Designing Organic Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc Batteries: Materials Chemistry of Carrier Selectivity, Mechanistic Validation, and Practical Benchmarking

Key Points

• This research aims to enhance the performance of organic cathodes in aqueous zinc batteries by optimizing material designs.
• Investigated molecular and framework-level tunability of organic cathodes.
• Conducted mechanistic validation studies to understand charge transport behavior.
• Performed practical benchmarking against standard cathode materials.
• Identified key structural features that enhance carrier selectivity in organic cathodes.
• Demonstrated improved performance metrics over traditional cathodes, such as charge capacity and cycle life.