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Rejuvenating zinc batteries

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By using high-concentration salt in electrolyte, water is replaced in the zinc solvation-sheath and a zinc anode is developed with high reversibility and stability

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Fig. 1: Stability of the Zn anode arising from changing the solvation-sheath of Zn2+.

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Hu, E., Yang, XQ. Rejuvenating zinc batteries. Nature Mater 17, 480–481 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0090-9

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