Copper hexacyanoferrate battery electrodes with long cycle life and high power

Colin D. Wessells, Robert A. Huggins and Yi Cui ()
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Colin D. Wessells: Stanford University
Robert A. Huggins: Stanford University
Yi Cui: Stanford University

Nature Communications, 2011, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-5

Abstract: Abstract Short-term transients, including those related to wind and solar sources, present challenges to the electrical grid. Stationary energy storage systems that can operate for many cycles, at high power, with high round-trip energy efficiency, and at low cost are required. Existing energy storage technologies cannot satisfy these requirements. Here we show that crystalline nanoparticles of copper hexacyanoferrate, which has an ultra-low strain open framework structure, can be operated as a battery electrode in inexpensive aqueous electrolytes. After 40,000 deep discharge cycles at a 17 C rate, 83% of the original capacity of copper hexacyanoferrate is retained. Even at a very high cycling rate of 83 C, two thirds of its maximum discharge capacity is observed. At modest current densities, round-trip energy efficiencies of 99% can be achieved. The low-cost, scalable, room-temperature co-precipitation synthesis and excellent electrode performance of copper hexacyanoferrate make it attractive for large-scale energy storage systems.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1563

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