Redox flow batteries (RFB) are a class of batteries being intensively investigated for their possible use in energy storage. Simple inorganic salts, such as the all-vanadium RFB have been developed and improved upon over the past few decades. However, many challenges remain with these materials, such as crossover through the membrane, leading to irreversibility of the system.  Additionally, the all vanadium system is costly.  Metallocene based compounds, such as derivatized ferrocenes, could be potential solutions to RFB challenges.  Currently there have only been a few reports of modified and unmodified ferrocene compounds used as components in RFBs.  In this poster we present several new metallocene-based compounds for RFB applications.  The compounds were characterized and were then analyzed for their electrochemical properties.

New electrochemically active metallocene-based compounds for redox flow battery applications

256th National Meeting (2018)

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