Metal

Engineering

Electrochemistry

Metallurgy

Materials science

Stripping (fiber)

Chemical engineering

Geology

Zinc

Physical chemistry

Cathodic protection

Supercapacitor

Organic chemistry

Aqueous solution

Composite material

Plating (geology)

Galvanic anode

Chemistry

Geophysics

Electrode

Anode

Aqueous medium

Energy & Environmental Science

A synthetic method to construct a highly stable, densely packed Zn anode is presented by provoking the unusual Cu–Zn alloying alongside Zn plating. The compact Zn anode retains its morphology over repeated plating/stripping cycles in aqueous media.

Stimulating Cu–Zn alloying for compact Zn metal growth towards high energy aqueous batteries and hybrid supercapacitors