In contrast to lithium-ion batteries where lithium ions carry the charge, a proton battery, making use of a hydrated Prussian blue analogue electrode, is shown to be able to transmit charges in the fashion of the Grotthuss mechanism, displaying ultrafast-rate and ultralong-life properties.
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Xu, K. Diffusionless charge transfer. Nat Energy 4, 93–94 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-019-0328-z
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