A Iron/2,3‐dichloro‐5,6‐dicyano‐1,4‐benzoquinone (Fe‐DDQ) primary battery operating in neat methanesulfonic acid (MSA) is explored. As it involves abundant Fe and renewable materials such as DDQ and MSA, it is expected to be cost effective powering system for single use applications. Stainless steel (SS‐304) is used as Fe source (anode) and DDQ in MSA used as cathode. Oxidation characteristics of SS‐304 in neat MSA, 14 M and 12 M MSA were explored. As reactivity of SS with MSA is controllable without any rapid H2 evolution while comparing with that of Fe granules, making/demonstration of SS‐DDQ based battery system is possible. Moreover, neat MSA does not allow formation of passive layer on SS, thereby allowing continuous operation of battery. As a proof of concept, we have demonstrated a two‐cell stack powering a light emitting diode (LED).
Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are considered a vital part of the energy storage system for storing the energy generated from the renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Limited by the water electrolysis potential window, the aqueous RFBs exhibit low energy density (<25 Wh L −1 ). In this context a non-aqueous organic solvent based RFB system is very attractive as it offers avenue to expand the operating potential window beyond 1.23 V, which has a direct impact on the RFB's energy and power densities. In this study, new redox systems based on tris(4-bromophenyl)amine (4-Br-TPA) and oxygen saturated N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) containing tetra-n-butylammonium hexafluorophosphate (TBAPF 6 ) are utilized as catholyte and anolyte respectively. Here, TBAPF 6 performs dual role, both as supporting electrolyte and a stabilizer of superoxide anion radical.
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