A tailored electrolyte for safe and durable potassium ion batteries
Ling Fan, Huabin Xie, Yanyao Hu, Zhuoma Caixiang, Apparao M. Rao, Jiang Zhou, Bingan Lu
Abstract
Electrolytes are critical for the safety and long-term cyclability of potassium ion batteries. Here, a low-concentration, non-flammable, and weakly solvating electrolyte enables the cycling stability of K||graphite cell for over 2 years.
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ElectrolyteFlammable liquidPotassiumGraphiteMaterials scienceIonChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryComposite materialMetallurgyElectrodeOrganic chemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvanced Battery Technologies Research