Natural seawater-based electrolytes for zinc-ion batteries
Chuancong Zhou, Zhenming Xu, Min Chen, Qing Nan, Jie Zhang, Yating Gao, Zejun Zhao, Zhenyue Xing, Jing Li, Peng Rao, Zhenye Kang, Xiaodong Shi, Xinlong Tian
Abstract
The low desolvation energy, strong adsorption energy and insertion energy of alkali metal cations in seawater reduce the activation energy barriers and facilitate the interface reaction kinetics, endowing high-performance zinc-ion batteries.
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SeawaterElectrolyteZincAlkali metalAdsorptionIonKineticsInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringArtificial seawaterMetalChemistryElectrodeMetallurgyPhysical chemistryGeologyOrganic chemistryPhysicsEngineeringQuantum mechanicsOceanographyAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies