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Here we report a quasi\u2010solid\u2010state lithium||tellurium battery in which a zwitterionic gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) stabilizes multivalent tellurium redox, enabling reversible six\u2010electron conversion under practical conditions. By embedding LiCl directly into a Te cathode, we establish a Te\/LiCl composite that activates the sequential Te\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    \/Te\n                    <jats:sup>0<\/jats:sup>\n                    \/Te\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    \/Te\n                    <jats:sup>4+<\/jats:sup>\n                    redox cascade with three well\u2010defined discharge plateaus at 2.42, 2.17, and 1.76\u00a0V. This multivalent conversion delivers a high specific capacity of 938 mAh g\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                    and an energy density of 619\u00a0Wh kg\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                    based on the whole cathode. To suppress dissolution and decomposition of high\u2010valence Te\n                    <jats:sup>n+<\/jats:sup>\n                    species, we design a zwitterionic GPE that provides dual\u2010ion (Li\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    \/Cl\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) transport, robust Li metal compatibility, and effective confinement of soluble intermediates. The resulting quasi\u2010solid Li||Te\/LiCl cells exhibit excellent rate performance and long\u2010term durability (87.6% capacity retention after 400 cycles at 1 A g\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), and achieve an areal capacity of 5.4 mAh cm\n                    <jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    . This work establishes a zwitterion\u2010stabilized, multivalent Te redox platform that bridges high energy density with practical cycling stability, offering a generalizable strategy for advanced conversion\u2010type lithium batteries.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/anie.2069430","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,11]],"date-time":"2026-07-11T17:21:01Z","timestamp":1783790461000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Zwitterionic Gel Electrolyte Stabilized Multivalent Tellurium Redox for High\u2010Energy Lithium Batteries"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"65","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4621-623X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ze","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Wu Jieh Yee School of Interdisciplinary Studies Lingnan University  Hong Kong 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