Cobalt and Vanadium Trimetaphosphate Polyanions: Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Evaluation for Non-aqueous Redox-Flow Battery Applications
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Gvozdik, Nataliya
Stevenson, Keith J.
Stauber, Julia M.
Zhang, Shiyu
Jiang, Yanfeng
Avena, Laura
Cummins, Christopher C
Date Issued
January 2018
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
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Stauber, Julia M. et al. “Cobalt and Vanadium Trimetaphosphate Polyanions: Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Evaluation for Non-Aqueous Redox-Flow Battery Applications.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 140, 2 (January 2018): 538–541 © 2017 American Chemical Society
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Abstract
An electrochemical cell consisting of cobalt ([Co[superscript II/III](P₃O₉)₂]4⁻/3⁻) and vanadium ([V[superscript III/II](P₃O₉)₂]3⁻/4⁻) bistrimetaphosphate complexes as catholyte and anolyte species, respectively, was constructed with a cell voltage of 2.4 V and Coulombic efficiencies >90% for up to 100 total cycles. The [Co(P₃O₉)₂]4⁻ (1) and [V(P₃O₉)₂]3⁻ (2) complexes have favorable properties for flow-battery applications, including reversible redox chemistry, high stability toward electrochemical cycling, and high solubility in MeCN (1.09 ± 0.02 M, [PPN]₄[1]·2MeCN; 0.77 ± 0.06 M, [PPN]3[2]·DME). The [PPN]₄[1]·2MeCN and [PPN]₃[2]·DME salts were isolated as crystalline solids in 82 and 68% yields, respectively, and characterized by 31P NMR, UV/vis, ESI-MS(−), and IR spectroscopy. The [PPN]₄[1]·2MeCN salt was also structurally characterized, crystallizing in the monoclinic P21/c space group. Treatment of 1 with [(p-BrC₆H₄)₃N]⁺ allowed for isolation of the one-electron-oxidized spin-crossover (SCO) complex, [Co(P3O₉)₂]₃– (3), which is the active catholyte species generated during cell charging. The success of the 1-2 cell provides a promising entry point to a potential future class of transition-metal metaphosphate-based all-inorganic non-aqueous redox-flow battery electrolytes.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.7b08751
