Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Development of efficient aqueous organic redox flow batteries using ion-sieving sulfonated polymer membranes

  • Chunchun Ye,
  • Anqi Wang,
  • Charlotte Breakwell,
  • Rui Tan,
  • C. Grazia Bezzu,
  • Elwin Hunter-Sellars,
  • Daryl R. Williams,
  • Nigel P. Brandon,
  • Peter A. A. Klusener,
  • Anthony R. Kucernak,
  • Kim E. Jelfs,
  • Neil B. McKeown,
  • Qilei Song

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30943-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Aqueous organic redox flow batteries are promising for grid-scale energy storage, although their practical application is still limited. Here, the authors report highly ion-conductive and selective polymer membranes, which boost the battery’s efficiency and stability, offering cost-effective electricity storage.