About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T21: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Hybrid Organic—Inorganic Materials for Alternative Energy
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Presentation Title |
Translational Research in Energy Storage: Opportunities for Flow Battery Science |
Author(s) |
James R McKone, Tejal V Sawant, Becca Segel, Zachary Parr, Carissa Yim, Thomas Henry |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
James R McKone |
Abstract Scope |
Redox flow batteries (RFBs) have undergone a resurgence of interest in research and technology development over the last decade. But the question remains as to whether flow batteries can provide sufficient value over fully packaged batteries (and Li-ion in particular) to justify their broad adoption for grid-scale energy storage. In this presentation, I will outline several of the main challenges facing the development of RFBs, emphasizing the relationships between fundamental material properties and battery performance. I will then describe ongoing work in our lab to develop tools and techniques that can be used to link laboratory studies of RFB active materials to practical device performance. |