A liquid crystal ionomer-type electrolyte toward ordering-induced regulation for highly reversible zinc ion battery

• Main Authors: Yuan, Du, Li, Xin, Yao, Hong, Li, Yuhang, Zhu, Xiaobo, Zhao, Jin, Zhang, Haitao, Zhang, Yizhou, Jie, Ernest Tang Jun, Cai, Yi, Srinivasan, Madhavi
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Ionomer; Liquid Crystal Electrolyte
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168704
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Novel electrolyte is being pursued toward exploring Zn chemistry in zinc ion batteries. Here, a fluorine-free liquid crystal (LC) ionomer-type zinc electrolyte is presented, achieving simultaneous regulated water activity and long-range ordering of conduction channels and SEI. Distinct from water ne...