A sobering examination of the feasibility of aqueous aluminum batteries
Glenn Pastel, Ying Chen, Travis P. Pollard, Marshall A. Schroeder, Mark Bowden, Allen Zheng, Nathan Hahn, Lin Ma, Vijayakumar Murugesan, Janet Ho, Mounesha N. Garaga, Oleg Borodin, Karl T. Mueller, Steve Greenbaum, Kang Xu
Abstract
An in-depth investigation of the solvation structure of the trivalent aluminum cation in Al(OTf) 3 solutions reveals major concerns regarding the feasibility of rechargeable aqueous aluminum batteries.
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AluminiumSolvationAqueous solutionMaterials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringForensic engineeringInorganic chemistryMetallurgyIonChemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity