Tailoring desolvation kinetics enables stable zinc metal anodes
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- 22 August 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 8 (37) , 19367-19374
Abstract
The solvation structure of Zn 2+ is regulated through incorporating acetonitrile (AN) into the electrolyte, elevating nucleation sites and stablizing zinc metal anode, as revealed by the complementary theoretical and experimental studies.Keywords
Funding Information
- Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (15305219)
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology Innovation Program for Excellent Young Researchers
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