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Chodankar NR, Shinde PA, Patil SJ, Rama Raju GS, Hwang SK, Marje SJ, Tyagaraj HB, Al Hajri E, Al Ghaferi A, Huh YS, Han YK. Zn-ion Batteries: Charge Storing Mechanism and Development Challenges. ChemSusChem 2023; 16:e202300730. [PMID: 37485991 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
Abstract
Improving the energy share of renewable energy technologies is the only solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. The high-performing green battery energy storage technologies are critical for storing energy to address the intermittent nature of renewable energy resources. In recent years, aqueous batteries, particularly Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs), have achieved and shown great potential for stationary energy storage systems owing to their low cost and safer operation. However, the practical applications of the ZIBs have significantly been impeded due to the gap between the breakthroughs achieved in academic research and industrial developments. The present review discusses the ZIB's advantages, possibilities, and shortcomings for stationary energy storage systems. The Review begins with a brief introduction to the ZIBs and their charge storage mechanisms based on the structural properties of cathode materials. The scientific and technical challenges that obstruct the commercialization of the ZIBs are discussed in detail concerning their impact on accelerating the utilization of the ZIBs for real-life applications. The final section highlights the outlook on research in this flourishing field.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nilesh R Chodankar
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, 300 Olsen Boulevard, College Station, TX-77843, United States
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- Department of Energy and Material Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Nano Bio High-Tech Materials Research Center, Inha University (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy and Material Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy and Material Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620 (Republic of, Korea
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Nano Bio High-Tech Materials Research Center, Inha University (Republic of, Korea
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- Department of Energy and Material Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, Seoul, 04620 (Republic of, Korea
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