Sub-nanometer confinement enables facile condensation of gas electrolyte for low-temperature batteries

Guorui Cai; Yijie Yin; Dawei Xia; Amanda A. Chen; John Holoubek; Jonathan Scharf; Yangyuchen Yang; Ki Hwan Koh; Mingqian Li; Daniel M. Davies; Matthew Mayer; Tae Hee Han; Ying Shirley Meng; Tod A. Pascal; Zheng Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23603-0

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Sub-nanometer confinement enables facile condensation of gas electrolyte for low-temperature batteries

Guorui Cai,
Yijie Yin,
Dawei Xia,
Amanda A. Chen,
John Holoubek,
Jonathan Scharf,
Yangyuchen Yang,
Ki Hwan Koh,
Mingqian Li,
Daniel M. Davies,
Matthew Mayer,
Tae Hee Han,
Ying Shirley Meng,
Tod A. Pascal,
Zheng Chen

Affiliations

Guorui Cai: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
Yijie Yin: Program of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California
Dawei Xia: Program of Chemical Engineering, University of California
Amanda A. Chen: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
John Holoubek: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
Jonathan Scharf: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
Yangyuchen Yang: Program of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California
Ki Hwan Koh: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
Mingqian Li: Program of Chemical Engineering, University of California
Daniel M. Davies: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
Matthew Mayer: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
Tae Hee Han: Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, Hanyang University
Ying Shirley Meng: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
Tod A. Pascal: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California
Zheng Chen: Department of NanoEngineering, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23603-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Liquefied gas electrolytes (LGE) can enable the operation of electrochemical devices in cold conditions but their high vapour pressure poses safety concerns. Here, the authors show that the nano-confinement effect of metal-organic framework allows battery with LGE to work at low temperature and reduced pressure.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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