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Title: A combined SECM and electrochemical AFM approach to probe interfacial processes affecting molecular reactivity at redox flow battery electrodes

Abstract

Understanding interfacial reaction mechanisms of redoxmers at redox flow battery model carbon electrodes using insightful electrochemical scanning probe techniques enables new strategies for high-performance energy storage.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
  2. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1639081
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1604244; OSTI ID: 1756172
Report Number(s):
SAND-2020-6648J
Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488; 687019
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000; AC02-06CH11357; NA0003525
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 31; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; redoxmer, flow battery, surface reaction

Citation Formats

Watkins, Tylan S., Sarbapalli, Dipobrato, Counihan, Michael J., Danis, Andrew S., Zhang, Jingjing, Zhang, Lu, Zavadil, Kevin R., and Rodríguez-López, Joaquín. A combined SECM and electrochemical AFM approach to probe interfacial processes affecting molecular reactivity at redox flow battery electrodes. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1039/d0ta00836b.
Watkins, Tylan S., Sarbapalli, Dipobrato, Counihan, Michael J., Danis, Andrew S., Zhang, Jingjing, Zhang, Lu, Zavadil, Kevin R., & Rodríguez-López, Joaquín. A combined SECM and electrochemical AFM approach to probe interfacial processes affecting molecular reactivity at redox flow battery electrodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta00836b
Watkins, Tylan S., Sarbapalli, Dipobrato, Counihan, Michael J., Danis, Andrew S., Zhang, Jingjing, Zhang, Lu, Zavadil, Kevin R., and Rodríguez-López, Joaquín. Wed . "A combined SECM and electrochemical AFM approach to probe interfacial processes affecting molecular reactivity at redox flow battery electrodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ta00836b. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1639081.
@article{osti_1639081,
title = {A combined SECM and electrochemical AFM approach to probe interfacial processes affecting molecular reactivity at redox flow battery electrodes},
author = {Watkins, Tylan S. and Sarbapalli, Dipobrato and Counihan, Michael J. and Danis, Andrew S. and Zhang, Jingjing and Zhang, Lu and Zavadil, Kevin R. and Rodríguez-López, Joaquín},
abstractNote = {Understanding interfacial reaction mechanisms of redoxmers at redox flow battery model carbon electrodes using insightful electrochemical scanning probe techniques enables new strategies for high-performance energy storage.},
doi = {10.1039/d0ta00836b},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry. A},
number = 31,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}

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