Overcoming the challenges of integrating variable renewable energy to the grid: A comprehensive review of electrochemical battery storage systems

L Deguenon, D Yamegueu, A Gomna - Journal of Power Sources, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar and wind
is creating new challenges for the stability and reliability of power systems. Electrochemical …

Electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage

L Xia, L Yu, D Hu, GZ Chen - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
An electrolyte is a key component of electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices and its
properties greatly affect the energy capacity, rate performance, cyclability and safety of all …

A perspective of ZnCl2 electrolytes: the physical and electrochemical properties

X Ji - eScience, 2021 - Elsevier
Molten ZnCl 2 hydrates are ionic liquids at room temperature, which exhibit intriguing
physical and electrochemical properties. Continuous efforts have been devoted over several …

Suppression of dendrite formation and corrosion on zinc anode of secondary aqueous batteries

KEK Sun, TKA Hoang, TNL Doan, Y Yu… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Novel zinc anodes are synthesized via electroplating with organic additives in the plating
solution. The selected organic additives are cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) …

A low cost, high energy density, and long cycle life potassium-sulfur battery for grid-scale energy storage.

X Lu, ME Bowden, VL Sprenkle, J Liu - … Materials (Deerfield Beach …, 2015 - europepmc.org
A potassium-sulfur battery using K (+)-conducting beta-alumina as the electrolyte to
separate a molten potassium metal anode and a sulfur cathode is presented. The results …

Capacity Enhancement and Discharge Mechanisms of Room‐Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries

X Yu, A Manthiram - ChemElectroChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A strategy for capacity and cyclability enhancement of room‐temperature sodium–sulfur (Na–
S) batteries is reported by inserting a nanostructured, carbon‐based interlayer between the …

Liquid-metal electrode to enable ultra-low temperature sodium–beta alumina batteries for renewable energy storage

X Lu, G Li, JY Kim, D Mei, JP Lemmon… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Commercial sodium–sulphur or sodium–metal halide batteries typically need an operating
temperature of 300–350° C, and one of the reasons is poor wettability of liquid sodium on …

Challenges and perspectives on high and intermediate-temperature sodium batteries

KB Hueso, V Palomares, M Armand, T Rojo - Nano Research, 2017 - Springer
Energy storage systems are selected depending on factors such as storage capacity,
available power, discharge time, self-discharge, efficiency, or durability. Additional …

Advanced intermediate temperature sodium–nickel chloride batteries with ultra-high energy density

G Li, X Lu, JY Kim, KD Meinhardt, HJ Chang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Sodium-metal halide batteries have been considered as one of the more attractive
technologies for stationary electrical energy storage, however, they are not used for broader …

Metallic sodium anodes for advanced sodium metal batteries: progress, challenges and perspective

H Shi, Y Zhang, Y Liu, C Yuan - The Chemical Record, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Sodium (Na)‐based batteries, as the ideal choice of large‐scale and low‐cost
energy storage, have attracted much attention. Na metal anodes with high theoretical …