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OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

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Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have demonstrated the concept of a potassium-air (K?O Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. Ali Eftekhari (2004) Potassium secondary cell based on Prussian blue cathode. O 2 battery (0.5 Credit: ACS, Ren and Wu. O 2 batteries.In