Chelating ligands as electrolyte solvent for rechargeable zinc-ion batteries

• Main Authors: Verma, Vivek, Chan, R. Moesha, Yang, Li Jia, Kumar, Sonal, Sattayaporn, Suchinda, Chua, Rodney, Cai, Yi, Kidkhunthod, Pinit, Manalastas, William, Jr., Srinivasan, Madhavi
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Electrolyte; Coordination Complex
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147550
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (RZIBs) are mostly powered by aqueous electrolytes. However, uncontrolled water interactions often confer a small voltage window and poor battery capacity retention. Here, we explore replacing water with ethylene glycol as the primary solvent in zinc electrolyte formu...