Chem. Commun., 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D5CC04214C, Communication Yu Meng, Yibing Yang, Jiapei Li, Tian Zhang, Shaozhuan Huang, Yanwu Zhu, Wenjun Zhang, Shuilin Wu The stability of Zn metal anodes in aqueous electrolytes is fundamentally limited by undesired side reactions, including hydrogen evolution and Zn corrosion, driven by unstable interfacial water. While ionic liquids...