Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries tagged posts

Research Team develops Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries based on Zinc Anodes

Water for drinking? Nope, water for batteries
Schematic diagram of an aqueous zinc battery stabilized by a protective polymer layer. Credit: POSTECH

Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for three hours.

Lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile phones, laptops, and other necessities in today’s world. However, the organic electrolytes in conventional lithium-ion batteries are highly flammable, leading to fatal fires or explosions. As lithium-ion batteries are widely used in our lives, such accidents can cause direct damage to users, which has led to a demand for a safer battery system.

Professor Soojin Park and Gyujin Song (Post-doc fellow) in the Department of Chemistry and Ph.D...

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