All-Fullerene-Based Cells for Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries

Jochen Friedl, Maria A. Lebedeva, Kyriakos Porfyrakis, Ulrich Stimming, Thomas W. Chamberlain

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Abstract

Redox flow batteries have the potential to revolutionize our use of intermittent sustainable energy sources such as solar and wind power by storing the energy in liquid electrolytes. Our concept study utilizes a novel electrolyte system, exploiting derivatized fullerenes as both anolyte and catholyte species in a series of battery cells, including a symmetric, single species system which alleviates the common problem of membrane crossover. The prototype multielectron system, utilizing molecular based charge carriers, made from inexpensive, abundant, and sustainable materials, principally, C and Fe, demonstrates remarkable current and energy densities and promising long-term cycling stability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)401-405
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume140
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes

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