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A High‐Energy Tellurium Redox‐Amphoteric Conversion Cathode Chemistry for Aqueous Zinc Batteries

Jingwei Du, Yirong Zhao, Xingyuan Chu, Gang Wang, Christof Neumann, Hao Xu, Xiaodong Li, Markus Löffler, Qiongqiong Lu, Jiaxu Zhang, Dongqi Li, Jianxin Zou, Daria Mikhailova, Andrey Turchanin, Xinliang Feng, Minghao Yu

Advanced Materials· Volume 36· Issue 19

Abstract

Abstract Rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries are potential candidates for sustainable energy storage systems at a grid scale, owing to their high safety and low cost. However, the existing cathode chemistries exhibit restricted energy density, which hinders their extensive applications. Here, a tellurium redox‐amphoteric conversion cathode chemistry is presented for aqueous zinc batteries, which delivers a specific capacity of 1223.9 mAh gTe−1 and a high energy density of 1028.0 Wh kgTe−1. A highly concentrated electrolyte (30 mol kg−1 ZnCl2) is revealed crucial for initiating the Te redox‐amphoteric conversion as it suppresses the H2O reactivity and inhibits undesirable hydrolysis of the Te4+ product. By carrying out multiple operando/ex situ characterizations, the reversible six‐electron Te2−/Te0/Te4+ conversion with TeCl4 is identified as the fully charged product and ZnTe as the fully discharged product. This finding not only enriches the conversion‐type battery chemistries but also establishes a critical step in exploring redox‐amphoteric materials for aqueous zinc batteries and beyond.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced battery technologies research · Advanced Battery Technologies Research · Advancements in Battery Materials

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Affiliations

Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) Technische Universität Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany

Institute for Materials Chemistry Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden e.V. Helmholtzstraße 20 01069 Dresden Germany

Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Technology of Zhejiang Province Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 China

Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena) Friedrich Schiller University Jena Lessigstraße 10 07743 Jena Germany

Center of Hydrogen Science State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China

Department of Synthetic Materials and Functional Devices Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics Weinberg 2 06120 Halle Germany

Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis (DCN) Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) Technische Universität Dresden Helmholtzstraße 18 01069 Dresden Germany

Institute of Materials Henan Academy of Sciences Zhengzhou 450046 China

Funding

Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst · China Scholarship Council · Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft · Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

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