@article{Du2026, 
author = {Haoran Du and Shanjie Zhang and Wenjuan Yang and Kunhong Hu and Lei Hu and Xinfeng Zhang and Yi Zhao and Wei Yang and Xin Liang and Long Qie},
title = {Sustained single-textured zinc electrodeposition via organic–inorganic hybrid molecular design for high-capacity aqueous zinc-metal batteries},
year = {2026},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {19},
number = {7},
pages = {94908661},
keywords = {corrosion resistance, dendrite-free, additive synthesis, texture regulation, hybrid molecule},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NR.2026.94908661},
doi = {10.26599/NR.2026.94908661},
abstract = {The uncontrolled zinc electrodeposition in aqueous electrolytes, characterized by crystallographic randomness, remains a fundamental challenge due to dendritic growth and parasitic reactions. This work introduces a multifunctional organic–inorganic hybrid additive, magnesium bis(benzenesulfonyl)imide (Mg(BBI)2), to precisely direct Zn deposition. The mechanistic studies reveal that the BBI− anions preferentially adsorb onto the specific (101) and (100) Zn planes to block the nucleation sites of these two planes, thereby promoting a highly oriented deposition dominated by the (002) plane. Concurrently, the Mg2+ cations weaken the Zn2+-SO42−/H2O interaction, serving as a long-term texture stabilizer for the single-textured electrodeposition. The tiny addition of Mg(BBI)2 (0.02 M in 2 M ZnSO4) achieves the Zn plating with a strikingly high (002) relative texture coefficient of 97.9% and superior corrosion resistance. Moreover, this hybrid molecular design represents a shift from the repurposing of existing molecules to purposefully functionalized synthesis, which endows durable high-zinc-utilization Zn||Zn symmetric cells and high-capacity full cells coupled with various cathodes, such as CaV6O16·2.7H2O cathodes with high mass loading (16 and 22.6 mg·cm−2).}
}