Relating Solvent Parameters to Electrochemical Properties to Predict the Electrochemical Performance of Vanadium Acetylacetonate for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries

Stracensky, Thomas; Mukundan, Rangachary; Maurya, Sandip; Mukerjee, Sanjeev

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ad29c1

Title: Relating Solvent Parameters to Electrochemical Properties to Predict the Electrochemical Performance of Vanadium Acetylacetonate for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries

Journal Article · 07 March 2024 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad29c1 · OSTI ID:2453882

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Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)

Non-aqueous redox flow batteries have shown promise for applications in grid energy storage. Increasing the efficiency of these batteries by developing the electrolyte chemistries is needed. Herein, we investigate the correlation between solvent properties and the electrochemical parameters of vanadium acetylacetonate V(acac)₃. Using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and rotating disk electrode experiments (RDE), we show that trends in the performance of the V(acac)₃ kinetics are directly related to solvent properties. In this study, we found strong relationships between the solvents polarity, viscosity, and donor number with the electrochemical behavior of V(acac)₃ in terms of the electrochemical working widow, electron kinetics and stability towards cycling. Based on these finding, we also demonstrate how solvent selection can be improved with limited a priori knowledge.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Electricity (OE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 2453882

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 171; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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