Issue 4, 2017

Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage

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.

Graphical abstract: Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 Leq 2016
Accepted
03 Kax 2016
First published
03 Qun 2017

Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 584-618

Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage

L. Xia, L. Yu, D. Hu and G. Z. Chen, Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 584 DOI: 10.1039/C6QM00169F

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