Stable Zinc Anodes Enabled by Zincophilic Cu Nanowire Networks

Highlights A novel strategy of employing Cu nanowire networks to realize superior long-life and high-rate zinc anodes was proposed. Cu nanowire networks could stabilize zinc anodes from multiple aspects, including homogenizing surface electric field and Zn 2+ concentration field, inhibiting side reactions and inducing uniform zinc nucleation/deposition. Facets and edge sites of Cu nanowires, especially the latter ones, were revealed to be highly zincophilic.