Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries are attractive candidates as energy storage technology, but the uncontrollable Zn dendrite formation and low stripping/plating coulombic efficiency when using bare Zn metal foil as anode have severely limit the battery reliability and energy density. Thus, to develop a more robust ZIB anode with lower extent of dendrite growth, Zn–Al alloy is proposed in this work. The passivating Al₂O₃ shell formed on the Al phase can provide two key functions; (1) selective electrochemical stripping of Zn due to electrochemically inert Al₂O₃, and (2) guiding the electrodeposition of Zn on the available Zn sites. The as-prepared Zn–Al alloy anode is able to outperform the bare Zn anode as bare Zn anode shows signs of short circuit after cycling. When paired with V₆O₁₃ cathode, the Zn–Al//V₆O₁₃ cell delivers enhanced rate performance and a nearly 95% capacity retention after 1000 cycles at 3 A g⁻¹, with a specific capacity of 280 mA h g⁻¹. The strategy demonstrated that Zn–Al alloy is suitable for aqueous zinc-ion batteries due to its low corrosion rate, low dendrite formation, low corrosion current, and high capacity retention.

可充电水系锌离子电池作为储能技术是很有吸引力的候选者，但是当使用裸锌金属箔作为阳极时，无法控制的锌枝晶形成和低剥离/电镀库仑效率严重限制了电池的可靠性和能量密度。因此，为了开发一种枝晶生长程度较低的更坚固的 ZIB 负极，本文提出了 Zn-Al 合金。在 Al 相上形成的钝化 Al ₂ O ₃壳可以提供两个关键功能；(1) 由于电化学惰性的 Al ₂ O _{3选择性电化学剥离 Zn}, 和 (2) 引导 Zn 在可用 Zn 位点上的电沉积。所制备的 Zn-Al 合金阳极能够优于裸 Zn 阳极，因为裸 Zn 阳极在循环后显示出短路迹象。_{当与 V 6} O ₁₃阴极配对时，Zn–Al//V ₆ O _{13电池提供增强的倍率性能和在 3 A g} ⁻¹ 下 1000 次循环后的近 95% 的容量保持率，比容量为 280 mA h g ^{− 1} . 该策略表明，锌铝合金具有低腐蚀速率、低枝晶形成、低腐蚀电流和高容量保持率等优点，适用于水系锌离子电池。