueous Zn (zinc) metal batteries have gotten a lot of interest and research because of their great volumetric capacity, low production cost, and high use safety.
Yang Zhou (65942), Laifa Shen (1282059), Zhenming Xu (489339), Hao Tong (529793), Yuan Wu (299363), Xudong Chen (1274583), Cunqi Wu (12126715), Xiaogang Zhang (1282050)   +7 more
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Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials (PEN): Evolution, Current Challenges, and Future Opportunities

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the synthesis, phase transition, advanced characterization spanning ex situ to in situ and operando techniques, and diverse applications of phase engineering of nanomaterials (PEN). It further outlines key challenges and future opportunities, such as phase stability, architecture control, and artificial intelligence (AI)‐driven ...
Ye Chen, Zhanxi Fan, Jingjie Ge, Qiyuan He, Zhuangchai Lai, Jiawei Liu, Chaoliang Tan, Hua Zhang   +7 more
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