Rechargeable　aqueous　zinc-ion　batteries　have　great　promise　for　becoming　next-generation　storage　systems,　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　modulate　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　transmission　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.　©　2023　Elsevier　Inc.