Sulfonate-Based Triazine Multiple-Electron Anolyte for Aqueous Organic Flow Batteries

A new highly soluble triazine derivative (SPr)34TpyTz showing three reversible redox processes with fast kinetics and high diffusion coefficients has been synthesized using an efficient, low-cost, and straightforward synthetic route. Concentrated single cell tests and DFT studies reveal a tendency o...

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Autores: Asenjo Pascual, Juan, Wiberg, Cedrik, Shahsavan, Mahsa, Salmeron Sanchez, Ivan, Mauleón Pérez, Pablo, Avilés Moreno, Juan Ramón, Ocón Esteban, Pilar, Peljo, Pekka
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/713293
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/713293
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c05850
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anolyte
aqueous organic electrolyte
energy storage
multiple-electron storage
redox flow battery
triazine
Química
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Sumario:A new highly soluble triazine derivative (SPr)34TpyTz showing three reversible redox processes with fast kinetics and high diffusion coefficients has been synthesized using an efficient, low-cost, and straightforward synthetic route. Concentrated single cell tests and DFT studies reveal a tendency of the reduced triazine species to form aggregates which could be avoided by tuning the supporting electrolyte concentration. Under the right conditions, (SPr)34TpyTz shows no capacity decay and good Coulombic, voltage, and energy efficiencies for the storage of two electrons. The storage of further electrons leads to a higher capacity decay and an increase of the electrolyte pH, suggesting the irreversible protonation of the generated species. So, a plausible mechanism has been proposed. A higher concentration of (SPr)34TpyTz shows slightly higher capacity decay and lower efficiencies due to the aggregate formation