Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Calcium-tin alloys as anodes for rechargeable non-aqueous calcium-ion batteries at room temperature

  • Zhirong Zhao-Karger,
  • Yanlei Xiu,
  • Zhenyou Li,
  • Adam Reupert,
  • Thomas Smok,
  • Maximilian Fichtner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31261-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The key challenge for rechargeable Ca batteries originates from the severe passivation of the calcium metal anode in electrolyte solutions. Here, the authors demonstrate the feasibility and elucidate the electrochemical properties of calcium-tin (Ca–Sn) alloy anodes for rechargeable Ca batteries.