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Molecular Engineering of N‐heteroaromatic Organic Cathode for High‐Voltage and Highly Stable Zinc Batteries (Adv. Funct. Mater. 21/2025)
Author(s) -
Yan Yichao,
Li Pei,
Wang Yiqiao,
Bi Leyu,
Lau Ting Wai,
Miao Mulin,
Yang Shuo,
Xiong Qi,
Lin Francis R,
Yip HinLap,
Yin Jun,
Zhi Chunyi,
Jen Alex K.Y.
Publication year - 2025
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202570121
Zinc–Organic Batteries Zinc batteries offer safe, low‐cost grid storage but suffer from low‐voltage (<1.2 V) organic cathodes. In article number 2312332, Jun Yin, Chunyi Zhi, Alex K.‐Y. Jen and co‐workers redesign triphenylamine cathodes by replacing phenyl rings with cationic cyclopropenium via molecular engineering. The optimized cathode achieves a 1.7 V discharge voltage, 157.5 mAh g −1 capacity, and 95% retention after 10,000 cycles, advancing high‐energy zinc–organic batteries for grid storage.