The invention discloses a low-cost aluminum-containing
electrolyte and an application of an aluminum battery thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
electrochemical energy storage. Electrolyteis ionic-like liquid of aluminum
halide-A and
amide compound and an amount of an additive, wherein the aluminum
halide-A is preferably aluminum
chloride, the
amide compound is preferably
acetamide, and the additive contains one of aluminum
halide-B (when the additive is aluminum halide-B, the extracts of the aluminum halide-B and aluminum halide A are different), Bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide aluminum (Al(TFSI)3), Bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide
sodium (Na(TFSI)), Bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide
magnesium (Mg(TFSI)2), Bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide
zinc (Zn(TFSI)2), aluminum
perchlorate(Al(ClO4)3), chloroaluminate,
bromine aluminate,
urea, aluminum
trifluoromethanesulfonate (Al(OTF)3),
benzene,
toluene,
chlorobenzene, and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropylether (HFE) or more. The
electrolyte can be used in the fields of
aluminum ion batteries, aluminum-
sulfur batteries and the like. An aluminum-
sulfur battery assembled by using the
electrolyte provided by the invention is high in capacity, good in
cycling stability and excellent in rate capability. Meanwhile, the aluminum-
sulfur battery is low in cost, does not contain high-
pollution substances such as heavymetals, is easy to assemble and high in safety, and has a good industrial application prospect.