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Breaking the cascade dissolution loop through the self-inhibition mechanism for zinc–vanadium oxide batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE07525D, Paper
Weina Xu, Zimin Li, Kangjie Li, Huitong Lin, Shaobing Zhang, Ruohan Yu, Haoqing Ma, Liheng Zheng, Zijie Tang, Guobin Zhang, Jialun Guo, Fujia Zuo, Lei Zhang, Kangning Zhao
A self-inhibition mechanism for cathode dissolution in zinc–vanadium oxide batteries is proposed through pre-intercalation of Ca2+ to break the cascade dissolution loop.
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Bridging redox asymmetry in hot and cold cells for boosted power density in thermally regenerative flow batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE07558K, Paper
Huan Gao, Yuhao Cai, Wei Xiao, Mingming Yin, Minjie Liu, Tianshou Zhao, Haoran Jiang
Thermally regenerative flow batteries (TRFBs) offer a promising route for harvesting low-grade waste heat; however, their power output is limited by the mismatch in redox reaction kinetics during the reverse reactions between the cold and hot cells.
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Activating sp hybridization of zinc iodide via πsp–p bonding donation enables Ah-level seawater-based wearable zinc–iodine pouch cells

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6EE00836D, Paper
Weina Guo, Cheng Gu, Jun Li, Liufeng Chen, Zhijie Li, Wuxuan Liu, Shuo Wang, Gengzhi Sun, Lin Wang, Linghai Zhang, Chenyang Zha, Kwun Nam Hui
Seawater is transformed from a corrosive and reactive medium into a stable electrolyte for Zn–I2 batteries, enabling scalable blue energy storage. This strategy expands the potential for safe, decentralized power systems.
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Homogenizing Li+ transport in high-loading sulfur cathodes enabled by synergy of all-in-one thin electrode design and a multifunctional binder for practical Li–S batteries

Energy Environ. Sci., 2026, 19,3037-3048
DOI: 10.1039/D5EE07518A, Paper
Hongjiang Song, Shengkui Zhong, Jie Liu, Shanqing Zhang
This study breaks the limitations of mass transport and charge transfer in high-loading sulfur cathodes to effectively boost the rate performance of practical Li–S batteries.
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