Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Oxygen-rich interface enables reversible stibium stripping/plating chemistry in aqueous alkaline batteries

  • Haozhe Zhang,
  • Qiyu Liu,
  • Dezhou Zheng,
  • Fan Yang,
  • Xiaoqing Liu,
  • Xihong Lu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20170-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The practical application of aqueous alkaline battery is confined by limited choice of anode. Here, the authors demonstrate an oxygen-rich interface induced reversible Sb stripping/plating chemistry that provides a promising Sb metal anode with fast reaction kinetics and favourable stability.