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Research Progress on Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible Zinc-Ion Batteries

  • Wei Zhang ,
  • Huan Xia ,
  • Xin Cao ,
  • Binyu Xu ,
  • Zhengyun Li
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  • a School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211102
    b School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211102
These authors contributed to this work equally.

Received date: 2023-06-18

  Revised date: 2023-08-01

  Online published: 2023-08-22

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China(52371134)

Abstract

To meet the development of diverse flexible wearable electronic devices, a corresponding power supply system is needed. Flexible zinc-ion batteries have been widely studied due to their high safety, easy assembly, and high energy density. As an important component of flexible zinc-ion batteries, hydrogel electrolytes have been widely studied. The controllable construction methods of hydrogel electrolytes are introduced. The latest research achievements of multifunctional hydrogel electrolytes for flexible zinc-ion batteries, mainly including mechanically enhanced, self-healing, low-temperature, and environmental response hydrogel electrolytes, are summarized in detail. In addition, the future development of high-performance hydrogel electrolytes is also prospected.

Cite this article

Wei Zhang , Huan Xia , Xin Cao , Binyu Xu , Zhengyun Li . Research Progress on Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible Zinc-Ion Batteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024 , 44(1) : 148 -158 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202306015

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