The poor reversibility of the zinc anode caused by interfacial side reactions and dendritic growth poses significant constraints on the practical application of aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Herein, a co-solute, acesulfame potassium, with strongly polar, zincophilic guest anions is introduced into a conventional low-concentration aqueous electrolyte. This regulation enhances the electrolyte's ionic conductivity and accelerates the desolvation process of zinc ions at the electrode/electrolyte interface.Furthermore, the introduced acesulfame anions give rise to the formation of a stable solid electrolyte interface with a hierarchical crystalline-amorphous bilayer structure that effectively suppresses side reactions and allows for uniform zinc ion diffusion-deposition. Results show that the zinc anode in the designed electrolyte possesses remarkable reversibility, achieving stable operation under a ultrahigh current density of 40 mA cm-2 and 67.6 % depth of discharge, surpassing most previous reports. Zn//I2 full cells assembled with this electrolyte exhibit high rate capability (135.0 mAh g-1 at 20 A g-1) and remarkable lifespan (96.3% capacity retention after 40,000 cycles at 10 A g-1). A large-sized Zn//I2 pouch cell is also demonstrated, delivering a total capacity of 170 mAh with 78.8% capacity retention after 600 cycles at 3.3 mA cm-2, highlighting the potential of the guest-anionic chemistry in practical applications.

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