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Figure 10. Schematic illustration of Zn deposition in the electrolytes without (A) and with (B) electrostatic shielding effect. (C) Locally magnified in-situ microscopy images showing the deposition behavior in the electrolyte without (top) and with (bottom) electrostatic shielding effect^[92]. Copyright 2023 Elsevier B.V. FEM simulation of the Zn anode (D) at the initial state, (E) after deposition in the electrolyte without electrostatic shielding effect, (F) after deposition in the electrolyte with electrostatic shielding effect^[95]. Copyright 2022 John Wiley and Sons. (G) Magnified and annotated images of Zn deposition morphology were acquired for in-situ electrochemical transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging (top), and magnified images showing Zn deposition with the inter-island mergence angle indicated (bottom). (H) Schematic illustration of the possible mechanism leading to the formation of Zn blocks with electrostatic shielding effect^[100]. Copyright 2024 John Wiley and Sons.