Emerging chemistries and molecular designs for flow batteries

L Zhang, R Feng, W Wang, G Yu - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Redox flow batteries are a critical technology for large-scale energy storage, offering the
promising characteristics of high scalability, design flexibility and decoupled energy and …

A chemistry and microstructure perspective on ion‐conducting membranes for redox flow batteries

P Xiong, L Zhang, Y Chen, S Peng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are among the most promising grid‐scale energy storage
technologies. However, the development of RFBs with high round‐trip efficiency, high rate …

Current challenges and perspectives of polymer electrolyte membranes

X Ge, F Zhang, L Wu, Z Yang, T Xu - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer electrolyte membranes are charged polymers in the membrane shape, which can
separate the anode reaction from the cathode reaction, allowing the fabrication of compact …

Advanced ion transfer materials in electro-driven membrane processes for sustainable ion-resource extraction and recovery

Y Zhao, N Mamrol, WA Tarpeh, X Yang, C Gao… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The conversion of industrial wastewater, salt-lakes and seawater into the valuable ionic
resources is a critical challenge for sustainable global development. Electro-driven …

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 …

Phosphoric acid-doped polybenzimidazole with a leaf-like three-layer porous structure as a high-temperature proton exchange membrane for fuel cells

P Wang, J Peng, B Yin, X Fu, L Wang, JL Luo… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Porous polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes with a high ability to store phosphoric acid (PA)
and transfer protons are promising materials as high-temperature proton exchange …

Functionalized carbon black modified sulfonated polyether ether ketone membrane for highly stable vanadium redox flow battery

X Lou, B Lu, M He, Y Yu, X Zhu, F Peng, C Qin… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfonated polyether ether ketone (SPEEK) membranes have attracted much attention as
ion exchange membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) owing to their …

Organic flow batteries: recent progress and perspectives

J Cao, J Tian, J Xu, Y Wang - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
As a necessary supplement to clean renewable energy, aqueous flow batteries have
become one of the most promising next-generation energy storage and conversion devices …

Efficient and durable vanadium flow batteries enabled by high-performance fluorinated poly (aryl piperidinium) membranes

T Ban, M Guo, Y Wang, J Ma, X Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) have been extensively investigated as diaphragm
materials for vanadium flow batteries (VFBs). However, current IEMs made of polymers still …

Supramolecular Sidechain Topology Mediated Pseudo‐Nanophase Separation Engineering for High‐Performance Redox Flow Battery Membranes

P Xiong, A Li, S Xiao, Y Jiang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudo‐nanophase separation enabled by supramolecular‐interaction‐grafted sidechains
proves a promising alternative for constructing high‐performance commercially viable …