CHEN Junwei, HUANG Guozhi, PENG Siran, WEN Xiankui, FAN Qiang, HU Quan, LI Chaojie, LI Wenjin, WANG Chao
Electroactive organic materials (EOMs) have garnered widespread attention due to their superior solubility, low cost, and synthetically tunable. Herein, based on the solubility statistics from the EPI Suite™ database, outstanding EOMs candidates are screened and designed for bipyridinium based single redox flow battery (SRFB), enabling the selected 2,2'-bipyridinium electrolyte to achieve stable charge/discharg process at saturated concentrations. Thanks to this design, a high reversible capacity of 2,2'-bipyridinium-based electrolytes has been realized. The SRFB based on saturated concentration of 2,2'-bipyridinium exhibits a reversible electrolyte capacity of up to 56.0 Ah/L at a current density of 40 mA/cm2, the coulombic efficiency is 99.99%. This study significantly enhances the reversible capacity of bipyridinium-based electrolytes, providing a promising and safe RFB technology that can be adapted to various application scenarios.