Development of flow battery technologies using the principles of sustainable chemistry

Z Zhao, X Liu, M Zhang, L Zhang, C Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Realizing decarbonization and sustainable energy supply by the integration of variable
renewable energies has become an important direction for energy development. Flow …

Viologens: a versatile organic molecule for energy storage applications

M Kathiresan, B Ambrose, N Angulakshmi… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic redox compounds are a fascinating class of active materials used in energy storage
applications. The structural diversity as well as ability to be molecularly tailored assists in …

Reversible redox chemistry in pyrrolidinium‐based TEMPO radical and extended viologen for high‐voltage and long‐life aqueous redox flow batteries

M Pan, L Gao, J Liang, P Zhang, S Lu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs) are regarded as a promising candidate for
grid‐scale, low‐cost and sustainable energy storage. However, their performance is …

High‐power near‐neutral aqueous all organic redox flow battery enabled with a pair of anionic redox species

M Gao, M Salla, Y Song, Q Wang - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs) are regarded as a promising alternative for
low‐cost and durable grid‐scale energy storage. However, the narrow potential gap …

[HTML][HTML] Associative pyridinium electrolytes for air-tolerant redox flow batteries

ME Carrington, K Sokołowski, E Jónsson, EW Zhao… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Pyridinium electrolytes are promising candidates for flow-battery-based energy storage,,–.
However, the mechanisms underlying both their charge–discharge processes and overall …

Functional materials for aqueous redox flow batteries: merits and applications

F Zhu, W Guo, Y Fu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are promising electrochemical energy storage systems, offering
vast potential for large-scale applications. Their unique configuration allows energy and …

Spatial structure regulation: a rod‐shaped viologen enables long lifetime in aqueous redox flow batteries

H Li, H Fan, B Hu, L Hu, G Chang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A stable rod‐like sulfonated viologen (R‐Vi) derivative is developed through a spatial‐
structure‐adjustment strategy for neutral aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs) …

Insights into an air-stable methylene blue catholyte towards kW-scale practical aqueous organic flow batteries

Y Zhang, F Li, T Li, M Zhang, Z Yuan, G Hou… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous organic flow batteries (AOFBs) possess unique advantages, including element
abundance and tailorability, compared to the traditional flow batteries (FBs). However …

Constructing Self‐Adapting Electrostatic Interface on Lithium Metal Anode for Stable 400 Wh kg−1 Pouch Cells

P Zhao, Y Li, S Chen, H Fan, Y Feng… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The realization of large‐capacity, high‐energy‐density Li metal battery technology is
seriously impeded by dendrite growth and massive dead lithium formation upon cycling …

Single‐Component Photochromic Smart Semiconductor with Photoswitchable Fast Bidirectional Electron Transfer

XQ Yu, MS Wang, GC Guo - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction of photochromic properties into semiconductors confers semiconductors with
smart behaviors, color‐related applications, and new modulation approaches …