Science Daily April 24, 2023 In a proof-of-concept study, as a step forward in the development of a fiber-shaped battery that could be integrated into garments, an international team of researchers (USA- North Carolina State University, Thailand) created a yarn-shaped cathode. They utilized the unique properties of graphene to make a yarn-shaped zinc-ion battery. They created different manganese dioxide microparticles in various shapes and sizes and embedded them in fiber made of graphene oxide. They found the shape and size of the graphene oxide and manganese dioxide materials affected its electrochemical function. When the graphene and manganese dioxide were well-mixed, […]
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A smart safe rechargeable zinc ion battery based on sol-gel transition electrolytes
Phys.org July 20, 2018 Reversible sol-gel transition hydrogels are normally in flowing liquid state at or below room temperature and can transform into stationary gels when heated above a critical temperature and transition can be reversed after cooling down. Researchers in China synthesized a temperature-sensitive sol-gel transition electrolyte comprising proton-incorporated poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) (PNA) incorporating it into a rechargeable Zn/α-MnO2 battery system. After heating above the low critical temperature, a gelation process occurs in the PNA sol-gel electrolyte shutting down the battery. After cooling down, the transition is reversed to liquid state and an original electrochemical performance can be restored. Because […]