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Electrolytes: From a Thorn Comes a Rose, and from a Rose, a Thorn
Author(s) -
CekicLaskovic Isidora,
Wölke Christian,
Xu Kang,
Winter Martin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.202000102
Subject(s) - rose (mathematics) , chemistry , electrolyte , battery (electricity) , beauty , function (biology) , art history , nanotechnology , aesthetics , art , horticulture , electrode , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology , materials science
In this article we take a stroll through the metaphorical rose garden, part of the flower garden, that is electrochemical storage systems. We take a closer look at batteries as the center‐pieces – the roses – and especially at the system component of batteries, the electrolyte and its development, throughout history. Just as a rose can only develop its unique beauty when taken good care of and provided with clean water and suitable nutrients, a battery cell cannot function without its electrolyte; the seemingly trivial component that has to juggle a multitude of requirements in order to make batteries truly bloom.