An All-Climate Nonaqueous Hydrogen Gas-Proton Battery.

Zhang, Kai; Liu, Zaichun; Khan, Nawab Ali; Ma, Yirui; Xie, Zehui; Xu, Jingwen; Jiang, Taoli; Liu, Hongxu et al. · Nano Lett · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Rechargeable hydrogen gas batteries, driven by hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions (HER/HOR), are emerging grid-scale energy storage technologies owing to their low cost and superb cycle life. However, compared with aqueous electrolytes, the HER/HOR activities in nonaqueous electrolytes have rarely been studied. Here, for the first time, we develop a nonaqueous proton electrolyte (NAPE) for a high-performance hydrogen gas-proton battery for all-climate energy storage applications. The advanced nonaqueous hydrogen gas-proton battery (NAHPB) assembled with a representative V<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> cathode and H<sub>2</sub> anode in a NAPE exhibits a high discharge capacity of 165 mAh g<sup>-1</sup> at 1 C at room temperature. It also efficiently operates under all-climate conditions (from -30 to +70 °C) with an excellent electrochemical performance. Our findings offer a new direction for designing nonaqueous proton batteries in a wide temperature range.