Topic: Aqueous Zinc Batteries: Material Design and Interfacial Chemistry

With the global energy structure shifting towards renewable energy, there is an urgent need for safe, low-cost, and long-life energy storage technologies in large-scale energy storage systems. Aqueous zinc batteries (AZBs) have become a highly promising alternative due to the high theoretical capacity, low redox potential, abundant resources, and intrinsic safety of aqueous electrolytes. However, the commercialization process of AZBs still faces core bottlenecks such as zinc dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution, and unstable electrode electrolyte interfaces, which seriously restrict the energy density and cycle life of batteries.

This Special Issue aims to focus on the collaborative innovation of material design and interface chemistry to solve key scientific problems in AZBs research. The special issue covers but is not limited to the following core areas: zinc anode engineering and interface modification, electrolyte and solvation structure regulation, electrode materials and reaction mechanisms, advanced characterization and theoretical simulation, pouch cells and process optimization, etc.

This Special Issue invites original research, reviews, and perspectives in the broad domain of aqueous zinc batteries. Topics include, but are not limited to:

● Anode materials;

● Cathode materials;

● Electrolytes and additives;

● Inactive materials;

● Electrode/electrolyte interfaces;

● In-situ and ex-situ characterizations;

● Theoretical modeling;

● Fabrication techniques.

Aqueous zinc batteries, zinc anodes, cathode materials, electrolytes, modification, additive, electrode/electrolyte interfaces, pouch cells