Polyiodine zinc flow battery

Consuming one-third of iodide to stabilize the iodine for reversible I − /I 3− reactions is the major challenge for zinc–iodine flow batteries (ZIFBs) to realize high volumetric capacity. In this study, we report a polymer–polyiodide complex cathode to boost the iodide capacity of ZIFBs. Fortunately, zinc halide salts exactly meet the above conditions and can be used as bipolar electrolytes in the flow battery systems. Zinc poly-halide flow batteries are promising candidates for various energy storage applications with their high energy density, free of strong acids, and low cost [66].The zinc‑chlorine and zinc‑bromine RFBs were demonstrated in 1921, …

What is a zinc-polyiodide flow battery?

A zinc-polyiodide flow battery is a promising candidate for various energy storage applications. It stands out due to its high-energy density and benign nature, free from strong acids and corrosive components. Unlike conventional redox flow batteries, it has a higher energy density.

Can a hydrophobic polyiodide ionic liquid activate a zinc-ion battery redox process?

Herein, we proposed a hydrophobic polyiodide ionic liquid as a zinc-ion battery cathode, which successfully activates the iodine redox process by offering 4 orders of magnitude higher intrinsic electrical conductivity and remarkably lower solubility that suppressed the polyiodide shuttle in a dual-plating zinc–iodine cell.

What are zinc-iodine flow batteries (Zn-I FBS)?

The zinc-iodine flow batteries (Zn-I FBs) cell assembly configuration: briefly, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) frames served as the flow channel to fix the position of the pretreated three-dimensional electrodes with a geometric area of 4.0 cm 2 (2 × 2 cm 2) or 25 cm 2 (5 × 5 cm 2) and thickness of 2.0 mm (Supplementary Fig. 9).

Does polyiodide make a reversible Zn-i 2 battery?

Overall, profiting from the strong structure confinement of polyiodide in starch materials, a highly reversible, shuttling-free, and long-life Zn–I 2 battery is realized. Figure 4a shows the shuttle effect during the cycling of Zn–I 2 batteries. The oxidation of I − to I 2 would generate I 3− as an intermediate.

What are zinc poly halide flow batteries?

Zinc poly-halide flow batteries are promising candidates for various energy storage applications with their high energy density, free of strong acids, and low cost . The zinc‑chlorine and zinc‑bromine RFBs were demonstrated in 1921, and 1977 , respectively, and the zinc‑iodine RFB was proposed by Li et al. in 2015 .

What is a high-energy density aqueous zinc-polyiodide flow battery?

This research presents a high-energy density aqueous zinc-polyiodide flow battery. By utilizing the highly soluble iodide/triiodide redox couple, a discharge energy density of 167 Wh l −1 is achieved with a near-neutral 5.0 M ZnI 2 electrolyte.

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Progress and challenges of zinc‑iodine flow batteries: From …

Fortunately, zinc halide salts exactly meet the above conditions and can be used as bipolar electrolytes in the flow battery systems. Zinc poly-halide flow batteries are promising candidates for various energy storage applications with their high energy density, free of strong acids, and low cost [66].The zinc‑chlorine and zinc‑bromine RFBs were demonstrated in 1921, …

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Polyiodide Confinement by Starch Enables …

Inspired by the chromogenic reaction between starch and iodine, a structure confinement strategy is proposed to suppress polyiodide shuttling in Zn–I 2 batteries by hiring starch, due to its unique double-helix structure. In situ …

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Restraining the shuttle effect of polyiodides and …

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High-voltage and dendrite-free zinc-iodine flow battery

Researchers reported a 1.6 V dendrite-free zinc-iodine flow battery using a chelated Zn(PPi)26- negolyte. The battery demonstrated stable operation at 200 mA cm−2 over 250 cycles, highlighting ...

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Anchoring Polyiodide to Conductive Polymers as Cathode …

Aqueous rechargeable zinc–iodine batteries are emerging high-safety and cost-effective technology for large-scale energy storage. However, the high solubility of discharge species polyiodide in aqueous electrolyte is the major challenge for iodine cathode. Herein, the polyiodide doped conductive polymer cathode is proposed to suppress the dissolution of active …

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Porous Aromatic Frameworks Enabling Polyiodide …

Aqueous zinc–iodine batteries (AZIBs) are attracting increasing attention because of their high safety and abundance of resources. However, the performance of AZIBs is compromised by inadequate confinement of soluble polyiodides, the undesired shuttle effect, and slow reaction kinetics. In this study, a porous aromatic framework (PAF) with ...

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An integrated design for high-energy, durable …

Zinc–iodine batteries (ZIBs) have long struggled with the uncontrolled spread of polyiodide in aqueous electrolytes, despite their environmentally friendly, inherently safe, and cost-effective nature. Here, we …

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Performance comparison of electro-polymerized polypyrrole …

In designing and developing the ASBs, iodine ions that can provide theoretical capacity (211 mAh g −1, 1 C) through reversible redox reaction (I − /I 2) often are viewed as promising active mediators [6], [7], [8].Moreover, with low toxicity, high safety, and abundant sources, iodine-containing ASBs have become one of research hotspots in recent years, …

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Organic pH Buffer for Dendrite‐Free and Shuttle‐Free Zn‐I2 Batteries ...

As a result, aqueous zinc-iodine (Zn-I 2) batteries have attracted research attention for energy storage. 3 However drawbacks include, for the anode, Zn metal exhibits dendrite growth and thermodynamics favour HER. 4 For the cathode, high concentration of polyiodine intermediate compounds are generated during conversion of I 2 /I − that cause ...

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Ambipolar zinc-polyiodide electrolyte for a high-energy ...

Here we report a high-energy density aqueous zinc-polyiodide flow battery. Using the highly soluble iodide/triiodide redox couple, a discharge energy density of 167 Wh l −1 is …

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High-capacity zinc–iodine flow batteries enabled by a …

Consuming one-third of iodide to stabilize the iodine for reversible I−/I3− reactions is the major challenge for zinc–iodine flow batteries (ZIFBs) to realize high volumetric capacity. In this study, we report a polymer–polyiodide complex cathode to …

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Highly Electrically Conductive Polyiodide Ionic …

Herein, we proposed a hydrophobic polyiodide ionic liquid as a zinc-ion battery cathode, which successfully activates the iodine redox process by offering 4 orders of magnitude higher intrinsic electrical conductivity and …

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Physicochemical Confinement Effect Enables High-Performing Zinc…

Zinc–iodine batteries are promising energy storage devices with the unique features of aqueous electrolytes and safer zinc. However, their performances are still limited by the polyiodide shuttle and the unclear redox mechanism of iodine species. Herein, a single iron atom was embedded in porous carbon with the atomic bridging structure of …

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Advancements in aqueous zinc–iodine batteries: a review

Zinc-iodine batteries can be classified into zinc-iodine redox flow batteries (ZIRFBs) and static zinc-iodine batteries (SZIBs). Specifically, SZIBs have a simpler structure compared to ZIRFBs, such as the omission of tanks and pumps, and have attracted increasing attention in the last two years. 17 Hence, our focus is exclusively on the ...

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Molecular Catalysis Enables Fast Polyiodide …

Herein, we propose molecular catalysis for long-life Zn–I 2 batteries, employing Hemin as an efficient and stable molecular catalyst. The Hemin molecules containing pentacoordinated iron sites significantly adsorb polyiodides, …

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Polyiodide Confinement by Starch Enables Shuttle-Free Zn-Iodine Batteries

Aqueous Zn-iodine (Zn-I 2) batteries have been regarded as a promising energy-storage system owing to their high energy/power density, safety, and cost-effectiveness.However, the polyiodide shuttling results in serious active mass loss and Zn corrosion, which limits the cycling life of Zn-I 2 batteries. Inspired by the chromogenic reaction between starch and iodine, a structure …

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Tightly confined iodine in surface-oxidized carbon matrix …

The dissolution of iodine species into the aqueous electrolyte is an inevitable issue in zinc-iodine (Zn-I 2) battery, leading to its fading capacity and inferior cycle life.Herein, the porous oxidized salt-templated carbon (OSTC) with abundant carbonyl groups is prepared by using H 2 O and ZnCl 2 as gasification agent/oxidant and salt-template, respectively.

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High-capacity zinc–iodine flow batteries enabled …

Consuming one-third of iodide to stabilize the iodine for reversible I−/I3− reactions is the major challenge for zinc–iodine flow batteries (ZIFBs) to realize high …

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A high-rate and long-life zinc-bromine flow battery

In particular, zinc-bromine flow batteries (ZBFBs) have attracted considerable interest due to the high theoretical energy density of up to 440 Wh kg −1 and use of low-cost and abundant active materials [10, 11]. Nevertheless, low operating current density and short cycle life that result from large polarization and non-uniform zinc ...

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Controlling Solid–Liquid Conversion Reactions …

Aqueous rechargeable batteries are desirable for energy storage because of their low cost and high safety. However, low capacity and short cyclic life are significant obstacles to their practical applications. Here, we …

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Advancements in aqueous zinc–iodine batteries: …

Nevertheless, the development of aqueous zinc-iodine batteries has been impeded by persistent challenges associated with iodine cathodes and Zn anodes. Key obstacles include the shuttle effect of polyiodine and the …

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High-voltage and dendrite-free zinc-iodine flow …

Zn-I 2 flow batteries, with a standard voltage of 1.29 V based on the redox potential gap between the Zn 2+ -negolyte (−0.76 vs. SHE) and I 2 -posolyte (0.53 vs. SHE), are gaining attention for...

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Advancements in aqueous zinc–iodine batteries: a review

Zinc-iodine batteries can be classified into zinc-iodine redox flow batteries (ZIRFBs) and static zinc-iodine batteries (SZIBs). Specifically, SZIBs have a simpler structure compared to ZIRFBs, such as the omission of tanks and pumps, and have attracted increasing attention in the last two years. 17 Hence, our focus is exclusively on the development of stationary zinc-iodine …

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Electrochemical Properties of Electrolytes for Energy Storage Zinc ...

Abstract: Global energy supply and environmental issues are becoming increasingly prominent problems to human beings.These lead to continuous efforts in promoting energy conservation and emission reduction as well as exploring the development of renewable energies.However,application of renewable energies is subject to intermittent and …

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Review of zinc-based hybrid flow batteries: From fundamentals …

The choice of low-cost metals (<USD$ 4 kg −1) is still limited to zinc, lead, iron, manganese, cadmium and chromium for redox/hybrid flow battery applications.Many of these metals are highly abundant in the earth''s crust (>10 ppm [16]) and annual production exceeds 4 million tons (2016) [17].Their widespread availability and accessibility make these elements …

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Progress and challenges of zinc‑iodine flow batteries: From …

Zinc‑iodine redox flow batteries are considered to be one of the most promising next-generation large-scale energy storage systems because of their considerable energy density, …

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Advancements in aqueous zinc–iodine batteries: …

Aqueous zinc-based batteries are considered to be one of the most promising systems owing to the abundance of zinc resources and the non-combustible nature of water combined with the high theoretical capacity (820 mA h g −1, …

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Figure 2: Cycling performances of the Zn–I flow batteries. (a)...

Cycling performances of the Zn–I flow batteries. (a) Charge/discharge curves for the cell with 5.0 M ZnI2 and Nafion 115 as membrane operated at the current density of 5 mA cm−2.

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A long-life hybrid zinc flow battery achieved by dual redox couples …

Flow batteries are considered as one of the most promising large scale energy storage technologies to increase the utilization of intermittent renewable power from wind and solar owning to the inherent merits of low maintenance cost, high safety, independence of power and capacity and long cycle life [[1], [2], [3]].Among various flow battery technologies, zinc …

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Schematic of the zinc-polyiodide redox flow battery (ZIB).

In another work, an aqueous zinc-polyiodide redox flow battery was reported, which was prepared by depositing MIL-125-NH 2 and UiO-66-CH 3 on graphite felts surfaces.

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