Dec 1, 2021 · The zinc–iodine battery has the advantages of high energy density and low cost owing to the flexible multivalence changes of iodine and natural abundance of zinc resources.
May 2, 2025 · Zinc-based flow batteries (Zn-FBs) are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage because of their intrinsic safety and high energy density. Unlike that conventional flow
The 120-day capacity retention of 95.5% is higher than commercial zinc-nickel (Zn–Ni) batteries and vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB, electrolytes stored separately) and close to lithium
Jun 28, 2025 · Zinc-based flow batteries (Zn-FBs) have emerged as promising candidates for large-scale energy storage (ES) systems due to their inherent safety and high energy density.
Dec 20, 2021 · Abstract Zinc-based redox flow batteries (ZRFBs) have been considered as ones of the most promising large-scale energy storage technologies owing to their low cost, high
Jan 1, 2022 · Abstract Zinc-based flow batteries have attracted tremendous attention owing to their outstanding advantages of high theoretical gravimetric capacity, low electrochemical
Jan 1, 2025 · This paper employs a phase-field-Lattice-Boltzmann method incorporating ion transport mechanisms in the electrolyte, including diffusion, electromigration and convection,
May 1, 2018 · A zinc–iodine flow battery (ZIFB) with long cycle life, high energy, high power density, and self-healing behavior is prepared. The long cycle life
Jun 28, 2025 · Abstract Zinc-based flow batteries (Zn-FBs) have emerged as promising candidates for large-scale energy storage (ES) systems due to their inherent safety and high
Jul 1, 2024 · 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,
Aug 15, 2023 · Abstract To achieve long-duration energy storage (LDES), a technological and economical battery technology is imperative. Herein, we demonstrate an all-around zinc-air
This work explores an efficient anolyte additive in improving the performance of a zinc-manganese (Zn-Mn) flow battery. Mn is appealing as a cathode redox material due to its availability,
Jul 24, 2020 · However, the formation of zinc dendrites at anodes has seriously depressed their cycling life, security, coulombic efficiency, and charging
Jan 1, 2024 · Zinc–Iodine hybrid flow batteries are promising candidates for grid scale energy storage based on their near neutral electrolyte pH, relatively benign
Jun 17, 2024 · Compared with the energy density of vanadium flow batteries (25∼35 Wh L -1) and iron-chromium flow batteries (10∼20 Wh L -1), the energy density of zinc-based flow batteries
Feb 20, 2025 · Challenges of zinc electrodes imped their progress in energy storage. Here, authors propose a parts-per-million scale electrolyte additive, phosphonoglycolic acid,
Apr 27, 2024 · This article demonstrates a dual-function additive strategy aimed at addressing the capacity loss in alkaline aqueous zinc-based flow batteries
Jun 10, 2025 · 研究团队创新性提出锌负极碱性电解液环境与碘正极多电子转移路径协同优化策略,通过构建Zn (OH) 42− /Zn负极与I − /I 2 /I + 正极,成功研制出开路电压达2.385 V的锌碘液
Benefitting from PST additives, the zinc-iodine flow battery demonstrates a remarkable combination of improved power density (616 mW cm −2), enhanced energy density (185.18 Wh L −1) as well as prolonged cycling performance at 120 mA cm −2, which presents a new pathway to develop reliable zinc anode for high-voltage flow batteries.
Aqueous zinc-based flow batteries (ZFBs) represent one of the most promising energy storage technologies benefiting from their high safety and competitive energy density. However, the morphological evolution of Zn still remains vague but is significant in the electrolyte, whose Zn 2+ concentration constantly decreases during Zn plating.
Among the above-mentioned zinc-based flow batteries, the zinc-bromine flow batteries are one of the few batteries in which the anolyte and catholyte are completely consistent. This avoids the cross-contamination of the electrolyte and makes the regeneration of electrolytes simple.
Benefiting from the uniform zinc plating and materials optimization, the areal capacity of zinc-based flow batteries has been remarkably improved, e.g., 435 mAh cm -2 for a single alkaline zinc-iron flow battery, 240 mAh cm -2 for an alkaline zinc-iron flow battery cell stack , 240 mAh cm -2 for a single zinc-iodine flow battery .
Indeed, not all zinc-based flow batteries have high energy density because of the limited solubility of redox couples in catholyte. In addition to the energy density, the low cost of zinc-based flow batteries and electrolyte cost in particular provides them a very competitive capital cost.
Xie, C. et al. Highly stable zinc–iodine single flow batteries with super high energy density for stationary energy storage. Energy Environ. Sci. 12, 1834–1839 (2019). Xie, C. et al. A highly reversible neutral zinc/manganese battery for stationary energy storage.
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