A self-healing Li–S redox flow battery with alternative reaction pathways
Qiliang Chen, Wei Guo, Donghai Wang, Yongzhu Fu
Abstract
Dipyridyl disulphide and diphenyl diselenide were introduced as adjuvants to enable self-healing in a Li–S redox flow battery. Sulfur atoms can be inserted into their molecular structures to alter the redox reaction pathways and accelerate the redox kinetics of sulfur.
Topics & Concepts
RedoxFlow batterySulfurDiselenideChemistryBattery (electricity)KineticsInorganic chemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistrySeleniumElectrolyteThermodynamicsPhysical chemistryPhysicsPower (physics)Quantum mechanicsAdvanced battery technologies researchPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies