Electrolyte additive screening for co-regulation of solvation and solid electrolyte interphase in aqueous zinc batteries
Shaocong Tang, Jiabao Li, Tian Wang, Tianyi Wang, Weiwei Xiang, Ya Xiao, Hong Mu Park, Shenqiu Xu, Jae Su Yu, Huan Pang · 2026
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Description
Water-based zinc batteries are cheap and safe, but spiky metal growth kills them early. Shaocong Tang and co-authors screen additives in a 2026 study and land on a pair that divides the labor of protecting the zinc.
One additive, a simple ester, loosens water's grip on zinc ions so they shed their shells and plate evenly. The other, an amino acid, clings to the metal surface and builds a sturdy, mineral-rich protective skin. Together they tame both the liquid's structure and the surface chemistry, the two fronts where failure starts. The screening-first approach, testing candidates for complementary jobs, offers a recipe other battery chemistries can copy.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shaocong Tang, Jiabao Li, Tian Wang, Tianyi Wang, Weiwei Xiang, Ya Xiao, Hong Mu Park, Shenqiu Xu, Jae Su Yu, Huan Pang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |