{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Lei J"],"funding":["National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)"],"pagination":["10144"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12630962"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Aqueous zinc sulfur batteries promise low-cost and safe grid-scale energy storage, but face challenges due to sluggish interfacial Zn<sup>2+</sup> transfer and H<sub>2</sub>O-induced ZnS disproportionation reactions at the interface of sulfur positive electrode. Here, we develop a hybrid electrolyte by introducing ZnI<sub>2</sub> and organic N,N-dimethylformamide cosolvent, in which iodide species contribute to catalytic oxidation of ZnS, while N,N-dimethylformamide cosolvent can effectively facilitate sulfur reduction reaction. By combining operando Raman spectroscopy with non-destructive electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and theoretical calculations/simulations, it demonstrates that N,N-dimethylformamide molecules preferentially adsorb on sulfur electrode surface and strongly intera"],"journal":["Nature communications"],"pubmed_title":["Reconstructing interfacial electric double layer for efficient sulfur conversion reaction in aqueous zinc sulfur batteries."],"pmcid":["PMC12630962"],"funding_grant_id":["22409029"],"pubmed_authors":["Gao R","Lin P","Lei J","Liu M","Zhang J","Zuo Y","Lu Y","Lin J","Yan Y","Yan H","Yan W"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Reconstructing interfacial electric double layer for efficient sulfur conversion reaction in aqueous zinc sulfur batteries.","description":"Aqueous zinc sulfur batteries promise low-cost and safe grid-scale energy storage, but face challenges due to sluggish interfacial Zn<sup>2+</sup> transfer and H<sub>2</sub>O-induced ZnS disproportionation reactions at the interface of sulfur positive electrode. Here, we develop a hybrid electrolyte by introducing ZnI<sub>2</sub> and organic N,N-dimethylformamide cosolvent, in which iodide species contribute to catalytic oxidation of ZnS, while N,N-dimethylformamide cosolvent can effectively facilitate sulfur reduction reaction. By combining operando Raman spectroscopy with non-destructive electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and theoretical calculations/simulations, it demonstrates that N,N-dimethylformamide molecules preferentially adsorb on sulfur electrode surface and strongly intera","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Nov","modification":"2026-06-06T06:33:22.368Z","creation":"2026-06-06T03:07:00.213Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12630962","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41257842"],"doi":["10.1038/s41467-025-64974-y"]}}