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Zinc-Sponge Battery Electrodes that Suppress Dendrites
Published on: September 29, 2020
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A Zn@Sn powder anode for side reaction-resistant and stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries
Fuliang Chen1, Chao Han2, Haiying Lu1
1Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China. li-306@csu.edu.cn.
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Zn powder enables flexible and mass-tunable anodes, but suffers from dendrite growth and interfacial instability. Here, Sn nanoparticles are in situ anchored on Zn powder to suppress side reactions and promote uniform Zn deposition, enhancing reversibility and cycling stability in aqueous Zn-ion batteries.
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