Nanoporous aramid nanofibre separators for nonaqueous redox flow batteries

Siu on Tung; Sydney L. Fisher; Nicholas A. Kotov; Levi T. Thompson

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05752-x

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Nanoporous aramid nanofibre separators for nonaqueous redox flow batteries

Siu on Tung,
Sydney L. Fisher,
Nicholas A. Kotov,
Levi T. Thompson

Affiliations

Siu on Tung: Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
Sydney L. Fisher: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
Nicholas A. Kotov: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
Levi T. Thompson: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05752-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Nonaqueous redox flow batteries may offer high energy and power densities, but development of separators is key for optimization. Here the authors achieve high coulombic efficiency with a nanoporous aramid nanofibres-based separator with low permeability, high ion conductivity, and exceptional stability.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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