All-Fullerene-Based Cells for Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries

• DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11041
• Publication Date: 2017-12-12T20:58:10Z
• Authors: Jochen Friedl; Maria A. Lebedeva; Kyriakos Porfyrakis; Ulrich Stimming; Thomas W. Chamber...
• Keywords: Flow battery

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