How Zinc Batteries Are Defying Limits

Developed by the Technical University of Munich , or TUM , it can last for over 100,000 cycles.

Zinc batteries tend to have poor lifespans due to a few big issues, such as dendrites.

They are tiny, spiky structures that form on an anode during charging and discharging.

The more ions the cathode hold the more energy the battery can store, the more the battery stores.

Zinc batteries have traditionally had short life spans, often limited to just a few 1000 cycles.

Dendrites, corrosion, and HER are the main reasons why zinc ion batteries have historically had a short life span.

Tum developed a 2D porous organic polymer to coat the zinc anode.

It has built in nano channels that allow zinc ions to pass through easily, ensuring the battery can charge and discharge efficiently.

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