Ammonium-ion batteries with a wide operating temperature window from −40 to 80 ℃

Yan Lei; Qi Ya-e; Dong Xiaoli; Wang Yonggang; Xia Yongyao

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Yan Lei, Qi Ya-e, Dong Xiaoli, Wang Yonggang, Xia Yongyao. Ammonium-ion batteries with a wide operating temperature window from −40 to 80 ℃[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 212-218. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.12.002

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Yan Lei, Qi Ya-e, Dong Xiaoli, Wang Yonggang, Xia Yongyao. Ammonium-ion batteries with a wide operating temperature window from −40 to 80 ℃[J]. eScience, 2021, 1(2): 212-218. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.12.002

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Ammonium-ion batteries with a wide operating temperature window from −40 to 80 ℃

doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.12.002

Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China

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Corresponding author: Xiaoli Dong, E-mail addresses: xldong@fudan.edu.cn; Yonggang Wang, E-mail addresses: ygwang@fudan.edu.cn
Received Date: 2021-09-01
Revised Date: 2021-11-15
Accepted Date: 2021-12-06

Available Online: 2021-12-28

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Abstract

Ammonium-ion batteries are promising solutions for large-scale energy storage systems owing to their cost-effectiveness, safety, and sustainability. Herein, we propose an aqueous ammonium-ion battery based on an organic poly(1, 5-naphthalenediamine) anode and an inorganic Prussian blue cathode in 19 M (M: mol kg⁻¹) CH₃COONH₄ electrolyte. Its operation involves a reversible coordination reaction (C=N/C–N– conversion) in the anode and the NH₄⁺ insertion/extraction reaction in the cathode, along with NH₄⁺ acting as the charge carrier in a rocking-chair battery. Benefiting from the fast kinetics and stability of both electrodes, this aqueous ammonium-ion battery shows an excellent rate capability and long cycle stability for 500 cycles. Moreover, an energy density as high as 31.8 Wh kg⁻¹ can be achieved, based on the total mass of the cathode and anode. Surprisingly, this aqueous ammonium-ion battery works well over a wide temperature range from −40 to 80 ℃. This work will provide new opportunities to build wide-temperature aqueous batteries and broaden the horizons for large-scale energy storage systems.
- Ammonium-ion batteries,
- Wide operation temperature,
- Fast kinetics,
- "Water-in-salt" electrolyte

• For the first time, such an aqueous NH4 -ion full cell can work well within a wide temperature range from -40 to 80 ℃.
• The structural features of both electrodes enabled the full cell with excellent rate capability and long cycle stability.
• A new type aqueous ammonium-ion battery was fabricated based on the inorganic NiHCF cathode and organic poly(1,5-NAPD) anode.
¹ Lei Yan and Ya-e Qi contributed equally to this work.

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