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ArticleNano-micro letters2026

Polyhydroxy Molecular Regulator Enabled Interfacial Microenvironment Programming for Alkaline Zinc-Iron Flow Batteries.

Hui Chen, Lukang Han, Shaohua Han, Weijie Fan, Xuhong Yin, Junqing Pan, Manal S Ebaid, Yuxi Song, Fuyu Chen, Jiang Zhou

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Hui Chen *School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, People's Republic of China.
Lukang Han *State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
Shaohua HanSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China.
Weijie FanSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China.
Xuhong YinSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, People's Republic of China.
Junqing PanState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
Manal S EbaidDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, 73213, Saudi Arabia.
Yuxi SongSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, People's Republic of China. yxsong@ycit.edu.cn.
Fuyu ChenSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, People's Republic of China. fychen@ycit.cn.
Jiang ZhouSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Packaging and Advanced Functional Materials, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, People's Republic of China. zhou_jiang@csu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

Alkaline zinc-iron flow batteries (ZIFBs) are attractive for large-scale energy storage because of their low cost, intrinsic safety, and scalable architecture, yet their practical deployment remains hindered by hydrogen evolution and uncontrolled Zn deposition in three-dimensional porous electrodes. Here, we report that isomalt acts as a polyhydroxy molecular regulator that reconfigures the interfacial microenvironment of porous carbon felt, thereby endowing the porous electrode with a more deposition-directing function for reversible Zn plating/stripping. In the bulk electrolyte, isomalt reconstructs the local hydrogen-bond network, lowers water activity, and suppresses hydrogen evolution. At the carbon/electrolyte interface, its preferential lateral adsorption establishes a hydroxyl-rich interphase that homogenizes zincate transport and directs Zn growth toward a preferred (002) orientation, thus promoting compact and reversible deposition. This interfacial microenvironment programming markedly reduces the charge-transfer resistance and activation barrier of the Zn anode, enabling stable cycling for over 500 cycles at 20 mA cm

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Hydrogen-bond networkInterfacial microenvironment programmingPolyhydroxy molecular regulatorZincate transportZinc–iron flow batteries

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PMID42733029
PMCPMC13572358

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