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Tailoring tetrahedral and pair-correlation entropies of glass-forming liquids for energy storage applications at ultralow temperatures

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  • Meijia Qiu

    (Jinan University
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Peng Sun

    (Jinan University)

  • Yuxuan Liang

    (Jinan University)

  • Jian Chen

    (Sun Yat-Sen University)

  • Zhong Lin Wang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Georgia Institute of Technology)

  • Wenjie Mai

    (Jinan University
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Aqueous solution experiences either crystallization or vitrification as being cooled, yet the mechanism of this bifurcation is confused. Since the glass-transition temperature Tg is much lower than the melting temperature, we herein propose an entropy-driven glass-forming liquid (EDGFL) as an attractive concept to develop anti-freezing electrolytes. The Tg is delicately modulated via regulating local structural orders to avoid the energy-driven ice crystallization and enter an entropy-driven glass transition, which can be theoretically explained by the competitive effect between tetrahedral entropy of water and pair correlation entropy related to ions. The constructive EDGFL with a low Tg of −128 °C and a high boiling point of +145 °C enables stable energy storage over an ultra-wide temperature range of −95~+120 °C, realizes superior AC linear filtering function at −95 °C, and helps improve the performance of aqueous Zn-ion batteries at ultralow temperatures. This special electrolyte will provide both theoretical and practical directions for developing anti-freezing energy storage systems adapting to frigid environment.

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  • Meijia Qiu & Peng Sun & Yuxuan Liang & Jian Chen & Zhong Lin Wang & Wenjie Mai, 2024. "Tailoring tetrahedral and pair-correlation entropies of glass-forming liquids for energy storage applications at ultralow temperatures," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-54449-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54449-x
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