Synergistic Anode and Cathode Stabilization in Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries via a pH-Stabilizing and Interface-Adsorbing Additive.

Zijian Li, Keqi Qu, Yue Li, Xuejun Lu, Hao Zhang, Zhengyu Bai, Xiaolei Wang

Abstract read

In one paragraph

Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

0citing papers in PubMed

–field-weighted citation impact

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zijian LiDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Keqi QuDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Yue LiDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Xuejun LuDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Hao ZhangDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Zhengyu BaiSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, P. R. China.

Xiaolei WangDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-4849

Funding

Canada First Research Excellence FundCanada Research Chairs CRC-2022-00059Discovery Grant Program RGPIN-2025-05566Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ALLRP 586649-2023Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)New Frontiers in Research Fund-Exploration program NFRFE-2019-00488University of Alberta's Future Energy Systems research initiative FES-T06-Q03

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are a promising next-generation energy storage technology. However, the practical application is severely restricted by issues including dendrite growth, corrosion, the hydrogen evolution reaction of zinc anodes, and the failure of the cathode. Traditional electrolyte engineering mainly focuses on weak acidic environments, while neglecting the alkaline byproducts during calendar aging and operation, as well as the synergistic effects between cathode and anode. Herein, we incorporate 5-Sulfosalicylic Acid (SSA) into ZnSO

Indexed as

adsorptionaqueous Zn‐ion batteryelectrolyte additiveinterfacial pH stabilizationsynergistic optimization

Identifiers

PMID41563113

DOI10.1002/smll.202514559

PMCPMC12994550

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata

LicenceCC BY-NC-ND

Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.