Salt-tolerance training enabled flexible molten hydrate gel electrolytes for energy-dense and stable zinc storage
Matter(2023)
Abstract
Molten hydrate electrolytes are promising in tackling severe issues facing aqueous zinc-metal batteries (ZMBs), but their flexible equiv-alents commensurate with the full "flexible vision"of emerging electronics are still lacking. Here, we advance a general salt -toler-ance training strategy to fabricate such electrolytes simply by induc-tion of water molecules and ion migration in rationalized hydrogels. Combined characterizations and simulations verify that there are no free water molecules within the electrolyte. This unique flexible electrolyte features desirable mechanical and electrochemical prop-erties and enables exceptional stability of both the cathode and the Zn anode. Warranted by these features of the electrolytes, the assembled flexible ZMBs deliver an unprecedented cumulative areal capacity of 10.3 Ah cm -2, and pouch cells with practical areal capac-ities are realized. Solid-state batteries also demonstrate great po-tential as reliable flexible power sources. This work opens up an avenue for leveraging flexible molten hydrate electrolytes for energy-dense and stable ZMBs.
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molten hydrate electrolyte, zinc-metal batteries, hydrogel electrolytes, zinc chloride, flexible energy storage devices
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