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Abstract The severe dendrite issue of the Zn anode greatly hinders the practical application of aqueous zinc‐ion batteries, which demands a prompt solution. This work proposes an electrostripping strategy using sodium citrate (SC) solution as the electrolyte to fabricate a 3D honeycomb‐like Zn (3DH‐Zn) anode. Theoretical calculations and experimental results reveal that SC preferentially adsorbs on the Zn(100) and Zn(101) planes and exhibits a shielding effect, leading to the major dissolution of Zn atoms from the Zn(002) plane, thus obtaining a honeycomb‐like structure. Notably, convinced by morphology characterization and finite element simulation results, Zn 2+ tends to deposit on the lateral sides of the hexagonal holes on the 3DH‐Zn anode, resulting in a flat deposition morphology dominated by Zn(101)/Zn(100) planes, which significantly inhibits dendrite formation. As a result, the 3DH‐Zn symmetric cell achieves an ultra‐long lifespan of 2000 h at 5.0 mA cm −2 and 1.0 mAh cm −2 . Besides, the 3DH‐Zn||VO 2 full cell works for 1000 cycles at 1.0 A g −1 with a residual capacity of 123.1 mAh g −1 . This work opens up a new horizon for applying electrostripping strategy in designing advanced Zn anode.
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