An all-aqueous redox flow battery with unprecedented energy density
- 31 July 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Energy & Environmental Science
- Vol. 11 (8), 2010-2015
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ee00686e
Abstract
Redox flow batteries are of particular interest because of the flexible power and energy storage originating from their unique architecture, but their low energy density has inhibited their widespread dissemination. In this work, a novel strategy of tuning the pH of the electrolyte environment is put forward to enhance the battery voltage, and eventually achieve the goal of high energy density for all-aqueous redox flow batteries. With this strategy, a hybrid alkaline zinc-iodine redox flow battery has been designed with a 0.47 V potential enhancement by switching the anolyte from acidic to basic, thus inspiring an experimental high energy density of 330.5 W h L-1. This is an unprecedented record to date for an all-aqueous redox flow battery.Keywords
Funding Information
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- University of Waterloo
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