An ultrafast rechargeable aluminium-ion battery - ion battery1

The development of the new rechargeable battery system can fuel a variety of energy applications from personal electronics to grid storage 1, 2.
Rechargeable aluminum
Battery-based offers the possibility of low cost and low ignition, as well as threeelectron-
Lead to oxidation and reduction properties of large capacity.
However, the research work in the past 30 years has encountered many problems, such as the dissociation of cathode materials 4 and the low discharge voltage of the battery (about 0. 55volts; ref.
5) capacitance behavior of the non-discharge voltage platform (1. 1–0. 2volts6 or 1. 8–0.
8volts7) and insufficient cycle life (less than 100 cycles), rapid attenuation of capacity (26-85 attenuation in 100 cycles), 4,5, 6,7.
Here we introduce a rechargeable aluminum battery
Using aluminum metal anode and three-
Size graphite-foam cathode.
The battery works through the deposition and dissolution of aluminum in the anode and the insertion/stripping
The insertion layer of chlorine-aluminum acid root ions in graphite, using non-
Flammable ionic liquid electrolyte.
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The defined discharge voltage platform is close to 2 volts, the specific capacity is about 70 mahg-1, and the Cullen efficiency is about 98.
It is found that the cathode can achieve rapid ion diffusion and insertion layer, and the current density is ~ 4, 000ma-1 (equivalent ~ 3, 000w-1) provides about 1 minute and bears more than 7,500 cycles without capacity attenuation.