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A π-Conjugation Extended Viologen as a Two-Electron Storage Anolyte for Total Organic Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
Jian Luo1, Bo Hu1, Camden Debruler1
1Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, USA.
Abstract:
Extending the conjugation of viologen by a planar thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (TTz) framework and functionalizing the pyridinium with hydrophilic ammonium groups yielded a highly water-soluble π-conjugation extended viologen, 4,4'-(thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-2,5-diyl)bis(1-(3-(trimethylammonio)propyl)pyridin-1-ium) tetrachloride, [(NPr)2 TTz]Cl4 , as a novel two-electron storage anolyte for aqueous organic redox flow battery (AORFB) applications. Its physical and electrochemical properties were systematically investigated. Paired with 4-trimethylammonium-TEMPO (NMe -TEMPO) as catholyte, [(NPr)2 TTz]Cl4 enables a 1.44 V AORFB with a theoretical energy density of 53.7 Wh L-1 . A demonstrated [(NPr)2 TTz]Cl4 /NMe -TEMPO AORFB delivered an energy efficiency of 70 % and 99.97 % capacity retention per cycle.
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