Progress in Electrolyte Engineering of Aqueous Batteries in a Wide Temperature Range

Lingjun He; Chuyuan Lin; Peixun Xiong; Hui Lin; Wenbin Lai; Jingran Zhang; Fuyu Xiao; Liren Xiao; Qingrong Qian; Qinghua Chen; Lingxing Zeng

doi:10.1007/s12209-023-00366-x

Transactions of Tianjin University ›› 2023, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5) : 321 -346. DOI: 10.1007/s12209-023-00366-x

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Progress in Electrolyte Engineering of Aqueous Batteries in a Wide Temperature Range

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¹ Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, Fujian Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental and Resources, Fujian Normal University, 350007, Fuzhou, China

² Inorganic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069, Dresden, Germany

³ College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 350007, Fuzhou, China

⁴ Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China

^c xiongpeixun@163.com

^g Fuyu-Xiao@outlook.com

^m zenglingxing@fjnu.edu.cn

Lingjun He

is currently pursuing a Master's degree with Professor Lingxing Zeng in the School of Chemistry and Materials at Fujian Normal University. She received her BSc degree from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, in 2020. Her current research focuses on the engineering of interfacial modification of aqueous zinc-ion batteries.

Chuyuan Lin

is currently doing her PhD research under Professor Lingxing Zeng at the School of Environment and Resources, Fujian Normal University. She received her BSc degree from the School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, in 2020. Her current research focuses on the modification of electrolytes for zinc-ion batteries.

Peixun Xiong is currently working with Professor Stefan Kaskel as a Humboldt Research Fellow at School of Inorganic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden. Previously, he worked with Professor Ho Seok Park as a postdoctoral researcher at Sungkyunkwan University. He received his PhD in 2020 from the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, MS in 2016, and BS in 2013 from the College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University. He has published more than 70 papers in Frontiers journals. His current research mainly focuses on the design of electrode/electrolyte interphase for electrochemical energy storage devices.

Fuyu Xiao is currently doing her PhD research under Professor Qinghua Chen at the School of Environment and Resources, Fujian Normal University. She received her BSc degree from the College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University. Her current research focuses on designing the electrodes and electrolytes for zinc-ion batteries.

Qingrong Qian is the dean of the College of Environment and Resources of Fujian Normal University. He has presided over or participated in more than 20 projects, including the National Key Research and Development Program of China and National Natural Science Foundation of China, and has published more than 200 academic papers. He has received 4 second-class awards and 2 third-class awards for scientific and technological progress in Fujian Province. He is mainly engaged in the research of solid waste resource recycling and high-quality utilization, etc.

Qinghua Chen is vice president of Fujian Normal University, director of the Engineering Research Center of Polymer Green Recycling of Ministry of Education, a national candidate of the Hundred Million Talents Project and an outstanding talent of the Ministry of Education in the New Century. He is the chief scientist of National Key Research and Development Program of China. He has won 20 Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress Awards and published more than 300 academic papers. He is mainly engaged in the research of environment-friendly materials and comprehensive utilization of solid waste.

Lingxing Zeng is a professor at the College of Environment and Resources of Fujian Normal University, deputy director of the Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory, and Young Top Talent of Fujian Province. He hosted two State Research Projects including National Key Research and Development Program of China and National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published more than 100 papers in Frontiers journals. In recent years, he is engaged in research on electrochemical energy storage materials and devices and recycling of spent batteries.

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Aqueous rechargeable batteries are safe and environmentally friendly and can be made at a low cost; as such, they are attracting attention in the field of energy storage. However, the temperature sensitivity of aqueous batteries hinders their practical application. The solvent water freezes at low temperatures, and there is a reduction in ionic conductivity, whereas it evaporates rapidly at high temperatures, which causes increased side reactions. This review discusses recent progress in improving the performance of aqueous batteries, mainly with respect to electrolyte engineering and the associated strategies employed to achieve such improvements over a wide temperature domain. The review focuses on five electrolyte engineering (aqueous high-concentration electrolytes, organic electrolytes, quasi-solid/solid electrolytes, hybrid electrolytes, and eutectic electrolytes) and investigates the mechanisms involved in reducing the solidification point and boiling point of the electrolyte and enhancing the extreme-temperature electrochemical performance. Finally, the prospect of further improving the wide temperature range performance of aqueous rechargeable batteries is presented.

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Aqueous batteries / Electrolyte engineering / Wide temperature range / Hydrogen bond

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Lingjun He, Chuyuan Lin, Peixun Xiong, Hui Lin, Wenbin Lai, Jingran Zhang, Fuyu Xiao, Liren Xiao, Qingrong Qian, Qinghua Chen, Lingxing Zeng. Progress in Electrolyte Engineering of Aqueous Batteries in a Wide Temperature Range. Transactions of Tianjin University, 2023, 29(5): 321-346 DOI:10.1007/s12209-023-00366-x

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