Journal Article

Aqueous Rechargeable Metal‐Ion Batteries Working at Subzero Temperatures

Zhi, Chunyi, Guo, Ying, Li, Xinliang, Li, Qing, Liang, Guojin, Zhao, Yuwei, Mo, Funian, Liu, Zhuoxin, Wang, Donghong, Chen, Ze

2021

Overview

Aqueous rechargeable metal‐ion batteries (ARMBs) represent one of the current research frontiers due to their low cost, high safety, and other unique features. Evolving to a practically useful device, the ARMBs must be adaptable to various ambient, especially the cold weather. While much effort has been made on organic electrolyte batteries operating at low temperatures, the study on low‐temperature ARMBs is still in its infancy. The challenge mainly comes from water freezing at subzero temperatures, resulting in dramatically retarded kinetics. Here, the freezing behavior of water and its effects on subzero performances of ARMBs are first discussed. Then all strategies used to enhance subzero temperature performances of ARMBs by associating them with battery kinetics are summarized. The subzero temperature performances of ARMBs and organic electrolyte batteries are compared. The final section presents potential directions for further improvements and future perspectives of this thriving field. Based on the freezing behavior of water and its effects on subzero performances of aqueous rechargeable metal‐ion batteries (ARMBs), strategies used to enhance subzero performance of ARMBs by associating them with battery kinetics are summarized. The subzero performance of ARMBs and organic electrolyte batteries are compared. Future perspectives of this thriving field are presented.

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc,John Wiley and Sons Inc,Wiley
• Subject: aqueous batteries / Batteries / Contact angle / Electrodes / Electrolytes / Energy / Energy storage / Hydrogen bonds / low‐temperature batteries / low‐temperature energy storage / metal‐ion batteries / Phase transitions / Review / Reviews / Solvents / subzero temperature batteries / Temperature / Viscosity