Atomic Sn Encapsulation with Visualizing Mitigated Active Zinc Loss toward Anode‐Lean Zinc Metal Battery (Adv. Energy Mater. 30/2024)

Abstract

Zinc Metal Batteries In article number 2401139, Hongqiang Wang, Fei Xu and co-workers develop atomic, encapsulated and zincophilic Sn as seeding/hosting interphase (At-Sn@HCN) for homogeneous nucleation and dendrite-free growth. The atomic-level Sn serves as robust nucleation sites to minimize nucleation barrier while the hollow architecture homogenizes the local charge distribution. Therefore, dense Zn deposition is visualized with neglected Zn loss for At-Sn@HCN. Consequently, the proof-of-concept full cells achieve prolonged cycling life under anode-lean configuration.