Suppressing water clusters by using “hydrotropic” ionic liquids for highly stable aqueous lithium-ion batteries
Canfu Zhang, Binbin Chen, Ziyang Cai, Fenglin Zhang, Renzhi Huang, Mengdie Yan, Yingchun Liu, Huilin Pan
Abstract
Tuning the hydrogen-bonding network and strengthening H 2 O–Li + –anion solvation complexes by “hydrotropic” ionic liquids provide a solution to suppress H 2 O activity and extend the electrochemical stability window for high-voltage aqueous batteries.
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