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Composite electrode for aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries

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OSTI ID:1600283
An aqueous rechargeable zinc ion battery is provided, the battery comprising a cathode comprising a V3O7.H2O-graphene composite, the composite comprising a plurality of V3O7.H2O nanostructures in contact with graphene, an anode in electrical communication with the cathode, the anode comprising zinc, and an aqueous electrolyte between the cathode and the anode, the aqueous electrolyte comprising zinc ions and an ether of a type and at an amount selected to maximize a capacity retention value of the battery.
Research Organization:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0008711
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)
Patent Number(s):
10,476,111
Application Number:
15/810,903
OSTI ID:
1600283
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (6)

A High Power Rechargeable Nonaqueous Multivalent Zn/V 2 O 5 Battery journal August 2016
Characteristics of the electrolyte containing ethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate in zinc-polyaniline battery journal January 2016
Synthesis of V3O7·H2O nanobelts as cathode materials for lithium–ion batteries journal January 2006
Synthesis of H 2 V 3 O 8 /Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite as a Promising Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries journal January 2014
Single-crystal H 2 V 3 O 8 nanowires: a competitive anode with large capacity for aqueous lithium-ion batteries journal January 2011
A high-capacity and long-life aqueous rechargeable zinc battery using a metal oxide intercalation cathode journal August 2016

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