Battelle Memorial Institute

Princeton University

Zhenguo Yang

Jun Liu

Zimin Nie

Liyu Li

Wei Wang

Daiwon Choi

Donghai Wang

Guanguang Xia

Soowhan Kim

Ilhan A Aksay

Gordon Lee Graff

Jianlu Zhang

Baowei Chen

Wu Xu

Rong Kou

Yuliang Cao

John Patrick Lemmon

Jiguang Zhang

Xiaolin Li

Guan-Guang Xia

Jie Xiao

Jin Yong Kim

Jeffry W Stevenson

Suresh Baskaran

Lawrence Andrew Chick

Yuyan Shao

Larry R Pederson

Jianming Zheng

Vilayanur Venkataraman Viswanathan

Leonard S Fifield

Christopher Andrew Coyle

Lifen Xiao

Jason Zhang

Introducing multiple redox reactions with a suitable voltage range can improve the energy density of redox flow battery (RFB) systems. One example includes RFB systems utilizing multiple redox pairs in the positive half cell, the negative half cell, or in both. Such RFB systems can have a negative electrolyte, a positive electrolyte, and a membrane between the negative electrolyte and the positive electrolyte, in which at least two electrochemically active elements exist in the negative electrolyte, the positive electrolyte, or both.

Redox flow batteries having multiple electroactive elements

Redox flow battery systems having a supporting solution that contains Clions can exhibit improved performance and characteristics. Furthermore, a supporting solution having mixed SOand Clions can provide increased energy density and improved stability and solubility of one or more of the ionic species in the catholyte and/or anolyte. According to one example, a vanadium-based redox flow battery system is characterized by an anolyte having Vand Vin a supporting solution and a catholyte having Vand Vin a supporting solution. The supporting solution can contain Clions or a mixture of SOand Clions.

Redox flow batteries based on supporting solutions containing chloride

Improved lithium-sulfur energy storage systems can utilizes LiSas a component in an electrode of the system. For example, the energy storage system can include a first electrode current collector, a second electrode current collector, and an ion-permeable separator separating the first and second electrode current collectors. A second electrode is arranged between the second electrode current collector and the separator. A first electrode is arranged between the first electrode current collector and the separator and comprises a first condensed-phase fluid comprising LiS. The energy storage system can be arranged such that the first electrode functions as a positive or a negative electrode.

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Iron-sulfide redox flow battery (RFB) systems can be advantageous for energy storage, particularly when the electrolytes have pH values greater than 6. Such systems can exhibit excellent energy conversion efficiency and stability and can utilize low-cost materials that are relatively safer and more environmentally friendly. One example of an iron-sulfide RFB is characterized by a positive electrolyte that comprises Fe(III) and/or Fe(II) in a positive electrolyte supporting solution, a negative electrolyte that comprises Sand/or S in a negative electrolyte supporting solution, and a membrane, or a separator, that separates the positive electrolyte and electrode from the negative electrolyte and electrode.

Iron-sulfide redox flow batteries

Redox flow batteries (RFB) have attracted considerable interest due to their ability to store large amounts of power and energy. Non-aqueous energy storage systems that utilize at least some aspects of RFB systems are attractive because they can offer an expansion of the operating potential window, which can improve on the system energy and power densities. One example of such systems has a separator separating first and second electrodes. The first electrode includes a first current collector and volume containing a first active material. The second electrode includes a second current collector and volume containing a second active material. During operation, the first source provides a flow of first active material to the first volume. The first active material includes a redox active organic compound dissolved in a non-aqueous, liquid electrolyte and the second active material includes a redox active metal.

Hybrid energy storage systems utilizing redox active organic compounds

Nanocomposite materials comprising a metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene material. The nanocomposite materials exhibit a specific capacity of at least twice that of the metal oxide material without the graphene at a charge/discharge rate greater than about 10 C.

Nanocomposite of graphene and metal oxide materials

A crystalline nanowire and method of making a crystalline nanowire are disclosed. The method includes dissolving a first nitrate salt and a second nitrate salt in an acrylic acid aqueous solution. An initiator is added to the solution, which is then heated to form polyacrylatyes. The polyacrylates are dried and calcined. The nanowires show high reversible capacity, enhanced cycleability, and promising rate capability for a battery or capacitor.

Nanomaterials for sodium-ion batteries

Nanocomposite materials having at least two layers, each layer consisting of one metal oxide bonded to at least one graphene layer were developed. The nanocomposite materials will typically have many alternating layers of metal oxides and graphene layers, bonded in a sandwich type construction and will be incorporated into an electrochemical or energy storage device.

Self assembled multi-layer nanocomposite of graphene and metal oxide materials

A method of preparing a graphene-sulfur nanocomposite for a cathode in a rechargeable lithium-sulfur battery comprising thermally expanding graphite oxide to yield graphene layers, mixing the graphene layers with a first solution comprising sulfur and carbon disulfide, evaporating the carbon disulfide to yield a solid nanocomposite, and grinding the solid nanocomposite to yield the graphene-sulfur nanocomposite. Rechargeable-lithium-sulfur batteries having a cathode that includes a graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can exhibit improved characteristics. The graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can be characterized by graphene sheets with particles of sulfur adsorbed to the graphene sheets. The sulfur particles have an average diameter of less than 50 nm.

Method of preparing graphene-sulfur nanocomposites for rechargeable lithium-sulfur battery electrodes

A redox flow battery having a supporting solution that includes Clanions is characterized by an anolyte having Vand Vin the supporting solution, a catholyte having Feand Fein the supporting solution, and a membrane separating the anolyte and the catholyte. The anolyte and catholyte can have V cations and Fe cations, respectively, or the anolyte and catholyte can each contain both V and Fe cations in a mixture. Furthermore, the supporting solution can contain a mixture of SOand Clanions.

Fe-V redox flow batteries

Rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries having a cathode that includes a graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can exhibit improved characteristics. The graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can be characterized by graphene sheets with particles of sulfur adsorbed to the graphene sheets. The sulfur particles have an average diameter less than 50 nm.

Graphene-sulfur nanocomposites for rechargeable lithium-sulfur battery electrodes

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