Electrolyte Development for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries Using a High-Throughput Screening Platform

Su, Liang; Ferrandon, Magali; Kowalski, Jeffrey A.; Vaughey, John T.; Brushett, Fikile R.

doi:10.1149/2.0811412jes

Electrolyte Development for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries Using a High-Throughput Screening Platform

Journal Article · Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0811412jes· OSTI ID:2205076

Su, Liang ^[1]; Ferrandon, Magali ^[2]; Kowalski, Jeffrey A. ^[1]; Vaughey, John T. ^[2]; Brushett, Fikile R. ^[1]

Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Though 2,5-di-tert-butyl-1,4-bis(2-methoxyethoxy) benzene (DBBB) is a promising active species for non-aqueous redox flow batteries, the development and optimization of suitable electrolytes is still required to realize this potential. Given the breadth and diversity of non-aqueous electrolytes, combinatorial screening using automated platforms offers an efficient means of mapping out the design space. Employing an automated electrolyte synthesis and characterization system, we studied electrolytes consisting of DBBB, various alkali ion salts, and carbonate solvents, with an overarching goal of improving DBBB solubility and ionic conductivity. Via this high-throughput approach, mixtures of linear and cyclic carbonates were found to improve solubility and conductivity including certain mixtures that demonstrated both improved DBBB solubility (>0.5 M) and electrolyte conductivity (>5 mS/cm), over the base case scenario. In general, the addition of LiTFSI as a salt (or co-salt) improved DBBB solubility in electrolytes and the ionic conductivity of solutions. Furthermore, the electrochemical behavior of DBBB was systematically investigated over a range of concentrations (0.005 M to 0.3 M) in an optimized electrolyte using both macroelectrode and ultramicroelectrode techniques. Here, determining the trends of key electrochemical parameters may help bridge the gap between low concentration screening experiments and higher concentration energy storage applications.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 2205076

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 161; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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