Polymer-Encapsulated Molecule/Carbon Composites as High Energy Density Slurry Electrolytes for Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
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Polymer-Encapsulated Molecule/Carbon Composites as High Energy Density Slurry Electrolytes for Energy Storage and Conversion Technologies
PI: Ryan G. Hadt
Research Team: Brendon J. McNicholas, PhD
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Sunlight to Everything Initiative
This project will investigate new, reliable techniques for polymerization and immobilization of redox-active species on high-surface area carbon, to develop heterogeneous, slurry redox flow batteries. Flow batteries have been identified as a key component for grid scale energy storage, but they currently suffer from low energy densities and high $kWh costs. Our approach aims to directly address these constraints to dramatically improve energy densities (>1000 Wh/L) in symmetric, non-aqueous redox flow batteries.