Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China
2. Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng 224051 China
Abstract
AbstractVanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) hold great promise for large‐scale energy storage, but their performance requires further improvement. Herein, a design is proposed for vanadium colloid flow batteries (VCFBs) that integrates the redox chemistry of polyvalent vanadium‐based colloid suspensions with dispersed conductive agents into traditional vanadium electrolytes. The redox‐active colloids combine the advantages of nanoparticle suspensions and dissolved electrolytes, exhibiting good dispersibility, fluidity, conductivity, redox reversibility, and electrochemical kinetics. By leveraging a reversible dissolution/suspension process of high‐concentration vanadium‐based colloids, the VCFBs achieved an energy density of 48 Wh L−1, nearly double that of conventional VRFBs. This work presents a rational design for homologous active material colloids to enhance the energy density of aqueous redox flow batteries, thereby advancing the potential for grid‐scale and renewable energy storage.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Subject
Electrochemistry,Condensed Matter Physics,Biomaterials,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials