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Supramolecule combination of fullerene and metalloporphyrin improves zinc-air battery function
Zinc-air batteries are an inexpensive ... oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalyst precursor for Zn–air batteries, Carbon Future (2024). DOI: 10.26599/CF.2024.9200009 ...
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Boosting Zinc-Ion Batteries with Carbon Dots
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are considered viable ... By promoting the monolayer adsorption of hydrophobic carbon dots in the IHL, they effectively repelled sulfate ions and water molecules ...
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Plant-based breakthrough boosts water-based zinc batteries’ performance in cold
The zinc battery breakthrough uses the konjac plant – a root vegetable which is native to China and is considered to be rich ...
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Next-gen energy storage: hydrogel electrolyte boosts sodium-zinc battery efficiency
Researchers have developed an innovative hydrogel electrolyte that dramatically enhances the performance of sodium-zinc hybrid ion batteries. This breakthrough material offers exceptional ionic ...
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A successful catalyst design for advanced zinc-iodine batteries
Molybdenum carbide (MoC) nanoclusters embedded in porous nitrogen-doped carbon fibers with atomic ... polyiodide shuttle effects. Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have attracted extensive ...
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Powering Innovation: The amazing evolution of batteries
In 1888, German physician Carl Gassner (1855–1942) developed the Leclanché cell, an early form of electrical battery, into what became the first zinc-carbon battery. It was dubbed the dry cell ...