Themed collection Flowable energy storage
Energy storage mechanism, advancement, challenges, and perspectives on vivid manganese redox couples
Manganese redox couples are a promising candidate for redox flow batteries due to their low cost, ecofriendliness, high standard reduction potential, and variable oxidation states.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 948-964
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00102D
Single-membrane pH-decoupling aqueous batteries using proton-coupled electrochemistry for pH recovery
Proton-coupled electrochemical reactions as proton pumps can facilitate in situ or ex situ pH recovery and capacity rebalancing within single-membrane pH-decoupling batteries.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 1911-1918
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4YA00279B
Optimization framework for redox flow battery electrodes with improved microstructural characteristics
This research aims to advance the field of vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) by introducing a pioneering approach to optimize the microstructural characteristics of carbon cloth electrodes.
Energy Adv., 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4YA00248B
Organized macro-scale membrane size reduction in vanadium redox flow batteries: part 2. Flow-field-informed membrane coverage distribution
Membranes are a critical component contributing to cost in flowing-electrolyte electrochemical systems. Flow-field-informed membrane reduction can be adopted to reduce performance compromise.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 1307-1313
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4YA00118D
Bamboo charcoal as electrode material for vanadium redox flow batteries
We investigated bamboo electrodes for use in vanadium redox flow batteries. The electrodes showed promising electrochemical performance, wettability, and a channel structure suitable for vanadium electrolyte flow.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 997-1008
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4YA00166D
An aqueous polysulfide redox flow battery with a semi-fluorinated cation exchange membrane
An economically viable thermally annealed cation exchange membrane for polysulfide-based redox flow batteries.
Energy Adv., 2024,3, 203-214
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00509G
In-plane gradient design of flow fields enables enhanced convections for redox flow batteries
This work proposes an in-plane gradient flow field design which enhances the under-rib convections for redox flow batteries. Furthermore, generalized structured approaches have been proffered for future scientific research.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 2006-2017
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00365E
Beyond energy density: flow battery design driven by safety and location
Using satellite imagery we show that the installation footprint of grid-scale lithium-ion batteries is often comparable to much less energy-dense technologies such as aqueous battery systems.
Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1357-1365
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00208J
About this collection
Flowable energy storage is a technology capable of addressing critical challenges in the energy landscape by offering scalable, durable and sustainable solutions.
This themed collection includes papers covering redox flow batteries (including lithium-sulfur, vanadium and aqueous organic systems), electrochemical flow capacitors, and component design for these systems.
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