Creating water-in-salt-like environment using coordinating anions in non-concentrated aqueous electrolytes for efficient Zn batteries
Dario Gomez Vazquez, Travis P. Pollard, Julian Mars, Ji Mun Yoo, Hans‐Georg Steinrück, Sharon Bone, Оlga V. Safonova, Michael F. Toney, Oleg Borodin, Maria R. Lukatskaya
Abstract
By using coordinating anions such as acetate, a water-in-salt-like coordination environment of Zn ions is achieved in relatively dilute conditions, leading to prolonged and efficient cycling of zinc metal anodes.
Topics & Concepts
Salt (chemistry)ElectrolyteAqueous solutionAnodeZincInorganic chemistryIonMetalChemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion