We demonstrate a disposable aqueous primary battery chemistry that comprises environmentally benign materials of the sulfur cathode and Zn anode in a 1 M ZnCl aqueous electrolyte. The Zn-S battery shows a high energy density of 1083.3 Wh kg for sulphur with a flat discharge voltage plateau around 0.7 V. When operating at a high mass loading of 8.3 mg cm for sulfur in the cathode, the battery exhibits a very high areal capacity of 11.4 mA h cm and areal energy of 7.7 mW h cm.
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January 2025
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School of Environmental and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China. Electronic address:
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January 2025
Department of in Vitro Studies, Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Kampinoska 25, 80-180, Gdańsk, Poland.
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School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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December 2024
Grupo de Investigación Agua y Salud Ambiental, Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias Ambientales de Aragón (IUCA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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