Aqueous Supercapacitor with Wide-Temperature Operability and over 100,000 Cycles Enabled by Water-in-Salt Electrolyte.

ABSTRACT: Supercapacitors are crucial in renewable energy integration, satellite power systems, and rapid power delivery applications for mitigating voltage fluctuations and storing excess energy. Aqueous electrolytes offer a promising solution for low-cost and safe supercapacitors. However, they still face limitations in cycle life and wide-temperature range performance. Here, we present a symmetric supercapacitor utilizing activated carbon electrodes and a "water-in-salt" electrolyte (WiSE) based on lithium perchlorate. The WiSE electrolyte exhibits an expanded electrochemical stability window, endowing the aqueous supercapacitor with remarkable stability and long cycle life of over 100,000 cycles at 500 mA g^-1 with more than 91 % capacity retention. Moreover, the supercapacitor demonst

SUBMITTER: Ali Zafar Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11911967 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature