All-PEGylated redox-active metal-free organic molecules in non-aqueous redox flow battery
Jingchao Chai, Amir Lashgari, Xiao Wang, Caroline K. Williams, Jianbing Jiang
Abstract
A non-aqueous redox flow battery based on all-PEGylated, metal-free compounds is presented. The PEGylation enhances the stability of the redox-active materials, alleviating crossover by increasing the anolyte and catholyte species’ molecular sizes.
Topics & Concepts
RedoxChemistryAqueous solutionFlow batteryPEGylationBattery (electricity)Inorganic chemistryMetalCombinatorial chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryElectrodePolyethylene glycolPhysical chemistryThermodynamicsEngineeringPower (physics)ElectrolytePhysicsAdvanced battery technologies researchPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies