Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-09-09DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.08.002
Yating Gao , Chi Chen , Jie Zhang , Min Chen , Lutong Shan , Qinwen Luo , Zhenyue Xing , Zaowen Zhao , Jing Li , Peng Rao , Zhenye Kang , Xinlong Tian , Xiaodong Shi
{"title":"Integrated confinement-chemisorption-catalysis cathode for highly stable zinc-iodine batteries","authors":"Yating Gao , Chi Chen , Jie Zhang , Min Chen , Lutong Shan , Qinwen Luo , Zhenyue Xing , Zaowen Zhao , Jing Li , Peng Rao , Zhenye Kang , Xinlong Tian , Xiaodong Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Zinc-iodine (Zn-I<sub>2</sub>) batteries are deemed as potential candidate of energy storage system for the merits of high safety, cost-effectiveness, high capacity, and environmental compatibility. Unfortunately, the practical implementation of Zn-I<sub>2</sub> batteries is still hindered by the sluggish iodine redox kinetics and the shuttle effect of soluble polyiodides, which induce rapid capacity decay and electrode interface passivation. This work proposes platinum/carbon (Pt/C) and iridium/carbon (Ir/C) composite as conductive catalytic iodine hosts, which realizes the physical confinement for active iodine through the intrinsic porous structure. The introduction of active Pt/Ir sites effectively anchors the polyiodides through chemical adsorption capability, and inhibits shuttle effect and Zn metal corrosion. In addition, the superior electrical conductivity and catalytic activity of Pt/C and Ir/C carriers also contribute to reduce the reaction energy barriers, significantly promoting the electrochemical performance and conversion reaction kinetics. As expected, the assembled Zn//Pt/C@I<sub>2</sub> and Zn//Ir/C@I<sub>2</sub> batteries achieve impressive reversible capacity of 132.2 and 108 mAh g<sup>−1</sup> after 2 000 cycles at 200 mA g<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, and their capacity retention rate after 25 000 cycles at 1 000 mA g<sup>−1</sup> are as high as 88.1 % and 85.9 %. This study will guide the carrier design of iodine cathode to drive the application of high-performance Zn-I<sub>2</sub> batteries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"8 1","pages":"Pages 175-182"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146057502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2024-11-20DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.10.015
Runjie Wang , Zhengya Yue , Wei Feng , Yuan Sun , Xin Hai , Lei Wang , Tiedong Sun
{"title":"Hybridization of polyoxometalates and metal-organic frameworks for effective tumor chemodynamic therapy and sonodynamic therapy","authors":"Runjie Wang , Zhengya Yue , Wei Feng , Yuan Sun , Xin Hai , Lei Wang , Tiedong Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.10.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.10.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with high porosity, specific surface area, and unique topologies are highly regarded for their applications in photocatalysis, medical treatment, and environmental pollutant degradation. However, due to the limitations of the tumor microenvironment (TME), traditional MOFs have limited efficacy in this environment. This paper designs multi-metal oxide-based heterostructure POMOFs nanoreactors with a nesting doll-like structure. This new structure not only exhibits therapeutic effects in TME but also utilizes ultrasound (US) to enhance the release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for CDT&SDT co-therapy, becoming an effective sound sensitizer for destroying tumor cells. In summary, our study proposes an idea for constructing multi-metal oxide-based heterostructure MOFs nanoreactors material with a nesting doll-like structure to enhance ROS release and synergistically treat tumor diseases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"8 1","pages":"Pages 244-253"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146057506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2024-07-27DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.05.014
Xiaochuan Zhang, Shaodong Sun, Haotian Wang, Jieli Lyu, Xiaojing Yu, Bian Yang, Man Yang, Zongfan Duan, Qing Yang, Jie Cui
{"title":"Mechanism insight into twin-dependent photocatalysis in near-infrared light-responsive Cu2O nanocrystals with rich oxygen vacancies","authors":"Xiaochuan Zhang, Shaodong Sun, Haotian Wang, Jieli Lyu, Xiaojing Yu, Bian Yang, Man Yang, Zongfan Duan, Qing Yang, Jie Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.05.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.05.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Simultaneous integration of rich oxygen vacancies (OVs) and twin crystals in a photocatalyst can not only significantly enhance the near-infrared (NIR) light response but also greatly improve the photocharge separation and transfer efficiency owing to the induced high electrical conductivity and strong built-in electric field. However, thus far, there has been a lack of a model catalyst containing both twin crystals and OVs. Herein, we develop a simple wet chemical strategy for synthesizing of unprecedented NIR light-responsive OVs-rich Cu<sub>2</sub>O black nanoparticles with high-density of twin crystals (denoted as black twinned Cu<sub>2</sub>O). As expected, the black twinned Cu<sub>2</sub>O exhibits higher visible-NIR and NIR light-driven photodegradation of tetracycline (TC) solution than the counterparts. Significantly, the mechanism insight into twin-dependent photocatalysis in NIR light-responsive Cu<sub>2</sub>O black nanocrystals with rich OVs is uncovered in depth by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and a series of experimental evidence. Expectantly, this work would be beneficial for the scientific researchers currently focusing on the NIR light-responsive photocatalysis and twin engineering of photocatalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"8 1","pages":"Pages 49-58"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141842290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-04-28DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.03.007
Qiuheng Wang , Guanyu Wu , Pengfei Zheng , Luye Pan , Zhao Mo , Peipei Sun , Xianglin Zhu , Yaqi Han , Songmei Wang , Hui Xu
{"title":"Rational design of donor-acceptor structured tubular carbon nitride modulates charge distribution for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution","authors":"Qiuheng Wang , Guanyu Wu , Pengfei Zheng , Luye Pan , Zhao Mo , Peipei Sun , Xianglin Zhu , Yaqi Han , Songmei Wang , Hui Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.03.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photocatalysis is one of the most promising technologies for solving environmental and energy problems, but current photocatalysts still suffer from low visible light utilization and insufficient photogenerated charge separation efficiency. Therefore, in this work, D-A tubular materials with tubular carbon nitride (TCN) as electron donor (D) and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (BZ) as electron acceptor (A) were constructed by molecular doping and modulation of the carbon nitride geometry. It was shown that the introduction of BZ could modulate the electronic structure of the catalyst, promote electron migration from TCN to BZ, and inhibit the recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes. Meanwhile, the ultra-thin tubular structure could expose more active sites. In addition, the adsorption of protons by BZ-TCN was further improved due to the modulation of the charge distribution between the components by the introduction of small molecules. Among them, the photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of BZ<sub>0.1</sub>-TCN was twice that of TCN. The in-depth discussion of the components through theoretical calculations and characterization tests contributes to the understanding of the mechanism of photocatalytic hydrogen production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"8 1","pages":"Pages 234-243"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146057505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2024-08-10DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.06.011
Zhigang Song , Yue Mu , Guiyong Xiao , Ming Xie , Guanghao Gong , Yupeng Lu
{"title":"Preparation and characterization of silane film modified with hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on magnesium alloy: Blistering initiating film failure and inhibitory effect of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles","authors":"Zhigang Song , Yue Mu , Guiyong Xiao , Ming Xie , Guanghao Gong , Yupeng Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.06.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2024.06.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rapid corrosion of magnesium alloys in the physiological environment limits their use as orthopedic implant materials. Therefore, the silane film modified with nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) was prepared on the surface of AZ31 magnesium alloy to improve its corrosion resistance. The silane films are continuous, uniform, and adherent well to the Mg substrate, and the modification of the film by nHA increased the thickness from ∼1.92 to ∼3.25 μm. Compared to the bare substrate, the corrosion current density of the sample with the silane film modified with nHA decreases by three orders of magnitude from 9.23× 10<sup>−5</sup> to 2.779 × 10<sup>−8</sup> A/cm<sup>2</sup>. According to the immersion tests, it is found that the synergistic effect of sub-film corrosion and blistering is the dominant mode of film failure. During the immersion of less than 72 h, the modification by nHA improves the corrosion resistance by delaying the sub-film corrosion and blistering of the film.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"8 1","pages":"Pages 107-116"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146057500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2022-10-08DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.09.004
Ying Guo , Rong Zhang , Shaoce Zhang , Chunyi Zhi
{"title":"Recent advances in Zn–CO2 batteries for the co-production of electricity and carbonaceous fuels","authors":"Ying Guo , Rong Zhang , Shaoce Zhang , Chunyi Zhi","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction has been considered a promising approach to neutralizing the global CO<sub>2</sub> level. As an intriguing technique, metal-CO<sub>2</sub> battery devices can not only capture CO<sub>2</sub> into valuable carbonaceous chemicals and reduce the CO<sub>2</sub> concentration in the atmosphere but enable energy conversion. Among metal-CO<sub>2</sub> batteries, aqueous Zn–CO<sub>2</sub> batteries, especially rechargeable systems, exhibit flexible CO<sub>2</sub> electrochemistry in terms of multi-carbon chemicals, which are gaseous or water-soluble, in favor of rechargeability and cycling durability of aqueous battery systems. Despite the increasing number of publications on Zn–CO<sub>2</sub> batteries in the past three years, this field is still in its beginning stage and facing many challenges considering the capability of CO<sub>2</sub> fixation and battery performance. Herein, we present a timely and overall summary of the recent progress in Zn–CO<sub>2</sub> batteries, including fundamental mechanisms, affecting factors on electrochemical performance, catalyst cathodes, and electrolytes (catholytes and anolytes). Besides, we assess the application potential of Zn–CO<sub>2</sub> batteries and compare this with those of alkali metal-CO<sub>2</sub> batteries based on CO<sub>2</sub> fixation and battery performance. Finally, we point out some current challenges for the further development of Zn–CO<sub>2</sub> batteries and put forward perspectives of the research directions for practical applications of Zn–CO<sub>2</sub> batteries in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages 862-876"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48658753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2022-10-29DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.09.003
Yamen Taji , Alexandra Zagalskaya , Iman Evazzade , Sebastian Watzele , Kunting Song , Song Xue , Christian Schott , Batyr Garlyyev , Vitaly Alexandrov , Elena Gubanova , Aliaksandr S. Bandarenka
{"title":"Alkali metal cations change the hydrogen evolution reaction mechanisms at Pt electrodes in alkaline media","authors":"Yamen Taji , Alexandra Zagalskaya , Iman Evazzade , Sebastian Watzele , Kunting Song , Song Xue , Christian Schott , Batyr Garlyyev , Vitaly Alexandrov , Elena Gubanova , Aliaksandr S. Bandarenka","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effects of seemingly inert alkali metal (AM) cations on the electrocatalytic activity of electrode materials towards reactions essential for energy provision have become the emphasis of substantial research efforts in recent years. The hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions during alkaline water electrolysis and the oxygen electro-reduction taking place in fuel cells are of particular importance. There is no universal theory explaining all the details of the AM cation effect in electrocatalysis. For example, it remains unclear how “spectator” AM-cations can change the kinetics of electrocatalytic reactions often more significantly than the modifications of the electrode structure and composition. This situation originates partly from a lack of systematic experimental and theoretical studies of this phenomenon. The present work exploits impedance spectroscopy to investigate the influence of the AM cations on the mechanism of the hydrogen evolution reaction at Pt microelectrodes. The activity follows the trend: Li<sup>+</sup>≥Na<sup>+</sup>>K<sup>+</sup>>Cs<sup>+</sup>, where the highest activity corresponds to 0.1 M LiOH electrolytes at low overpotentials. We demonstrate that the nature of the AM cations also changes the relative contribution of the Volmer–Heyrovsky and Volmer–Tafel mechanisms to the overall reaction, with the former being more important for LiOH electrolytes. Our density functional theory-based thermodynamics and molecular dynamics calculations support these findings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages 729-734"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47831782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2022-12-22DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.11.001
Zhiwei Zou , Huiying Zhang , Jingyu Lan , Jiahui Luo , Yichao Xie , Yafeng Li , Jian Lü , Rong Cao
{"title":"Unique heterostructures of ZnCdS nanoplates with Bi2S3−terminated edges for optimal CO2−to−CO photoconversion","authors":"Zhiwei Zou , Huiying Zhang , Jingyu Lan , Jiahui Luo , Yichao Xie , Yafeng Li , Jian Lü , Rong Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photocatalytic conversion of chemical fuels has emerged as a most challenging subject in photocatalysis which is considered as one of the sustainable solutions for environmental issues related to the energy shortage and anthropogenic carbon emissions. Herein, unique heterostructures of ZnCdS nanoplates with Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>−terminated edges were prepared through a facile cation exchange pathway, by which the controlled photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> conversion was achieved. The optimized BZCS–NS−5 photocatalyst exhibited an excellent capacity of CO<sub>2</sub> photoreduction with a CO production rate of ca. 513.2 ± 5.1 μmol g<sup>−1</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> and a selectivity of ca. 91.0%, which were among the highest activities for sulfide photocatalysts documented in the literature. The outstanding photocatalytic performance was attributable to the formation of Z−scheme heterostrucutres between Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> and ZnCdS, in a way the separation and migration of photocarriers were accelerated. This work thus provides a feasible strategy for the construction of heterostructures to enhance the activity and selectivity of CO<sub>2</sub>−to−CO conversion via delicate design and controlled synthesis of photocatalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages 810-817"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45616082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-03-04DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.02.005
Wending Yang , Yubo Zhang , Chengchao Xiao , Jingxuan Yang , Tailong Shi
{"title":"A review of encapsulation methods and geometric improvements of perovskite solar cells and modules for mass production and commercialization","authors":"Wending Yang , Yubo Zhang , Chengchao Xiao , Jingxuan Yang , Tailong Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Owing to the outstanding optoelectronic properties of perovskite materials, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been widely studied by academic organizations and industry corporations, with great potential to become the next-generation commercial solar cells. However, critical challenges remain in preserving high efficiency practical large-scale commercialized PSCs: a) the long-term stability of the cell materials and devices, b) lead leakage, and c) methods to scale the cells for larger area applications. This paper summarizes the prior-art strategies to address the above challenges, including the latest studies on the traditional glass-glass and thin-film encapsulation methods to better improve the reliability of PSCs, new technologies for preventing lead leakage, and geometric improvement strategies to enhance the reliability, efficiency, and performance of perovskite solar modules (PSMs). Through these strategies, the device achieved enhanced performance in long-term stability tests. The encapsulation resulted in a high lead leakage inhibition rate of up to 99 %, and the PSMs possessed a geometric fill factor of 99.6 % and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.7 %. The dramatic improvement of efficiency and reliability of perovskite solar cells and modules indicate the great potential for mass production and commercialization of perovskite solar applications in the near future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages 790-809"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145651780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano Materials SciencePub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2022-11-18DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.10.004
Xinyi Wang , Chao Han , Shixue Dou , Weijie Li
{"title":"The protective effect and its mechanism for electrolyte additives on the anode interface in aqueous zinc-based energy storage devices","authors":"Xinyi Wang , Chao Han , Shixue Dou , Weijie Li","doi":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.10.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.nanoms.2022.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aqueous-electrolyte-based zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs), which have significant advantages over other batteries, including low cost, high safety, high ionic conductivity, and a natural abundance of zinc, have been regarded as a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). ZIBs still face some critical challenges, however, especially for building a reversible zinc anode. To address the reversibility of zinc anode, great efforts have been made on intrinsic anode engineering and anode interface modification. Less attention has been devoted to the electrolyte additives, however, which could not only significantly improve the reversibility of zinc anode, but also determine the viability and overall performance of ZIBs. This review aims to provide an overview of the two main functions of electrolyte additives, followed by details on six reasons why additives might improve the performance of ZIBs from the perspectives of creating new layers and regulating current plating/stripping processes. Furthermore, the remaining difficulties and potential directions for additives in aqueous ZIBs are also highlighted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":33573,"journal":{"name":"Nano Materials Science","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages 847-861"},"PeriodicalIF":17.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46474059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}