An aqueous copper battery enabled by Cu<sup>2+</sup>/Cu<sup>+</sup> and Cu<sup>3+</sup>/Cu<sup>2+</sup> redox conversion chemistry
Zeang Duan, Jiajin Zhao, Yadi Qi, Ruyue Li, Wenfeng Wang, Qiuming Peng, Shumin Han, Lu Zhang
Abstract
An aqueous copper battery comprising of an activated carbon cathode and Cu anode operating on Cu 2+ /Cu and Cu 3+ /Cu 2+ vs. Cu + /Cu via a cuprous (Cu + ) chloridum complex charge carrier in a 30 m choline chloride + 1 m CuCl 2 electrolyte is presented.
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CopperAqueous solutionCathodeChemistryInorganic chemistryRedoxElectrolyteElectrochemistryAnodeBattery (electricity)ChlorideNuclear chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsOrganic chemistryPower (physics)Advanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrochemical Analysis and Applications