Electrochemical Energy Storage with an Aqueous Quinone–Air Chemistry
Abstract
We present that organic electrode materials such as quinones are drawing rising attention as promising redox-active materials for the development of rechargeable batteries. In aqueous solutions, the redox potential of quinones is dependent on the alkalinity and acidity of the medium. Under an alkaline condition, the oxidation potential of hydroquinone (existing as diphenolate) is ca. 0.8 V lower than that under an acidic condition. On the other hand, under an acidic condition, the reduction potential of oxygen is ca. 0.8 V higher than that under an alkaline condition. By taking these advantages, a Quinone-air cell with a rational voltage is strategically demonstrated with an alkaline anode electrolyte and an acidic cathode electrolyte, which are physically separated by a Na+-ion conductive solid-state electrolyte membrane. Finally, the Na+-ions shuttling through the solid-state membrane act as ionic media-tors/messengers to sustain and link the redox reactions at the two electrodes.
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[1]
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Materials Science and Engineering Program and Texas Materials Inst.
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- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1598181
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0005397
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- ACS Applied Energy Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2574-0962
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; energy storage; quinone-air battery; organic electrode material; solid electrolyte; mediator-ion electrolyte
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Yu, Xingwen, and Manthiram, Arumugam. Electrochemical Energy Storage with an Aqueous Quinone–Air Chemistry. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1021/acsaem.8b00536.
Yu, Xingwen, & Manthiram, Arumugam. Electrochemical Energy Storage with an Aqueous Quinone–Air Chemistry. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.8b00536
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@article{osti_1598181,
title = {Electrochemical Energy Storage with an Aqueous Quinone–Air Chemistry},
author = {Yu, Xingwen and Manthiram, Arumugam},
abstractNote = {We present that organic electrode materials such as quinones are drawing rising attention as promising redox-active materials for the development of rechargeable batteries. In aqueous solutions, the redox potential of quinones is dependent on the alkalinity and acidity of the medium. Under an alkaline condition, the oxidation potential of hydroquinone (existing as diphenolate) is ca. 0.8 V lower than that under an acidic condition. On the other hand, under an acidic condition, the reduction potential of oxygen is ca. 0.8 V higher than that under an alkaline condition. By taking these advantages, a Quinone-air cell with a rational voltage is strategically demonstrated with an alkaline anode electrolyte and an acidic cathode electrolyte, which are physically separated by a Na+-ion conductive solid-state electrolyte membrane. Finally, the Na+-ions shuttling through the solid-state membrane act as ionic media-tors/messengers to sustain and link the redox reactions at the two electrodes.},
doi = {10.1021/acsaem.8b00536},
journal = {ACS Applied Energy Materials},
number = 6,
volume = 1,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Fri May 18 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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