Computational and experimental investigation of the effect of cation structure on the solubility of anionic flow battery active-materials.

ABSTRACT: Recent advances in clean, sustainable energy sources such as wind and solar have enabled significant cost improvements, yet their inherent intermittency remains a considerable challenge for year-round reliability demanding the need for grid-scale energy storage. Nonaqueous redox flow batteries (NRFBs) have the potential to address this need, with attractive attributes such as flexibility to accommodate long- and short-duration storage, separately scalable energy and power ratings, and improved safety profile over integrated systems such as lithium-ion batteries. Currently, the low-solubility of NRFB electrolytes fundamentally limits their energy density. However, synthetically exploring the large chemical and parameter space of NRFB active materials is not only costly but also intractable.

SUBMITTER: Visayas BRB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8672735 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature