Surface Patterning of Metal Zinc Electrode with an In‑Region Zincophilic Interface for High‑Rate and Long‑Cycle‑Life Zinc Metal Anode

The undesirable dendrite growth induced by non-planar zinc(Zn)deposition and low Coulombic efficiency resulting from severe side reactions have been long-standing challenges for metallic Zn anodes and substantially impede the practical application of rechargeable aqueous Zn metal batteries(ZMBs).Herein,we present a strategy for achieving a high-rate and long-cycle-life Zn metal anode by patterning Zn foil surfaces and endowing a Zn-Indium(Zn-In)interface in the microchannels.The accumulation of electrons in the microchannel and the zincophilicity of the Zn-In interface promote preferential heteroepitaxial Zn deposition in the microchannel region and enhance the tolerance of the electrode at high current densities.Meanwhile,electron aggregation accelerates the dissolution of non-(002)plane Zn atoms on the array surface,thereby directing the subsequent homoepitaxial Zn deposition on the array surface.Consequently,the planar dendrite-free Zn deposition and long-term cycling stability are achieved(5,050 h at 10.0 mA cm^(−2) and 27,000 cycles at 20.0 mA cm^(−2)).Furthermore,a Zn/I_(2) full cell assembled by pairing with such an anode can maintain good stability for 3,500 cycles at 5.0 C,demonstrating the application potential of the as-prepared ZnIn anode for high-performance aqueous ZMBs.

Correction: Surface Patterning of Metal ZincElectrode with an In-Region Zincophilic Interfacefor High-Rate and Long-Cycle-Life Zinc MetalAnode

Correction to:Nano-Micro Letters(2024)16:112 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01327-2 In the supplementary information the following corrections have been carried out:1.Institute of Energy and Climate Research,Materials Synthesis and Processing,Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH,52425 Jülich,Germany.Corrected:Institute of Energy and Climate Research:Materials Synthesis and Processing(IEK-1),Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH,52425 Jülich,Germany.

Electrospun ZnSnO_(3)/PVDF‑HFP Nanofibrous Triboelectric Films for Efficient Mechanical Energy Harvesting

Nowadays,triboelectric nanogenerators(TENGs)are one of the most emerging technologies owing to their easy and costeffective device structure.TENGs can harvest mechanical energy from our living environment.Herein,we synthesized dielectric zinc tin oxide(ZnSnO_(3))nanoparticles(NPs)by a hydrothermal technique.The ZnSnO_(3)NPs provide a dielectric and piezoelectric effect,which can efficiently enhance the output electrical performance of the proposed TENG.The prepared ZnSnO_(3)NPs were embedded into a polyvinylidene fluoride hexafluoropropylene(PVDF-HFP)polymer to prepare ZnSnO_(3)/PVDF-HFP nanofibrous films to fabricate a TENG.The output performance of TENG was investigated and optimized by varying the loading concentration of ZnSnO_(3)NPs in PVDF-HFP fibrous films.The highest voltage,current,charge density,and power density from the fabricated TENG were achieved as~138 V,~5μA,~52μC/m2,and~1.6 W/m2,respectively.Additionally,the robustness of the TENG was studied via the long-term mechanical stability test.Finally,the practical and real-time application of the TENG was demonstrated by harvesting mechanical energy to power low-power portable electronic devices.Furthermore,the materials used in the TENG were combined into a skipping rope to harvest biomechanical/mechanical energy while exercising.