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Figure 1. Electrolyte composition and the electrodeposition process. (A) Schematic illustrations of the EDL structure for Zn electrode in ZnSO4 aqueous system. (B) Gouty-Chapman-Stern model depicting the EDL structure[19]. Copyright 2023 Elsevier B.V. (C) MD snapshots showing the electrolyte containing 2 M Zn(OTF)2 and 0.7 M CH3COO-[26]. Copyright 2024 The Royal Society of Chemistry. (D) MD snapshots showing the EDL structure of ZnSO4 electrolyte. (E) Spatial solvent molecule and ion distribution along the vertical electrode surface for different electrolytes[27]. Copyright 2023 John Wiley & Sons. (F) Illustration of the typical electrodeposition process[29]. Copyright 2022 John Wiley & Sons. (G) Illustration of the charge transfer process[30]. Copyright 2013 The American Chemical Society.
