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Exploring zinc coordination in novel zinc battery electrolytes

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posted on 2014-06-14, 00:00 authored by Mega KarMega Kar, B Winther-Jensen, Maria ForsythMaria Forsyth, D R MacFarlane
The coordination of zinc ions by tetraglyme has been investigated here to support the development of novel electrolytes for rechargeable zinc batteries. Zn(2+) reduction is electrochemically reversible from tetraglyme. The spectroscopic data, molar conductivity and thermal behavior as a function of zinc composition, between mole ratios [80 : 20] and [50 : 50] [tetraglyme : zinc chloride], all suggest that strong interactions take place between chloro-zinc complexes and tetraglyme. Varying the concentration of zinc chloride produces a range of zinc-chloro species (ZnClx)(2-x) in solution, which hinder full interaction between the zinc ion and tetraglyme. Both the [70 : 30] and [50 : 50] mixtures are promising electrolyte candidates for reversible zinc batteries, such as the zinc-air device.

History

Journal

Physical chemistry chemical physics

Volume

16

Issue

22

Pagination

10816 - 10822

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Location

Cambridge, England

ISSN

1463-9076

eISSN

1463-9084

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, Royal Society of Chemistry