Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage

Xia, Lan; Yu, Linpo; Hu, Di; Chen, George Z.

Abstract

An electrolyte is a key component of electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices and its properties greatly affect the energy capacity, rate performance, cyclability and safety of all EES devices. This article offers a critical review of the recent progress and challenges in electrolyte research and development, particularly for supercapacitors and supercapatteries, rechargeable batteries (such as lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries), and redox flow batteries (including fuel cells in a broad sense). The review will focus on liquid electrolytes, including aqueous and organic electrolytes, ionic liquids and molten salts. The influence of electrolyte properties on the performances of different EES devices is discussed in detail.

Citation

Xia, L., Yu, L., Hu, D., & Chen, G. Z. (in press). Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 1(4), 584-618. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00169F

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 3, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jan 3, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jan 6, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 6, 2017
• Journal: Materials Chemistry Frontiers
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-1537
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 584-618
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6QM00169F
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/842261
• Publisher URL: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/QM/C6QM00169F#!divAbstract
• Additional Information: : This document is Similarity Check deposited; : Lan Xia (ORCID); : Linpo Yu (ORCID); : George Z. Chen (ORCID); : George Z. Chen (ResearcherID); : The Partner Organisations have an exclusive publication licence for this journal; OPEN ACCESS: The accepted version of this article will be made freely available after a 12 month embargo period; : Single-blind; : Received 10 August 2016; Accepted 3 December 2016; Advance Article published 3 January 2017; Version of Record published 30 March 2017