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Continuous dendrites growth, as well as corrosion and side reactions of Zn metal anode seriously hinder the development of aqueous zinc ion batteries. To address these issues, oleic acid (OA) is dispersed into a 2 M ZnSO4 solution to form a novel colloidal ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2023

A water-gating and zinc-sieving lignocellulose nanofiber separator for dendrite-free rechargeable aqueous zinc ion battery

Kangning Zhao, Zequan Li, Xu Zhang

The sustainable development of rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (RZIBs) is severely limited by the uncontrolled zinc dendritic growth and side reactions on the anode. Herein, a lignocellulose nanofiber (LCNF) separator from waste palm with dual-func ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA2023

Oriented nucleation in formamidinium perovskite for photovoltaics

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Paul Joseph Dyson, Yong Ding, Bin Ding, Yang Yang, Xu Zhang, Ke Zhao

The black phase of formamidinium lead iodide (FAPbI(3)) perovskite shows huge promise as an efficient photovoltaic, but it is not favoured energetically at room temperature, meaning that the undesirable yellow phases are always present alongside it during ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2023

Fluoride-Rich, Organic-Inorganic Gradient Interphase Enabled by Sacrificial Solvation Shells for Reversible Zinc Metal Batteries

Lei Zhang, Kangning Zhao, Jun Lu, Xu Zhang

Zinc metal batteries are strongly hindered by water corrosion, as solvated zinc ions would bring the active water molecules to the electrode/electrolyte interface constantly. Herein, we report a sacrificial solvation shell to repel active water molecules f ...

Washington2023

Synergic Effect of Dendrite-Free and Zinc Gating in Lignin-Containing Cellulose Nanofibers-MXene Layer Enabling Long-Cycle-Life Zinc Metal Batteries

Kangning Zhao, Zequan Li, Xu Zhang

Uncontrollable zinc dendrite growth and parasitic reactions have greatly hindered the development of high energy and long life rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Herein, the synergic effect of a bifunctional lignin-containing cellulose nanofiber (LCN ...

WILEY2022

Dendrite growth and side reactions of Zn metal anodes remain unresolved obstacles for practical application of aqueous Zn ion batteries. Herein, a two-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic heterostructure with controlled thickness was constructed as a protect ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Multiscale coupling of a quantum mechanical (QM) domain to a coarser-scale material description in a larger surrounding domain should yield forces and energies in the QM domain that are the same as would be achieved in a QM simulation of the entire system. ...

American Physical Society2013

Microwaving plates: A facile method was developed for the fabrication of preferentially c-oriented cobalt-substituted silicoaluminophosphate-5 (CoSAPO-5) membranes on porous alumina supports. In situ microwave growth using a slip-coated TiO 2 layer on the ...

2012

Synthesis of self-pillared zeolite nanosheets by repetitive branching

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Xu Zhang

Hierarchical zeolites are a class of microporous catalysts and adsorbents that also contain mesopores, which allow for fast transport of bulky molecules and thereby enable improved performance in petrochemical and biomass processing. We used repetitive bra ...

2012