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Engineering Polyampholytes for Energy Storage Devices: Conductivity, Selectivity, and Durability.

Madina Mussalimova^1,2, Nargiz Gizatullina^1,2, Gaukhargul Yelemessova^1,2

¹Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Geology and Oil-Gas Business Institute Named After K. Turyssov, Satbayev University, Almaty 050043, Kazakhstan.

|January 10, 2026

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Polyampholytes, versatile macromolecules with positive and negative charges, are revolutionizing energy devices. Engineering their properties enhances ionic transport, stability, and safety in batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, and fuel cells.

Keywords:

gel polymer electrolytes interfacial engineering lithium metal batteries polyampholytes polyzwitterions supercapacitors zinc-ion batteries

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Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Polymer Science

Background:

Polyampholytes, macromolecules with both cationic and anionic groups, offer unique properties for energy applications.
Their tunable charge balance, hydration, and architecture are key to improving energy storage and conversion devices.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the engineering strategies for polyampholytes in energy storage and conversion.
To classify different polyampholyte systems and their roles in various devices.
To identify design rules and future opportunities for polyampholyte development.

Main Methods:

Classification of polyampholyte systems (annealed, quenched, zwitterionic).
Analysis of molecular design strategies (charge ratio, distribution, crosslinking).
Comparison of device performance metrics (conductivity, stability, safety).

Main Results:

Polyampholytes enhance ion dissociation, interfacial stability, and dendrite suppression in batteries.
They maintain conductivity and elasticity in supercapacitors under extreme conditions.
Zwitterionic interlayers improve efficiency in solar cells, and membranes enhance selectivity in fuel cells.

Conclusions:

Coupling charge neutrality with controlled hydration and dynamic crosslinking balances conductivity and mechanical properties.
Key challenges include brittleness and ion pairing with multivalent salts.
Opportunities lie in advanced copolymerization, plasticization, and operando studies.