The invention discloses an
aluminum ion battery using
liquid metal gallium as a negative
electrode, which belongs to the field of electrochemical batteries. The battery is characterized by comprising a
liquid gallium negative
electrode with the purity of 99.9% to 99.999%, a positive
electrode, an aluminum
chloride and inorganic
acid salt electrolyte and a separator selected according to specific situations. The
liquid metal gallium is directly placed on the bottom layer of the battery as a negative electrode or placed in a
crucible as a negative electrode. A
solid conductive material is used as the lead of the
liquid gallium negative electrode. During the charging process, aluminum ions are reduced to aluminum atoms on the surface of the
liquid gallium negative electrode and dissolved and diffused into the liquid
gallium body phase. During the discharging process, the aluminum atoms dissolved in the liquid gallium are diffused to the surface of the gallium and are oxidized to the aluminum ions to enter the
electrolyte. The charging and discharging
voltage range is 0.1 to 2.4 V, and the
current density range is 0.01 to 10 Ag<-1>. The liquid gallium negative electrode adopted in the invention has the characteristics of
corrosion resistance, inhibition of Al dendrites and recycling. The
aluminum ion battery based on the negative electrode has the advantages of long cycle life,
high energy density, safety and stability, and can be used for large-scale
energy storage or automobile power batteries.