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Advanced Materials for Zinc‐Based Battery: Development and Challenges
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Advanced Materials for Zinc‐Based Battery: Development and Challenges

A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 April 2023) | Viewed by 4311

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Meng-Fang Lin

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Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
Interests: nanomaterial; composite; flexible electronics; energy harvesting; actuator; tactile sensor; human–machine interfaces
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Dr. Alice Lee-Sie Eh

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Metrohm Singapore, 31 Toh Guan Road East, #06-08 LW Techno Centre, Singapore 608608, Singapore
Interests: energy storage; batteries; polymer electrolytes; electrochromic smart windows; reversible electrochemical mirror; reversible electrodeposition metals
Dr. Wenbin Kang

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State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
Interests: electrochemical energy storage; functional nanomaterials; 3D printing Technology; wearable devices
Dr. Lulu Xu

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School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: energy storage; batteries; battery safety; battery separator; composite materials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Emerging Zn-based batteries have garnered tremendous attention recently due to their high, theoretical gravimetric (820 mAh/g) and volumetric capacity (5854 mAh/cm3), abundant reserve, safety, and being environmental friendly. In order to realize widespread adoption, several issues need to be addressed: dendrite formation, efficiency, and durability. This review focuses on the recent progress in the development of advanced nanomaterials for Zn-based batteries specifically from the perspective of materials science, electrochemistry, engineering, and mathematical modeling. This Special Issue provides insights and new directions in the development of electrolytes (aqueous, non-aqueous, hybrid) for Zn batteries. In addition to sustainable electrolyte solutions, innovations in cell architectures for Zn batteries are welcome. Various challenges pertaining to the development of zinc-based batteries will be addressed and possible means of overcoming these challenges will be delineated.

In this Special Issue, we are looking for contributions to provide insights on advanced nanomaterials (cathode and anode), understanding the electrochemical mechanism to enhance the cycling stability of the Zn-based batteries, inhibiting Zn dendrite formation, the development of robust multivalent Zn electrolyte systems, and innovative design of battery architectures to prolong their lifespans.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Advanced nanomaterials for Zn-based batteries;
  • Recent advancements in the development of multivalent Zn electrolyte systems;
  • Inhibition of Zn dendrite formation;
  • Solid-state Zn batteries;
  • The Holy Grail of Zn–air batteries.

Dr. Meng-Fang Lin
Dr. Alice Lee-Sie Eh
Dr. Wenbin Kang
Dr. Lulu Xu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Batteries is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • zinc-based battery
  • zinc–air battery
  • rechargeable battery
  • 3D-printed battery
  • flexible and wearable electrochemical energy storage
  • Zn anode-based electrochromic-battery
  • hybrid, multifunctional Zn battery
  • battery safety

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Iron-Decorated Nitrogen/Boron co-Doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel for Neutral Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries
by Yuyun Irmawati, Falihah Balqis, Pilar Bela Persada, Fredina Destyorini, Rike Yudianti, Ferry Iskandar and Afriyanti Sumboja
Batteries 2023, 9(7), 356; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9070356 - 04 Jul 2023
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Zn-air batteries (ZABs) with neutral electrolytes offer a significantly longer lifespan and better recyclability than alkaline ones. However, low-performance bifunctional catalytic activities for oxygen reduction or evolution reaction (i.e., ORR/OER) in neutral electrolytes still hamper their development. Here, we report iron nanoparticle-decorated nitrogen/boron [...] Read more.
Zn-air batteries (ZABs) with neutral electrolytes offer a significantly longer lifespan and better recyclability than alkaline ones. However, low-performance bifunctional catalytic activities for oxygen reduction or evolution reaction (i.e., ORR/OER) in neutral electrolytes still hamper their development. Here, we report iron nanoparticle-decorated nitrogen/boron co-doped reduced graphene oxide aerogel (Fe-NBrGO) with distinguished ORR/OER activity, enabling its application in neutral rechargeable ZABs. Taking advantage of the formation of 3D porous structure of graphene aerogel, N/B-moieties active sites, and Fe-containing active sites, Fe-NBrGO exhibits high ORR onset potential (1.074 and 0.817 V) and adequate OER overpotential (476 and 615 mV) in alkaline and neutral electrolytes, respectively. Fe-NBrGO enables the production of a neutral-ZAB with 34 mW cm−2 in peak power density and remains stable for a 284 h (~852 cycles) cycling test. This research highlights the rational design of highly active oxygen catalysts for the widespread implementation of new energy storage technologies. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Materials for Zinc‐Based Battery: Development and Challenges)
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A Short Review: Comparison of Zinc–Manganese Dioxide Batteries with Different pH Aqueous Electrolytes
by Ramona Durena and Anzelms Zukuls
Batteries 2023, 9(6), 311; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9060311 - 05 Jun 2023
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As the world moves towards sustainable and renewable energy sources, there is a need for reliable energy storage systems. A good candidate for such an application could be to improve secondary aqueous zinc–manganese dioxide (Zn-MnO2) batteries. For this reason, different aqueous [...] Read more.
As the world moves towards sustainable and renewable energy sources, there is a need for reliable energy storage systems. A good candidate for such an application could be to improve secondary aqueous zinc–manganese dioxide (Zn-MnO2) batteries. For this reason, different aqueous Zn-MnO2 battery technologies are discussed in this short review, focusing on how electrolytes with different pH affect the battery. Improvements and achievements in alkaline aqueous Zn-MnO2 batteries the recent years have been briefly reviewed. Additionally, mild to acidic aqueous electrolyte employment in Zn-MnO2 batteries has been described, acknowledging their potential success, as such a battery design can increase the potential by up to 2 V. However, we have also recognized a novel battery electrolyte type that could increase even more scientific interest in aqueous Zn-MnO2 batteries. Consisting of an alkaline electrolyte in the anode compartment and an acidic electrolyte in the cathode compartment, this dual (amphoteric) electrolyte system permits the extension of the battery cell potential above 2 V without water decomposition. In addition, papers describing pH immobilization in aqueous zinc–manganese compound batteries and the achieved results are reported and discussed. Full article
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