The Gel-State Electrolytes in Zinc-Ion Batteries
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Abstract
Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are receiving increasing research attention due to their high energy density, resource abundance, low-cost, intrinsic high-safety properties, and the appropriate plating/stripping voltage. Gel-state electrolytes possess merits of having a wide electrochemical window, good flexibility, superior water retainability, and excellent compatibility with aqueous electrolytes, which makes them potential candidates for flexible batteries. However, the practical applications of ZIBs with gel-state electrolytes still have some issues of water content easily dropping, poor mechanical stability, and the interface problem. Therefore, the application of hydrogel-based, self-healing gel, gel polymer, thermos-reversible, and other additional functions of gel electrolytes in ZIBs are discussed in this review. Following that, the design of multi-functional gel-state electrolytes for ZIBs is proposed. Finally, the prospect and the challenges of this type of battery are described.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced battery technologies research · Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
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Affiliations
Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Funding
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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