Thermally assisted alkali/zinc ion hybrid battery for high roundtrip efficiency

• Main Authors: Liu, Yezhou, Gao, Caitian, Yun, Jeonghun, Kim, Yeongae, Kim, Moobum, Li, Jia, Li, Xiaoya, Lee, Seok Woo
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering; Low-Grade Heat Harvesting; Electrochemical System
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162426
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The growth of renewable energy generation has necessitated electric energy storage (EES) systems. Batteries are the most promising small-scale EES system, given their portability, quick response time, and high compatibility with electrical devices. We present a thermally assisted K/Zn ion hybrid battery for high roundtrip efficiency. The battery contains a copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCFe) cathode and a zinc metal anode with a discharging voltage of 1.75 V in a K/Zn ion hybrid aqueous electrolyte. The battery's roundtrip efficiency improved by 2.1-4.5% when cycled between 10 and 30 °C. Its discharging voltage and temperature coefficient improved dramatically when the K ion was replaced with a Rb ion. The proposed thermally assisted battery cycle can be used with various conventional batteries to reduce EES energy loss during charge/discharge cycles.