Hydrophobic ionic liquid enabled polyiodide confined transport in a cathode, realizing high areal capacity, stable zinc–iodine batteries
Lanya Zhao, Dandan Yin, Yanan Zhang, Boyang Li, Shen Wang, Xiaofeng Cui, Jie Feng, Na Gao, Xiaowei Liu, Shujiang Ding, Hongyang Zhao
Abstract
A liquid ionic conductive agent for an iodine cathode improves the conductivity of thick electrodes and prevents polyiodide shuttle effects, thereby leading to achievement of aqueous zinc–iodine batteries with high loading and high areal capacity.
Topics & Concepts
CathodeIodineIonic liquidBattery (electricity)Materials scienceZincChemical engineeringChemistryMetallurgyPhysicsPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringCatalysisPower (physics)Quantum mechanicsAdvanced battery technologies researchCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques