Application of a densely hydrophobic copper metal layer in-situ prepared with organic solvents for protecting zinc anodes
- Corresponding author: Xiaoning TANG, xntang@gzu.edu.cn
Citation: Qiuyang LUO, Xiaoning TANG, Shu XIA, Junnan LIU, Xingfu YANG, Jie LEI. Application of a densely hydrophobic copper metal layer in-situ prepared with organic solvents for protecting zinc anodes[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2024, 40(7): 1243-1253. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20240110
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Inset in b and d: the digital photos of bare Zn and Cu@Zn.
Inset in c and d: SEM images of bare Zn and Cu@Zn at high magnification.