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Decoupled dual-salt electrolyte for practical aqueous zinc batteries

Aqueous zinc batteries possess advantages in safety, cost and environmental friendliness. To address side reaction, limited cycle life and other challenges, the authors formulate a dual-salt electrolyte that decouples the interfacial electrolyte from the bulk, enabling suppressed hydrogen evolution, fast zinc transport and resilience against low temperature.

Guanjie Li
Qinqin Cai
Zaiping Guo
Research19 Sept 2025
Nature Sustainability

P: 1-11
The promises and reality of metal–CO₂ batteries

Metal–CO₂ batteries offer the dual benefits of energy storage and carbon utilization, but their commercial viability is limited by drawbacks in performance, cost and safety. This Review discusses barriers to the development and commercialization of aqueous and non-aqueous metal–CO₂ batteries and how to overcome them.

Jinshuo Zou
Divyani Gupta
Zaiping Guo
Reviews09 Sept 2025
Nature Reviews Clean Technology

P: 1-20
Catalytic role of in-situ formed C-N species for enhanced Li₂CO₃ decomposition

Sluggish kinetics of the CO₂ reactions lead to the accumulation of Li₂CO₃ residuals, which hinders the cycling stability of Li-CO₂ batteries. Here, the authors reveal the catalytic role of in-situ formed C-N species in enhancing the reversibility of Li₂CO₃ and cycle life of Li-CO₂ batteries.

Fangli Zhang
Wenchao Zhang
Zaiping Guo
ResearchOpen Access22 Apr 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-11
Horizontally arranged zinc platelet electrodeposits modulated by fluorinated covalent organic framework film for high-rate and durable aqueous zinc ion batteries

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries are promising but the zinc anode suffers from dendrite growth and electrolyte corrosion. Here, the authors develop a fluorinated covalent organic framework film as a protective layer for aqueous zinc anode battery.

Zedong Zhao
Rong Wang
Zaiping Guo
ResearchOpen Access16 Nov 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-14
A biocompatible electrolyte enables highly reversible Zn anode for zinc ion battery

Aqueous zinc metal batteries utilized in wearable and implanted devices require good biosecurity, long lifespan, and high flexibility. Here, the authors proposed a biocompatible hyaluronic acid-based gel electrolyte to improve the reversibility of zinc anodes and prolong the cycle life of batteries.

Guanjie Li
Zihan Zhao
Zaiping Guo
ResearchOpen Access16 Oct 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-14
Solvent control of water O−H bonds for highly reversible zinc ion batteries

The electrochemical performance of aqueous zinc ion batteries is limited by water activity. Here, the authors propose a hybrid electrolyte that incorporate strongly polar molecules to strengthen the water O–H bonds, thus reduce water activity and improve the electrochemical performance of the batteries.

Yanyan Wang
Zhijie Wang
Zaiping Guo
ResearchOpen Access11 May 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-11
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and fibrinogen values in predicting patients with type B aortic dissection

Shuangshuang Li
Jin Yang
Zaiping Jing
ResearchOpen Access31 May 2021
Scientific Reports

Volume: 11, P: 1-7
Photoinduced loading of electron-rich Cu single atoms by moderate coordination for hydrogen evolution

While atomically dispersed metals can maximize reaction catalytic sites, it is challenging to achieve high atomic densities without agglomeration. Here, authors prepared Cu single-atoms on black phosphorous using a photochemical strategy and auxiliary H₂ as proton reduction electrocatalysts.

Weiwei Fu
Jin Wan
Yu Wang
ResearchOpen Access20 Sept 2022
Nature Communications

Volume: 13, P: 1-10
Sodium and Lithium Storage Properties of Spray-Dried Molybdenum Disulfide-Graphene Hierarchical Microspheres

Sujith Kalluri
Kuok Hau Seng
Shi Xue Dou
ResearchOpen Access15 Jul 2015
Scientific Reports

Volume: 5, P: 1-8
Unique Urchin-like Ca₂Ge₇O₁₆ Hierarchical Hollow Microspheres as Anode Material for the Lithium Ion Battery

Dan Li
Chuanqi Feng
Zaiping Guo
ResearchOpen Access10 Jun 2015
Scientific Reports

Volume: 5, P: 1-8
Boosting potassium-ion batteries by few-layered composite anodes prepared via solution-triggered one-step shear exfoliation

Developing high-performance potassium-ion batteries remains a challenge. Here, the authors show that few-layered Sb₂S₃/carbon composite anode synthesized via simple exfoliation minimizes the volume changes during (de)intercalation of K⁺ ions with boosted rate performance and cyclability.

Yajie Liu
Zhixin Tai
Hua Kun Liu
ResearchOpen Access07 Sept 2018
Nature Communications

Volume: 9, P: 1-10
Facile Synthesis of Coaxial CNTs/MnO_x-Carbon Hybrid Nanofibers and Their Greatly Enhanced Lithium Storage Performance

Zunxian Yang
Jun Lv
Zaiping Guo
ResearchOpen Access01 Dec 2015
Scientific Reports

Volume: 5, P: 1-10
Encapsulation of Fe₃O₄ Nanoparticles into N, S co-Doped Graphene Sheets with Greatly Enhanced Electrochemical Performance

Zunxian Yang
Kun Qian
Zaiping Guo
ResearchOpen Access14 Jun 2016
Scientific Reports

Volume: 6, P: 1-10
Smart Multifunctional Fluids for Lithium Ion Batteries: Enhanced Rate Performance and Intrinsic Mechanical Protection

Jie Ding
Tongfei Tian
Wenrong Yang
ResearchOpen Access21 Aug 2013
Scientific Reports

Volume: 3, P: 1-7
Hierarchical Porous Li₂Mg(NH)₂@C Nanowires with Long Cycle Life Towards Stable Hydrogen Storage

Guanglin Xia
Yingbin Tan
Xuebin Yu
ResearchOpen Access13 Oct 2014
Scientific Reports

Volume: 4, P: 1-7

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