Unexpected electrochemical behavior of an anolyte redoxmer in flow battery electrolytes: solvating cations help to fight against the thermodynamic–kinetic dilemma
Yuyue Zhao, Yu Zhou, Lily A. Robertson, Jingjing Zhang, Zhangxing Shi, Sambasiva R. Bheemireddy, Ilya A. Shkrob, Yang Zhang, Tao Li, Zhengcheng Zhang, Lei Cheng, Lu Zhang
Abstract
Solvating cations help to lift the thermodynamic-kinetic constrain of an anolyte redoxmer by achieving a synergetic improvement of two conflicting properties: a lower redox potential AND a higher stability of the charged radical anion.
Topics & Concepts
Kinetic energyElectrochemistryElectrolyteFlow batteryRedoxChemistryChemical stabilityIonInorganic chemistryThermodynamicsElectrodePhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion