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High-Capacity Silicon–Air Battery in Alkaline Solution

  1. Xing Zhong1,†,
  2. Hua Zhang2,†,
  3. Yuan Liu2,
  4. Dr. Jingwei Bai2,
  5. Dr. Lei Liao1,
  6. Prof. Yu Huang2,
  7. Prof. Xiangfeng Duan1,*

Article first published online: 5 DEC 2011

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100426

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ChemSusChem

ChemSusChem

Special Issue: Green Nanocatalysis

Volume 5, Issue 1, pages 177–180, January 9, 2012

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Zhong, X., Zhang, H., Liu, Y., Bai, J., Liao, L., Huang, Y. and Duan, X. (2012), High-Capacity Silicon–Air Battery in Alkaline Solution. ChemSusChem, 5: 177–180. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201100426

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Nanosystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)

  2. 2

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, California Nanosystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 410 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)

  1. †

    These authors contributed equally to this work.

*Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Nanosystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (USA)

  1. †

    These authors contributed equally to this work.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 JAN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 5 DEC 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 3 AUG 2011

Funded by

  • NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program
  • NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. Grant Number: 1DP2OD004342-01
  • NIH–NCRR Shared Resources Grant. Grant Number: CJX1-443835-WS-29646
  • NSF Major Research Instrumentation Grant. Grant Number: CHE-0722519

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Keywords:

  • alkali metals;
  • batteries;
  • electrochemistry;
  • silicon;
  • specific capacity
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Elements with potential: A silicon–air battery using an alkaline solution as electrolyte is comprised of only environmentally friendly and widely available elements, including silicon, potassium, oxygen, and hydrogen. The assembled battery exhibits an average working potential between 0.9 to 1.2 V at variable discharge current densities, and high specific capacities are achieved.

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