A zincophilic ion-conductive layer with the desolvation effect and oriented deposition behavior achieving superior reversibility of Zn metal anodes

The highly ion conductive ZnTe layer achieves multifunctional optimization including ion transport and induced Zn deposition. The ZnTe@Zn anode achieves 19 000 stable cycles at an ultra-high current of 40 mA cm −2 .