Single-atom Ni catalysis accelerates desolvation for high performance Zn–MnO$_2$ batteries
Abstract:
The Zn(solvents)$_x^{2+}$, with high desolvation energy barriers, leads to the formation of H$^+$ and partial desolvated Zn$^{2+}$ simultaneously intercalated into the MnO$_2$ cathode. A single-atom Ni catalyst on nitrogen-doped carbon (SANi-NC) is introduced to achieve stepwise atom-level catalytic desolvation of Zn(H2O)$_x^{2+}$, which enables more insertion of Zn$^{2+}$, thereby achieving high-performance Zn–MnO$_2$ batteries.
| Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT | Helmholtz-Institut Ulm (HIU) |
| Publikationstyp | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| Publikationsmonat/-jahr | 08.2026 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Identifikator | ISSN: 1359-7345, 1364-548X KITopen-ID: 1000196704 |
| Erschienen in | Chemical Communications |
| Verlag | Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) |
| Vorab online veröffentlicht am | 17.08.2026 |
| Nachgewiesen in | Scopus OpenAlex Web of Science |