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A Comparative Review of Metal‐Based Charge Carriers in Nonaqueous Flow Batteries
Author(s) -
Palmer Travis C.,
Beamer Andrew,
Pitt Tristan,
Popov Ivan A.,
Cammack Claudina X.,
Pratt Harry D.,
Anderson Travis M.,
Batista Enrique R.,
Yang Ping,
Davis Benjamin L.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.202002354
Subject(s) - renewable energy , energy storage , redox , computer science , grid , nanotechnology , process engineering , biochemical engineering , chemistry , materials science , electrical engineering , engineering , inorganic chemistry , physics , power (physics) , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Energy storage is becoming the chief barrier to the utilization of more renewable energy sources on the grid. With independent service operators aiming to acquire gigawatts in the next 10–20 years, there is a large need to develop a suite of new storage technologies. Redox flow batteries (RFB) may be part of the solution if certain key barriers are overcome. This Review focuses on a particular kind of RFB based on nonaqueous media that promises to meet the challenge through higher voltages than the organic and aqueous variants. This class of RFB is divided into three groups: molecular, macromolecular, and redox‐targeted systems. The growing field of theoretical modeling is also reviewed and discussed.