An Aqueous Rechargeable Zn//Co3 O4 Battery with High Energy Density and Good Cycling Behavior.

Wang, Xiaowei; Wang, Faxing; Wang, Liying; Li, Minxia; Wang, Yanfang; Chen, Bingwei; Zhu, Yusong; Fu, Lijun et al. · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

An aqueous rechargeable Zn//Co3 O4 battery is demonstrated with Zn@carbon fibers and Co3 O4 @Ni foam as the negative and positive electrodes, respectively, using an electrolyte of 1 m KOH and 10 × 10(-3) m Zn(Ac)2 . It can operate at a cell voltage as high as 1.78 V with an energy density of 241 W h kg(-1) and presents excellent cycling. The battery is also assembled into a flexible shape, which can be applied in flexible or wearable devices requiring high energy.