Scientists unlock new cathode material enabling Zinc-Ion Batteries for grid storage

• CeNS Bengaluru, an autonomous institute under DST, synthesised a novel sulfur-vacancy-induced 1T-phase Molybdenum Disulfide (1T-MoS₂) cathode for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries (AZIBs).
• Relevance: directly intersects GS-III themes of energy security, renewable integration, indigenous R&D, and critical-mineral substitution (Zn replacing Li).