Zincophilic–Hydrophobic Interface Design for Dendrite‑Free Aqueous Zinc‑Ion Batteries (IMAGE)
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- The loose rough surface of the Cu nanorod arrays provided ordered zinc migration channels and was used as a conductive substrate to modulate the nucleation sites of Zn2+, thereby promoting the uniform deposition of Zn2+.
- The self-assembled layer of thiol molecules effectively reduces the concentration of water molecules at the interface of the Zn anode, ensuring the stability and reversibility of the Zn anode.
- The synergistic interfacial engineering strategy reduced the desolvation energy of zinc ions and achieved a higher ion transfer number.
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Yinfeng Guo, Yuxiang Xu, Yaduo Jia, Xiaoqing Zhu, Tao Zhang, Jia Zhang, Changyong Chase Cao, Qilin Gu, Guiyin Xu*.
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