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Zn-ion batteries

Catalysing rate and capacity

Nature Catalysis volume 7, pages 759–760 (2024)Cite this article

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Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are attractive due to their low cost, environmental friendliness, and exceptional performance, but the latter remains poorly understood. Now, a fast catalytic step involved in oxygen redox catalysis is shown to contribute to capacity at a high rate.

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Fig. 1: Catalysis boosting the aqueous zinc-ion cell.

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Mondal, S., Freunberger, S.A. Catalysing rate and capacity. Nat Catal 7, 759–760 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-024-01184-7

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