Hygroscopic solutes enable non-van der Waals electrolytes for fire-tolerant dual-air batteries

• Main Authors: Xia, Huarong, Cao, Shengkai, Lv, Zhisheng, Wei, Jiaqi, Yuan, Song, Feng, Xue, Chen, Xiaodong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Chemistry; Battery; Electrolyte; Temperature; Safety; Energy; Hygroscopic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174635
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Thermal safety issues of batteries have hindered their large-scale applications. Nonflammable electrolytes improved safety but solvent evaporation above 100 °C limited thermal tolerance, lacking reliability. Herein, fire-tolerant metal-air batteries were realized by introducing solute-in-air electro...