Developing advanced secondary batteries with low cost and high safety has attracted increasing research interests across the world.In particular,the aqueous zinc-ion battery(AZIB)has been regarded as a promising candi...Developing advanced secondary batteries with low cost and high safety has attracted increasing research interests across the world.In particular,the aqueous zinc-ion battery(AZIB)has been regarded as a promising candidate owing to the high abundance and capacity of Zn metal.Currently,manganese-based and vanadium-based oxides are most common choices for cathode materials used in AZIBs,but they unfortunately show a moderate cell voltage and limited rate performance induced by slow intercalation-extraction kinetics of Zn^(2+)ions.To address these issues,alternative cathode systems with tunable redox potentials and intrinsic fast kinetics have been exploited.In the past few years,conversion-type cathodes of I_(2)and S have become the most illustrative examples to match or even surpass the performance of conventional metal oxide cathodes in AZIBs.Herein,we sum up most recent progress in conversion-type cathodes and focus on novel ideas and concepts in designing/modifying cathodes for AZIBs with high voltage/capacity.Additionally,potential directions and future efforts are tentatively proposed for further development of conversion-type cathodes,aiming to speed up the practical application of AZIBs.展开更多
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文摘Developing advanced secondary batteries with low cost and high safety has attracted increasing research interests across the world.In particular,the aqueous zinc-ion battery(AZIB)has been regarded as a promising candidate owing to the high abundance and capacity of Zn metal.Currently,manganese-based and vanadium-based oxides are most common choices for cathode materials used in AZIBs,but they unfortunately show a moderate cell voltage and limited rate performance induced by slow intercalation-extraction kinetics of Zn^(2+)ions.To address these issues,alternative cathode systems with tunable redox potentials and intrinsic fast kinetics have been exploited.In the past few years,conversion-type cathodes of I_(2)and S have become the most illustrative examples to match or even surpass the performance of conventional metal oxide cathodes in AZIBs.Herein,we sum up most recent progress in conversion-type cathodes and focus on novel ideas and concepts in designing/modifying cathodes for AZIBs with high voltage/capacity.Additionally,potential directions and future efforts are tentatively proposed for further development of conversion-type cathodes,aiming to speed up the practical application of AZIBs.