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Application of Carbon Materials in Aqueous Zinc Ion Energy Storage Devices
Author(s) -
Wang Ziting,
Zhang Maoqin,
Ma Weiting,
Zhu Junbo,
Song Weixing
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.202100219
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon fibers , zinc , energy storage , graphene , supercapacitor , nanotechnology , carbon nanotube , electrochemistry , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , electrode , composite number , metallurgy , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Zinc‐ion storage is a promising electrochemical energy field due to loads of its advantages like easy preparation, environmental friendliness, high safety performance, and high capacity. Carbon materials have been widely studied for zinc‐ion storage due to their extraordinary properties such as earth‐abundancy, low‐cost, good electrical conductivity, various structures, and good stability. This article reviews some widely used carbon materials in zinc ion storage devices, including hollow carbon spheres, activated carbon, N‐doped porous carbon, graphene, and carbon nanotubes. The unique roles and advantages of these carbon materials in both zinc ion supercapacitors and zinc ion batteries are emphasized. Characteristics and functionalizations of different carbon materials are also comparatively discussed in view of zinc‐ion energy storage devices. Finally, some challenges and perspectives of carbon materials in zinc‐ion energy storage are outlined.