Restructuring of aqueous electrolytes using a soft-acidic/hard-basic zwitterion for low-temperature anode-free Zn batteries
Hong-I Kim, Kyung Min Lee, Won‐Yeong Kim, Seong Hyeon Kweon, Xiao Wang, Shuanghao Zheng, Seung‐Hyeok Kim, Jee Ho Ha, Seok Ju Kang, Zhong‐Shuai Wu, Sang Kyu Kwak, Sang‐Young Lee
Abstract
Restructuring of aqueous electrolytes using a soft-acidic/hard-basic zwitterion enabled low-temperature anode-free Zn batteries, with a focus on enhancing anti-freezing phenomena and Zn 2+ desolvation kinetics at electrolyte–electrode interfaces.
Topics & Concepts
AnodeZwitterionElectrolyteAqueous solutionRestructuringMaterials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryElectrodeBusinessEngineeringOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryMoleculeFinanceAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesIonic liquids properties and applications