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ArticleNature communications2026

Robust cement-graphite thick electrode enables high-performance molten salt aluminum batteries.

Kai Luo, Xiong Qian, Jiashen Meng, Xuanpeng Wang, Yukun Qin, Jinshuo Wang, Meng Zhang, Xiaoxue Yan, Fang Liu, Minghao Wang and 4 more

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Kai LuoState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xiong QianDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong. xiong.qian@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5435-382X
Jiashen MengState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China. jsmeng@whut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2972-8815
Xuanpeng WangZhongyu Feima New Material Technology Innovation Center (Zhengzhou) Co. Ltd. High Technology Industrial Development Zone, Zhengzhou, China.
Yukun QinState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jinshuo WangState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Meng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xiaoxue YanState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Fang LiuState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Minghao WangState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chuanlin HuState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China. chuanlin@whut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7791-401X
Shuguang HuState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chi Sun PoonDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4912-3936
Fazhou WangState Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China. fzhwang@whut.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9376-5632

Funding

Department of Science and Technology, Hubei Provincial People's Government (Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology) 2025AFA105Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (Ministry of Education of China) JYB2025XDXM408Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2024YFA1211800National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52472033, 52130208
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Abstract

Molten-salt aluminum batteries are promising for grid-scale energy storage, leveraging the abundance and recyclability of aluminum along with the intrinsic safety, non-flammability, and high ionic conductivity of chloroaluminate electrolytes. However, conventional polymeric binders lack stability in high-temperature, corrosive molten-salt environments, leading to electrode structural degradation and premature battery failure. Here we propose thick cement-graphite electrodes for molten salt aluminum batteries that feature a self-supporting structure, high mechanical strength, high thermal tolerance, and resistance to chemical corrosion. In this design, graphite provides continuous electron-conducting pathways, while hydrated cement phases encapsulate and interconnect graphite, forming an inorganic skeleton with measurable mechanical properties, chemically inert, and hierarchically porous. Operating at 150 °C, the Al| |cement-graphite cells achieve a long cycle life of over 11,000 cycles at 16 mg cm

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