Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Few-layer bismuth selenide cathode for low-temperature quasi-solid-state aqueous zinc metal batteries

  • Yuwei Zhao,
  • Yue Lu,
  • Huiping Li,
  • Yongbin Zhu,
  • You Meng,
  • Na Li,
  • Donghong Wang,
  • Feng Jiang,
  • Funian Mo,
  • Changbai Long,
  • Ying Guo,
  • Xinliang Li,
  • Zhaodong Huang,
  • Qing Li,
  • Johnny C. Ho,
  • Jun Fan,
  • Manling Sui,
  • Furong Chen,
  • Wenguang Zhu,
  • Weishu Liu,
  • Chunyi Zhi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28380-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The performances of rechargeable batteries are detrimentally affected by low temperatures (e.g., < 0 °C). Here, the authors report a few-layer Bi2Se3 material capable of improving battery cycling performances when operational temperatures are shifted from +25 °C to −20 °C.