METAL-BASED BATTERIES WITH ENHANCED CYCLABILITY

Metal-based batteries incorporating magnets to apply Lorentz force are disclosed herein. In one example, a zinc-bromine battery includes an aqueous electrolyte containing bromine (Br), bromine ion complexes, or bromine precursors, a plurality of zinc cations (Zn+), and a plurality of anions of bromine; a first electrode containing zinc (Zn); a second electrode in fluid communication with the first electrode via the aqueous electrolyte; and a magnet proximate to the first electrode and/or the second electrode. The magnet has a field strength to exert sufficient Lorentz force on the plurality of zinc cations (Zn+) such that the zinc cations (Zn+) forming a vortex proximate to a surface of the first electrode during galvanic charging and discharging of the zinc-bromine battery.