Dan Li

TL;DR: This work suppresses water reduction and Zn dendrite growth in dilute aqueous electrolyte by adding dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) into ZnCl2-H2O, in which DMSO replaces the H2O in Zn2+ solvation sheath due to a higher Gutmann donor number.

TL;DR: In this paper, an anode-free aqueous zinc battery with an alkylammonium salt additive has been developed, which enables the formation of a robust, Zn2+conducting and waterproof SEI.

TL;DR: Aqueous Zn batteries are distinguished from aqueous electrolyte from Zn anode by coating a thin metal-organic framework (MOF) layer on anode and filling the pores of MOF with hydrophobic Zn(TFSI)2-tris(2,2, 2-trifluoroethyl)phosphate (TFEP) organic electrolyte that is immiscible with aqueously Zn2-H2O bulk electrolyte.

TL;DR: A low-concentration aqueous Zn(OTF)2-Zn(NO3)2 electrolyte to in situ form a robust inorganic ZnF2- Zn5(CO3) 2(OH)6-organic bi-layer SEI where the inorganic inner layer promotes Zn-ion diffusion while the organic outer layer suppresses water penetration.

TL;DR: In this paper, an eutectic 7.6m ZnCl2 aqueous electrolyte with 0.05m SnCl2 additive was used to overcome Zn dendritic growth and low-temperature performance.