What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries?
Rechargeable Zn-air batteries are considered the next-generation energy storage devices for renewable energy due to their high energy density, high safety, low cost, and eco-friendliness. However, rechargeable Zn-air batteries are still far from practical applications for existing many issues, inclu...
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| author | Qian Lu Xiaohong Zou Yunfei Bu Liang An Ying Wang Zongping Shao |
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| description | Rechargeable Zn-air batteries are considered the next-generation energy storage devices for renewable energy due to their high energy density, high safety, low cost, and eco-friendliness. However, rechargeable Zn-air batteries are still far from practical applications for existing many issues, including low energy efficiency, inferior cycling stability, poor depth of discharge, etc. Therefore, understanding the relationship between issues of each component and performance is requested to construct practical rechargeable Zn-air batteries. Herein, we provide an in-depth discussion about the challenge of engineering future rechargeable Zn-air batteries. First, the performance evaluation index and the configuration of rechargeable Zn-air batteries are first introduced. Then we introduce the issues of each component in rechargeable Zn-air batteries and the corresponding solution based on recently reported works. Simultaneously, the impact of each component on performance is discussed. Finally, some personal perspectives, including key component design, performance evaluation index, test conditions, etc., on future development, are presented. This review may afford a direction for the future development of rechargeable Zn-air batteries and inspires more research work under industrial testing conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57632a7cf0024c4fb3fb14fde1d0e3a92024-04-25T04:23:38ZengElsevierNext Energy2949-821X2023-06-0112100025What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries?Qian Lu0Xiaohong Zou1Yunfei Bu2Liang An3Ying Wang4Zongping Shao5Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, UNIST-NUIST Environment and Energy Jointed Lab, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, PR China; Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Lin building, Shatin 999077, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of ChinaJiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, UNIST-NUIST Environment and Energy Jointed Lab, School of Environmental Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, PR ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Corresponding authors.Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ma Lin building, Shatin 999077, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China; Corresponding authors.WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia; Corresponding authors.Rechargeable Zn-air batteries are considered the next-generation energy storage devices for renewable energy due to their high energy density, high safety, low cost, and eco-friendliness. However, rechargeable Zn-air batteries are still far from practical applications for existing many issues, including low energy efficiency, inferior cycling stability, poor depth of discharge, etc. Therefore, understanding the relationship between issues of each component and performance is requested to construct practical rechargeable Zn-air batteries. Herein, we provide an in-depth discussion about the challenge of engineering future rechargeable Zn-air batteries. First, the performance evaluation index and the configuration of rechargeable Zn-air batteries are first introduced. Then we introduce the issues of each component in rechargeable Zn-air batteries and the corresponding solution based on recently reported works. Simultaneously, the impact of each component on performance is discussed. Finally, some personal perspectives, including key component design, performance evaluation index, test conditions, etc., on future development, are presented. This review may afford a direction for the future development of rechargeable Zn-air batteries and inspires more research work under industrial testing conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949821X23000248Rechargeable Zn-air BatteriesChallengeSolutionFuture Direction |
| spellingShingle | Qian Lu Xiaohong Zou Yunfei Bu Liang An Ying Wang Zongping Shao What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries? Next Energy Rechargeable Zn-air Batteries Challenge Solution Future Direction |
| title | What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries? |
| title_full | What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries? |
| title_fullStr | What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries? |
| title_short | What matters in engineering next-generation rechargeable Zn-air batteries? |
| title_sort | what matters in engineering next generation rechargeable zn air batteries |
| topic | Rechargeable Zn-air Batteries Challenge Solution Future Direction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949821X23000248 |
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