Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Tailoring water structure with high-tetrahedral-entropy for antifreezing electrolytes and energy storage at −80 °C

  • Meijia Qiu,
  • Peng Sun,
  • Kai Han,
  • Zhenjiang Pang,
  • Jun Du,
  • Jinliang Li,
  • Jian Chen,
  • Zhong Lin Wang,
  • Wenjie Mai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36198-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The anti-freezing property of electrolyte is crucial for aqueous batteries under extreme conditions. Here authors explore the relationship between tetrahedral entropy and the freezing behavior of aqueous electrolyte, and further develop anti-freezing electrolyte for aqueous zinc ion batteries.