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A brief history of zinc–air batteries: 140 years of epic adventures

“…Instead of utilizing the carbon rod electrode to adsorb oxygen, the employment of a thinner, lighter, and adjustable gas-diffusion electrode offered more options for the cell configuration. 35 New types of zinc-air batteries emerged, such as button cells, 36 stack cells, 37 and cylindrical cells. 38 The configuration evolution re-defined the outer style of zinc-air batteries to be more modifiable, and consequently unlocked more application scenarios, such as consumer electronics and electric vehicles.…”