Fig. 2: Effects of the PAH/PAA multilayers on the diffusion and plating of Zn2+.

a Linear polarisation curves of Zn@PAH/PAA and Bare Zn. b XRD patterns of Zn@PAH/PAA and Bare Zn after 50 cycles at 0.5 mA cm−2 and 0.5 mAh cm−2. c Calculated activation energies for Zn@PAH/PAA and Bare Zn. d Zn transference numbers for Zn@PAH/PAA and Bare Zn. e Cycling voltammogram (CV) curves of Ti@PAH/PAA||Zn and Bare Ti||Zn asymmetric cells at 0.5 mV s−1. f Chronoamperograms (CAs) of Zn@PAH/PAA and Bare Zn at an overpotential of −150 mV.