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Main Authors: Chevalier, Stéphane, Sasaki, Yui, Minami, Tsuyoshi
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01264
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author Chevalier, Stéphane
Sasaki, Yui
Minami, Tsuyoshi
author_facet Chevalier, Stéphane
Sasaki, Yui
Minami, Tsuyoshi
contents A total organic aqueous redox flow battery (RFB) employing methyl viologen (MV) electrolyte and 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (4-HO-TEMPO) is tested and characterized under microfluidic conditions. The absence of physical membrane and the quasi-two-dimensional energy transfers occurring in this RFB design enables the first direct measurement of Tafel kinetics, charge transfer, and charge transport resistances for both anolyte and catholyte reactants during the RFB operations. The methodology reported in this work combines spectroelectrochemical imaging and analytical modeling of the periodic mass and charge transfer equations. The Tafel kinetics and charge transfers resistances are measured through several RFB geometries and operating conditions without the need of reference electrode nor absorptivity coefficient calibration, which simplifies the experimental setup, eases the measurements and suppresses the uncertainty related to the electrolyte potential value. Data provided in this work (concentration fields, kinetics properties, electrochemical impedances) quantify the charge transfer in these systems and can serve as reference values for further advanced RFB numerical simulations and design optimization.
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spellingShingle Image-based measurements of Tafel slopes in aqueous MV/4-HO-TEMPO Flow Batteries
Chevalier, Stéphane
Sasaki, Yui
Minami, Tsuyoshi
Chemical Physics
A total organic aqueous redox flow battery (RFB) employing methyl viologen (MV) electrolyte and 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (4-HO-TEMPO) is tested and characterized under microfluidic conditions. The absence of physical membrane and the quasi-two-dimensional energy transfers occurring in this RFB design enables the first direct measurement of Tafel kinetics, charge transfer, and charge transport resistances for both anolyte and catholyte reactants during the RFB operations. The methodology reported in this work combines spectroelectrochemical imaging and analytical modeling of the periodic mass and charge transfer equations. The Tafel kinetics and charge transfers resistances are measured through several RFB geometries and operating conditions without the need of reference electrode nor absorptivity coefficient calibration, which simplifies the experimental setup, eases the measurements and suppresses the uncertainty related to the electrolyte potential value. Data provided in this work (concentration fields, kinetics properties, electrochemical impedances) quantify the charge transfer in these systems and can serve as reference values for further advanced RFB numerical simulations and design optimization.
title Image-based measurements of Tafel slopes in aqueous MV/4-HO-TEMPO Flow Batteries
topic Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01264