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Catholytes that mimic ionic liquids

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It has been difficult for organic redox flow batteries to simultaneously achieve high capacity and long cycle life. Now, a catholyte design is shown to have the potential to overcome these challenges.

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Fig. 1: Structures of the previously reported TEMPO and the N+TEMPOD synthesized in the work of Feng, Li and team5.

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  1. Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Ryoichi Kanega, Takashi Funaki & Akihiro Ohira

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Kanega, R., Funaki, T. & Ohira, A. Catholytes that mimic ionic liquids. Nat Energy 8, 1065–1066 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01335-3

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