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Coupling electrode materials with carbon substrates to construct flexible aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) with excellent electrochemical performance is an attractive research focus. However, further improving the Zn 2+ /electron diffusion kinetics in such systems is still desirable. Herein, we present a novel hydrophilic carbon substrate that employs acid-treated natural halloysite and carbon nanotubes for the first time as structural and interfacial modifiers for loading V 3 S 4 as a composite cathode (denoted as HCC-V 3 S 4 ) for flexible ZIBs. The devices exhibit a high specific capacity of 148 mA h•g −1 under a current density of 0.5 A•g −1 (95% retention after 200 cycles), excellent rate performance, and a high energy density of 155.7 W h•kg −1 , together with a highpower density of 5000 W•kg −1 . The promising electrochemical property can be associated with the formation of the hydrophilic surface/interface and with the good conductivity of the composite electrode, which increases the Zn 2+ /electron transmission rate. Owing to the cost-effective design of the flexible substrate and the ZIB's impressive electrochemical performance, the fabricated device shows good potential applications in portable and wearable electronics.

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