Zekai Mei

Molecular Gating of the Reactive Water Topological Network for Stable Aqueous Zn Batteries

ABSTRACT The instability of aqueous Zn batteries originates not only from the intrinsic reactivity of water, but also from the continuous hydrogen‐bonded network that enables cooperative interfacial degradation. In conventional aqueous electrolytes, this percolated water network...

Electronegativity-programmed N-B dipolar carbon nanofiber interlayers for spatially confined iodine redox in aqueous zinc-iodine batteries

Abstract Aqueous zinc-iodine (Zn-I2) batteries are promising candidates for safe and low-cost energy storage; however, their operation is severely limited by the uncontrolled migration of soluble polyiodide intermediates. Beyond the conventional shuttle effect, this challenge ari...