When the battery is fully discharged, both tanks hold the same electrolyte solution: a mixture of the positively
charged zinc ions, Zn2 +, and negatively charged iodide ion, I -.
Not exact matches
So, Chunyi Zhi and colleagues wanted to develop a rechargeable yarn
zinc -
ion battery that would maintain its
charge capacity, while being waterproof and flexible.
«With our design,
zinc ions are reduced and deposited on the exposed back surface of the
zinc electrode during
charging,» said Higashi, lead author of the study.
Because it is so reactive, oxalate also interferes with the duties of many other positively
charged ions like magnesium,
zinc, copper, iron, manganese, and more.