Enabling safe aqueous lithium ion open batteries by suppressing oxygen reduction reaction

Long Chen; Longsheng Cao; Xiao Ji; Singyuk Hou; Qin Li; Ji Chen; Chongyin Yang; Nico Eidson; Chunsheng Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16460-w

Nature Communications (May 2020)

Enabling safe aqueous lithium ion open batteries by suppressing oxygen reduction reaction

Long Chen,
Longsheng Cao,
Xiao Ji,
Singyuk Hou,
Qin Li,
Ji Chen,
Chongyin Yang,
Nico Eidson,
Chunsheng Wang

Affiliations

Long Chen: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland
Longsheng Cao: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland
Xiao Ji: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland
Singyuk Hou: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland
Qin Li: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland
Ji Chen: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland
Chongyin Yang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland
Nico Eidson: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland
Chunsheng Wang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16460-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Despite the non-flammable nature of water-based electrolytes, aqueous lithium-ion batteries still carry an explosion risk due to the sealing structure. Here the authors report a safe aqueous battery with an open configuration, utilizing highly concentrated electrolytes and Al2O3 coated anodes.

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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