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CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Volume 9, Issue 23, Pages 5178-5182Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c8sc01054d
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- Australian Research Council
- University of Queensland
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Rechargeable aluminum (Al) batteries are emerging as a promising post lithium-ion battery technology. Herein, we demonstrate a conceptually new design of rechargeable aluminum-selenium (Al-Se) batteries by understanding the selenium chemistry and controlling the electrode reaction. The Al-Se battery consists of a composite cathode including selenium nanowires and mesoporous carbon (CMK-3) nanorods, an Al metal anode and chloroaluminate ionic liquid electrolyte. The working mechanism of the Al-Se battery is the reversible redox reaction of the Se2Cl2/Se pair confined in the mesopores of CMK-3 nanorods. Al-Se batteries deliver a high reversible capacity of 178 mA h g 1 (by Se mass), high discharge voltages (mainly above 1.5 V), and good cycling/rate performances.
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