Adaptive Zincophilic Synergistic Double-Network Hydrogel Electrolyte for Low-Temperature Long-Life Zinc Batteries
Xiyao Huang, Wenwu Wang, Yibo Xiong, Zeyu Ma, Zilu Hu, Huimin Liang, Xiaoqiao Liao, Hongbin Su, Liang He, Xiaoyu Liu · 2026
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Xiyao Huang and co-authors create, in a 2026 materials study, a hydrogel electrolyte that lets zinc batteries work in deep cold without growing metal spikes. Water-based zinc batteries are cheap and safe, yet water causes side reactions, dendrites short the cell, and the liquid freezes below zero. Their double-network gel guides zinc ions evenly while holding water back.
Symmetric test cells ran for four thousand hours at minus thirty degrees without failing. A full battery paired with a vanadium oxide cathode survived four thousand cycles with strong capacity retention. Flexible pouch versions kept most of their capacity after nine hundred cycles and still worked after being frozen, bent, and even pierced. The authors pitch the gel for wearable and grid storage in harsh climates.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiyao Huang, Wenwu Wang, Yibo Xiong, Zeyu Ma, Zilu Hu, Huimin Liang, Xiaoqiao Liao, Hongbin Su, Liang He, Xiaoyu Liu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |