The invention discloses an
electrolyte for a super-stable aqueous
copper-
sulfur battery as well as a preparation method and application of the
electrolyte. The
electrolyte comprises an aqueous
solvent, AB type
halide salt and
cuprous ion halide salt CuB, the cation A of the AB type salt is selected from at least one of Li < + >, Na < + >, K < + >,
choline cation and NH4 < + >, and the anion B is Cl <->, Br <-> or I <->; and the anion of the CuB is the same as the anion of the AB type salt. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving AB type salt in a water-based
solvent, and then adding CuB for dissolving. According to the electrolyte disclosed by the invention, the electrochemical reaction of the
copper-
sulfur battery is adjusted from two-step conversion to one-step conversion, so that shuttling of
polysulfide is inhibited in mechanism,
voltage polarization is reduced, the
solubility of Cu < + > is improved, and the interface stability is enhanced. The water-based
copper-
sulfur battery containing the electrolyte has ultra-long cycle life and high capacity
retention ratio, the capacity
retention ratio still reaches 88% or above after 400 times of circulation under 1C multiplying power, and the preparation process is simple, adapts to various
electrode and diaphragm materials and is suitable for large-scale application.