Hybrid electrolyte for advanced rechargeable batteries.

A conventional design of each rechargeable lithium-ion battery contains a cathode and an anode with an electrolyte that transfers Li-ions inside the battery. Following this, the hybrid electrolyte system was further extended to a series of prototype batteries, such as Li-air, Li-S, Li-Cu metal, Li-AgO and Li-redox flow batteries, et al. [[3]]. Benefitting from the segregated hybrid electrolytes, electrode reactions in the cathode and anode are not interacted, ensuring the feasibility of oxygen redox reaction in aqueous catholyte and the high energy density from Li-metal anode. [Extracted from the article]