A class of liquid anode for rechargeable batteries with ultralong cycle life

Juezhi Yu; Yong-Sheng Hu; Feng Pan; Zhizhen Zhang; Qing Wang; Hong Li; Xuejie Huang; Liquan Chen

doi:10.1038/ncomms14629

Nature Communications (Mar 2017)

A class of liquid anode for rechargeable batteries with ultralong cycle life

Juezhi Yu,
Yong-Sheng Hu,
Feng Pan,
Zhizhen Zhang,
Qing Wang,
Hong Li,
Xuejie Huang,
Liquan Chen

Affiliations

Juezhi Yu: Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yong-Sheng Hu: Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feng Pan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore
Zhizhen Zhang: Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing Wang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore
Hong Li: Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xuejie Huang: Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liquan Chen: Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14629
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Ideal energy storage technologies should be efficient, safe and cost-effective. Here, the authors make progress by using dissolved sodium metal in a solution of biphenyl and ethers as a liquid anode for rechargeable sodium beta-alumina batteries.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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