Self-assembled ZnO-carbon dots anode materials for high performance nickel-zinc alkaline batteries

• Published in: Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) Vol. 425; p. 130660
• Main Authors: Wei, Ji-Shi, Zhu, Ze-Yang, Zhao, Xiao, Song, Tian-Bing, Huang, Jian-Hang, Zhang, Yi-Xiao, Liu, Xi, Chen, Liwei, Niu, Xiao-Qing, Wang, Yong-Gang, Xiong, Huan-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Carbon dots; Nickel-zinc alkaline battery; Surface coating; Univalent Zinc; ZnO anode; Carbon dots; Univalent Zinc; ZnO anode; Surface coating; Nickel-zinc alkaline battery

After incorporation of a few Carbon Dots (CDs), ZnO anodes process thin carbon shells, refined microstructures and special univalent zinc sites, which result in better reactivity, higher corrosion resistance, more effective electron paths to enhance electrochemical performance in high capacity, exce...