Effect of zinc ion battery (ZIB) cycles on the formation of zinc hydroxy sulfate (ZHS) as a byproduct of zinc anode self corrosion - CANCELLED

RIP2025-00135: Zinc anode has been considered a promising substitution for Li in ion battery applications due to several inherent features, including low cost, higher safety, environmental friendliness and higher accessibility. Nevertheless, some drawbacks in employing this anode material in Zn-ion batteries still exist that needs further attention from scientific point of view. Overcoming these obstacles paves the way for greater battery performance, longer lifetime and is considered to make an important contribution toward ensuring effective solutions for high energy storage demand. One of the greatest challenges associated with these anodes is zinc anode self corrosion after several cycles in the battery. In this research work, the effect of battery cycles on ZHS formation has been evaluated by applying galvanostatic cycles and microstructural investigations. In addition to electrochemical experiments, several characterization techniques have been used to study samples before, during and after galvanostatic tests. Based on the findings, we have introduced the suspected ZHS contribution to the corrosion mechanism of Zn anode in ZIB. The prospect of this research for future work can be an in-depth correlation of this research work with other potential methods and characterization techniques to achieve a more solid picture of Zn anode self corrosion mechanism.