Electrochemical Energy Reviews ›› 2021, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (1): 1-34.doi: 10.1007/s41918-020-00075-2

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Latest Advances in High-Voltage and High-Energy-Density Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries

Xinhai Yuan1, Fuxiang Ma1, Linqing Zuo1, Jing Wang1, Nengfei Yu1, Yuhui Chen1, Yusong Zhu1, Qinghong Huang1, Rudolf Holze1,2,3, Yuping Wu1, Teunis van Ree4   

  1. 1. Institute of Advanced Materials(IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, China State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China;
    2. Institute of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia;
    3. Institute of Chemistry, Chemnitz University of Technology, AG Elektrochemie, Chemnitz, Germany;
    4. Department of Chemistry, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa
  • Received:2020-04-11 Revised:2020-06-04 Online:2021-03-20 Published:2021-03-05
  • Supported by:
    Financial support from Distinguished Young Scientists Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51425301, 21374021, 51673096, and U1601214) and Research Foundation of State Key Laboratory (ZK201805, ZK201717), the Jiangsu Distinguished Professorship Program (2016), the Research Foundation of State Key Lab (ZK201805 and ZK201717), and St. Petersburg State University (Grant No. 26455158) is gratefully acknowledged.

Abstract:

Aqueous rechargeable batteries (ARBs) have become a lively research theme due to their advantages of low cost, safety, environmental friendliness, and easy manufacturing. However, since its inception, the aqueous solution energy storage system has always faced some problems, which hinders its development, such as the narrow electrochemical stability window of water, poor percolation of electrode materials, and low energy density. In recent years, to overcome the shortcomings of the aqueous solution-based energy storage system, some very pioneering work has been done, which also provides a great inspiration for further research and development of future high-performance aqueous energy storage systems. In this paper, the latest advances in various ARBs with high voltage and high energy density are reviewed. These include aqueous rechargeable lithium, sodium, potassium, ammonium, zinc, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum batteries. Further challenges are pointed out.


Full-text:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41918-020-00075-2

Key words: Aqueous rechargeable batteries, Aqueous electrolyte, High voltage, High energy density