Zn-based eutectic mixture as anolyte for hybrid redox flow batteries

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 5740 - 8
• Main Authors: Wang, Yiyu, Niu, Zhihui, Zheng, Qi, Zhang, Changkun, Ye, Jing, Dai, Gaole, Zhao, Yu, Zhang, Xiaohong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 10.04.2018; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/4077/4079/891; 639/638/675; Batteries; Carbon; Electrochemistry; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Energy storage; Fourier transforms; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Redox potential; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Silver chloride; Solvents; Spectrum analysis; Viscosity; Voltammetry; Zinc

Developing greener batteries with new chemistries is a formidable challenge, and a major focus for years to come. Redox flow batteries are receiving increasing research interest for grid-scale electrochemical energy storage owing to their unique architecture. However, challenges still remain by thei...