A Novel Application of Lithium Heteropoly Blue as Non-aqueous Electrolyte in Polyacenic Semiconductor-Li Secondary Batteries

Lithium heteropoly blue(Li 5PW Ⅵ 10 W Ⅴ 2O 40 ) was used as a non aqueous electrolyte in the polyacenic semiconductor (PAS) Li secondary battery instead of LiClO 4. The properties of the PAS Li secondary battery, especially the effect of Li 5PW Ⅵ 10 W Ⅴ 2O 40 on the capacity, the cycle property and the self discharging of the battery have been investigated. The results indicate that not only Li 5PW Ⅵ 10 W Ⅴ 2O 40 can overcome the disadvantages of LiClO 4, which is apt to explode when heated or rammed, but also the PAS Li secondary battery assembled with the novel electrolyte has a larger capacity and smaller self discharging than that assembled with LiClO 4. Therefore, it is believed that lithium heteropoly blue is a better and novel electrolyte for the PAS secondary battery and exhibits significant and practical application.

All-climate aqueous Na-ion batteries using “water-in-salt” electrolyte

Aqueous Na-ion batteries have been extensively studied for large-scale energy storage systems. However,their wide application is still limited by their inferior cycle stability(<3000 cycles) and poor temperature tolerance. Furthermore, many of the reported high rate behaviors are achieved at a low mass loading(<3 mg cm^(-2)) of the electrodes. Herein, we propose an aqueous Na-ion battery which includes a Ni-based Prussian blue(NiHCF) cathode, a carbonyl-based organic compound, 5,7,12,14-pentacenetetrone(PT)anode and a “water-in-salt” electrolyte(17 mol kg^(-1)NaClO_(4)in water). Its operation involves the reversible coordination reaction of the PT anode and the extraction/insertion of Na;in the NiHCF cathode. It is demonstrated that the wide internal spaces of the PT anode and NiHCF cathode can not only buffer the volumetric change induced by Na;storage, but also enable fast kinetics. The full cell exhibits a supercapacitor-like rate performance of 50 A g^(-1)(corresponding to a discharge or charge within 6.3 s)and a super-long lifespan of 15,000 cycles. Moreover, the excellent rate performance can still be preserved even with a high mass loading of the electrodes(15 mgNiHCFcm^(-2)and 8 mgPTcm^(-2)).Especially, the cell can work well in a wide temperature range, from-40 to 100 °C, showing a typical all-climate operation.

Hydrogen isotope effects: A new path to high-energy aqueous rechargeable Li/Na-ion batteries

Aqueous rechargeable Li/Na-ion batteries have shown promise for sustainable large-scale energy storage due to their safety,low cost,and environmental benignity.However,practical applications of aqueous batteries are plagued by water's intrinsically narrow electrochemical stability window,which results in low energy density.In this perspective article,we review several strategies to broaden the electrochemical window of aqueous electrolytes and realize high-energy aqueous batteries.Specifically,we highlight our recent findings on stabilizing aqueous Li storage electrochemistry using a deuterium dioxide-based aqueous electrolyte,which shows significant hydrogen isotope effects that trigger a wider electrochemical window and inhibit detrimental parasitic processes.