• 文献标题:   High-Performance Anti-freezing Flexible Zn-MnO(2)Battery Based on Polyacrylamide/Graphene Oxide/Ethylene Glycol Gel Electrolyte
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   QUAN YH, CHEN MF, ZHOU WJ, TIAN QH, CHEN JZ
  • 作者关键词:   hydrogel electrolyte, environmental adaptive, znion batterie, manganese dioxide, aqueous energy storage
  • 出版物名称:   FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   2296-2646
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanjing Forestry Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3389/fchem.2020.00603
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

It remains a great challenge for aqueous zinc-ion batteries to work at subzero temperatures, since the water in aqueous electrolytes would freeze and inhibit the transportation of electrolyte ions, inevitably leading to performance deterioration. In this work, we propose an anti-freezing gel electrolyte that contains polyacrylamide, graphene oxide, and ethylene glycol. The graphene oxide can not only enhance the mechanical properties of gel electrolyte but also help construct a three-dimensional macroporous network that facilitates ionic transport, while the ethylene glycol can improve freezing resistance. Due to the synergistic effect, the gel electrolyte exhibits high ionic conductivity (e.g., 14.9 mS cm(-1)at -20 degrees C) and good mechanical properties in comparison with neat polyacrylamide gel electrolyte. Benefiting from that, the assembled flexible quasi-solid-state Zn-MnO(2)battery exhibits good electrochemical durability and superior tolerance to extreme working conditions. This work provides new perspectives to develop flexible electrochemical energy storage devices with great environmental adaptability.