US 12,482,843 B2
Rechargeable electrochemical devices and methods for the same
Shuya Wei, Albuquerque, NM (US); Cameron Carugati, Albuquerque, NM (US); and Christie Fetrow, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed by UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Filed on May 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/655,565.
Application 18/655,565 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2023/025752, filed on Jun. 20, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/357,938, filed on Jul. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0297324 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 8/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 8/188 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrochemical device, comprising:
an anode;
a cathode comprising aluminum oxalate; and
an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, the electrolyte comprising a deep eutectic mixture and an electrolyte additive,
wherein the deep eutectic mixture comprises an ion coordinated complex prepared from a combination of aluminum chloride (AlCl3) and an amide; and
wherein the amide of the ion coordinated complex comprises one or more of thiourea, formamide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, or a combination thereof.