According to a study published in Advanced Functional Materials, a research team led by Prof. Hu Linhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that adding disodium maleate (DMA) to the electrolyte of aqueous zinc-ion batteries would lead to the growth of the preferred Zn (002) texture, which could effectively inhibit the growth of zinc (Zn) dendrite and improve the reversibility and cyclability of batteries.