A scaled up 90 cm2 electrochromic device with quasi-solid-state electrolyte was made with the aforementioned materials and evaluated in terms of optical modulation in the visible region, cyclic voltammetry and color efficiency. High contrast between 13.2% and 71.6% for tinted and bleached states measured at 550 nm was monitored under low bias ...
Notably, the quasi-solid-state Li-S battery can discharge normally with ultralean electrolyte of even 1 μL mg sulfur −1. Moreover, the pouch cell with low E/S (3 μL mg −1) delivers a high energy density of 369.8 Wh kg −1. This work demonstrates the feasibility of quasi-solid-state Li-S batteries under lean-electrolyte condition ...
Zn-ion batteries with aqueous quasi-solid-state electrolytes (AQSSEs) with various functional groups that contain electronegative atoms (O/N/F) with tunable electron …
Preparation of quasi-solid electrolyte via sub-nanoconfinement. The CuBTC MOF with PSS polymer (poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)) decorated inside its channels was employed as the host material ...
As a proof of concept, we show a rationally designed quasi-solid-state halide-ion-conducting gel polymer electrolyte (HGPE) which can enhance the reversible capacity and cyclability of CIBs.
OVERVIEW OF INORGANIC SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES. The history of ISEs dates back to 1,838 [], when Faraday discovered that Ag 2 S and PbF 2 become good ion conductors when in their heated states (e.g., ~1 S cm-1 at 400 °C for PbF 2) was a century later that early SSBs based on silver salts, such as Ag/AgI/I 2, were reported, but their performance …
Despite hydrogen bond anchoring, the quasi-solid-state electrolyte benefits from the immobilized water network and exhibits an ionic conductivity of 1.24 mS cm −1, superior to those of nonaqueous Mg-ion …
Electrolytes, as a key component of batteries, have been widely investigated with the aim of performance improvement and lifespan extension, and the research trend has shifted from liquid-state toward solid-state for …
The nearly saturated electrolyte solutions suitable for each electrode and the solid electrolyte were designed, and 30 mAh-class quasi-solid-state pouch cells were …
Herein, a review of the conventional solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) the recent research on quasi-solid-state battery (QSSB) approaches to overcome the issues of the state-of-the-art SSBs is reported.
Quasi-solid-state electrolytes (QSSEs) have garnered significant attention due to combining the dynamic properties of liquid electrolytes and the high safety of solid-state electrolytes. However, the limited electrochemical stability window (ESW) of liquid electrolytes and the low conductivity of the polymer matrix seriously constrain practical ...
Herein, we design and fabricate a quasi-solid-state electrolyte (QSSE) based on a POC to enable the stable operation of Li-metal batteries (LMBs). Benefiting from the ordered channels and cavity-induced anion-trapping effect of POC, the resulting POC-based QSSE exhibits a high Li+ transference number of 0.67 and a high ionic conductivity of 1.25 × 10−4 S …
Liu, J. et al. A flexible quasi-solid-state nickel-zinc battery with high energy and power densities based on 3D electrode design. Adv. Mater. 28, 8732–8739 (2016).
Gel polymer electrolytes (GPE) have stimulated the enthusiasm to develop high-performance quasi-solid-state lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries, but the incompatibility between non-polar sulfur cathode and polar GPE has limited its further development. Changing polarity by replacing the non-polar sulfur cathode to polar organosulfur cathode is ...
Solid-state and quasi-solid-state electrolytes have been attracting the scientific community''s attention in the last decade. These electrolytes provide significant advantages, such as the absence of leakage and separators for devices and safety for users. They also allow the assembly of stretchable and bendable supercapacitors.
Chen et al. proposed a flexible quasi-solid-state TEC, via the rational design of a hydrogel electrolyte, which simultaneously modulates the thermoelectric effect and mechanical robustness by redox-coupled multivalent ions . The enhancement of the mechanical strength of the gel electrolyte establishes a solid foundation for the integration of more intricate wearable …
In addition, poor solid–solid interface also hinders ion migration due to the lack of a lithium-ion conductive network. To solve these issues, quasi-solid electrolytes (noted as QSEs) comprising polymer networks and liquid electrolytes become a promising pathway for operating solid-state batteries at room temperature.
Quasi-solid-state Zn-air batteries are usually limited to relatively low-rate ability (<10 mA cm−2), which is caused in part by sluggish oxygen electrocatalysis and unstable electrochemical ...
The rapid improvement in the gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) with high ionic conductivity brought it closer to practical applications in solid-state Li-metal batteries. The combination of solvent and polymer enables quasi-liquid fast ion transport in the GPEs. However, different ion transport capacity between solvent and polymer will cause local nonuniform Li+ …
Quasi-solid-state conversion for longer-chain sulfur may be achieved when the sulfur chains are covalently immobilized, such as in the case of sulfur copolymers. Sulfur copolymers, prepared from the inverse …
To resolve the liquid electrolyte issue, the quasi–solid state polymer electrolyte (QPE) strategy is effective in inorganic and organic Li-ion batteries and Na-ion batteries (13–16) has been shown that QPE is capable …
The solid-state LiFePO4 cell exhibited the best electrochem. properties among the reported solid-state batteries, along with a reasonable rate capability. Li/LiCoO2 cells prepd. using this nanocomposite solid electrolyte exhibited high performance at both room temp. and a high temp., confirming their potential as lithium batteries with enhanced safety and a wide range of …
Here, we report in situ formation of a quasi-solid-state electrolyte (QSSE) on the metallic 1T phase molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) host that extends the lifetime of Li–S batteries. We find that the metallic 1T phase MoS 2 host is able to initiate the ring-opening polymerization of 1,3-dioxolane (DOL), forming an integrated QSSE inside ...
This article aims to provide an overview of the recent progress of solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries related to various kinds of solid-state electrolytes, which mainly include three aspects: the fundamentals and current …
