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ArticleSmall methods2026

Dual Soft-Gel Electrodes Enabling Near-Practical and Deployable Aqueous Batteries.

Kaiqiang Zhang, Shengtao Yang, Haoning Xi, Qinhan Yang, Jilei Ye, Yuping Wu

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Article in Small methods, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kaiqiang ZhangSchool of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Shengtao YangSchool of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Haoning XiSchool of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Qinhan YangSchool of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jilei YeSchool of Energy Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuping WuConfucius Energy Storage Lab, School of Energy and Environment & Z Energy Storage Center, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 22109069Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20221446
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Abstract

Aqueous batteries offer strong potential for large-scale energy storage owing to their intrinsic safety and low cost, yet their development remains constrained by the fundamental limitations of solid- and liquid-state electrode architectures. Here, we report a dual soft-gel electrode aqueous battery enabled by a water competition effect between sulfate anions and water-soluble polymers. By confining redox-active 1,8-bis(2-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-ethoxy)ethoxy)anthracene-9,10-dione and iodide within the anode and cathode soft-gel phases, respectively, together with an electronically conductive network, a dual-soft-gel electrode battery configuration is realized. This architecture delivers stable electrochemical operation while maintaining effective ionic and electronic transport. Importantly, the concept is further validated in a cylindrical cell with substantially increased electrode dimensions, which exhibits consistent cycling behavior, highlighting the potential of dual soft-gel electrodes as a deployable platform for practical aqueous batteries.

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aqueous batteriespractical applicationsoft‐gel electrodestable cycle performancewater competition effect

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PMID42175569
PMCPMC13244426

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