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[Display omitted] • A simple and effective interface engineering strategy to construct an artificial protective layer, zinc hyaluronate (denoted as ZH), on the surface of Zn anode is proposed. • The ZH film prevents direct contact between the Zn anode and electrolyte, reducing hydrogen evolution and corrosion, as well as promotes uniform Zn deposition, suppresses dendrite growth. • The symmetric cell assembled with Zn@ZH shows excellent long-term cycling over 3600 h at a current density of 5 mA cm−2 and a capacity density of 5 mAh cm−2. Developing long-cycle stable Zn-ion batteries encounters significant challenges associated with Zn anodes. To address these issues, we propose an interface engineering strategy using an artificial protective layer called zinc hyaluronate (ZH) on the Zn anode surface. The ZH film acts as a barrier, preventing direct contact between Zn anode and electrolyte, reducing hydrogen evolution and corrosion. Its carboxyl and hydroxyl groups create uniform and plentiful nucleophilic sites for Zn2+ ions, promoting uniform Zn deposition and suppressing dendrite growth. Remarkably, a Zn//Zn symmetric cell assembled with ZH-decorated Zn foil (Zn@ZH) exhibits outstanding cycle life, lasting 3600 h at a current density of 5 mA cm−2 and a capacity density of 5 mAh cm−2, much better than cells with pristine Zn anode. Even under extremely tough conditions of 10 mA cm−2 and 10 mAh cm−2, the battery life exceeds 1300 h. Furthermore, the Zn@ZH//V 2 O 5 full cell demonstrates superior capacity retention compared to the Zn//V 2 O 5 cell after 1000 cycles at a current density of 10 A g−1. These results highlight the benefits of the artificial protective layer strategy for advanced Zn anodes, providing insights into the underlying mechanism and promoting the development of high-performance aqueous zinc ion batteries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CNO-V 0.005 anode material prepared by simple molten salt method not only has faster lithium-ion diffusion kinetics and lower transfer internal resistance, but also has 276.9 mAh g−1 of high discharge capacity at current density of 2000 mA g−1 over 1000 cycles. [Display omitted] • CoNb 2 O 6 was prepared and was in-situ doped with V5+ ion by a molten-salt method. • The interstitial-doped CNO-V 0.005 exhibits long cycling stability at 2000 mA g−1 (≈ 8C). • The CNO-V 0.005 ||LiFePO 4 full cell has discharge capacity of 150.6 mAh g−1 after 200 cycles. Niobium-based bimetallic oxide, as a potential anode material for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries, has attracted much attention owing to its unique lithium intercalation channel. However, the poor conductivity and structural instability of such material severely limit its further application. In this paper, CoNb 2 O 6 was prepared by a molten-salt method and was in-situ doped with high-valence V5+ ion in different proportions. Different from conventional substitutional doping, a small amount of interstitial doping is more conducive to the entry of V5+ into the gap, which leads to lattice expansion. With the increase of doping amount, elemental Nb5+ was gradually replaced by V5+, which then hinders the Li+ intercalation/de-intercalation to a certain extent. Based on the DFT and electrochemical tests, the interstitial-doped CNO-V 0.005 nanoparticles has not only faster Li+ diffusion kinetics and lower energy barrier, but also delivers high discharge capacity with long cycling stability at high current density of 2000 mA g−1 (≈ 8C). After assembling the full cell with CNO-V 0.005 and commercial LiFePO 4 cathode material, the reversible capacity of 150.6 mAh g−1 could be achieved after 200 cycles at the current density of 1000 mA g−1, demonstrating its application potential in fast- charging lithium-ion batteries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]