Rechargeable　aqueous　zinc-ion　batteries　have　great　promise　for　becoming　next-generation　storage　sys-tems,　although　the　irreversible　intercalation　of　Zn2+　and　sluggish　reaction　kinetics　impede　their　wide　application.　Therefore,　it　is　urgent　to　develop　highly　reversible　zinc-ion　batteries.　In　this　work,　we　mod-ulate　the　morphology　of　vanadium　nitride　(VN)　with　different　molar　amounts　of　cetyltrimethylammonium　bromide　(CTAB).　The　optimal　electrode　has　porous　architecture　and　excellent　electrical　conductivity,　which　can　alleviate　volume　expansion/contraction　and　allow　for　fast　ion　transmis-sion　during　the　Zn2+　storage　process.　Furthermore,　the　CTAB-modified　VN　cathode　undergoes　a　phase　transition　that　provides　a　better　framework　for　vanadium　oxide　(VOx).　With　the　same　mass　of　VN　and　VOx,　VN　provides　more　active　material　after　phase　conversion　due　to　the　molar　mass　of　the　N　atom　being　less　than　that　of　the　O　atom,　thus　increasing　the　capacity.　As　expected,　the　cathode　displays　an　excellent　electrochemical　performance　of　272　mAh　g-1　at　5　A　g-1,　high　cycling　stability　up　to　7000　cycles,　and　excellent　performance　over　a　wide　temperature　range.　This　discovery　creates　new　possibilities　for　the　development　of　high-performance　multivalent　ion　aqueous　cathodes　with　rapid　reaction　mechanisms.　(c)　2023　Elsevier　Inc.　All　rights　reserved.