journal article·2026-03

A High‐Energy and High‐Safety Bisolvent‐in‐Salt Semisolid Flow Battery

Xinyi Zou, Pei Zhou, Yangjun Xie, Hongning Chen

Batteries & Supercaps· Volume 9· Issue 3
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Abstract

Semisolid flow batteries (SSFBs) represent an innovative approach to boosting the energy density by breaking the solubility constraint of active materials. Currently, nonaqueous SSFBs pose safety risks due to the flammability of organic electrolytes, while aqueous SSFBs impede the attainment of high‐voltage owing to the limited electrochemical stability window. In this study, a novel SSFB employing the bisolvent‐in‐salt (BSiS) electrolyte is innovatively developed. LiMn 2 O 4 (LMO) and selenium (Se) are adopted as catholyte and anolyte active materials respectively in the 10 M LiTFSI BSiS electrolyte (H 2 O:1,3‐dioxolane (DOL) = 1:1, BSiS‐DOL 0.5 ) to demonstrate this concept. The BSiS‐DOL 0.5 SSFB exhibits superior safety and low temperature performance as evidenced by the evaluation of flame retardancy and low temperature resistance. The proposed SSFB can operate at ~1.8 V, exhibiting an average capacity degradation rate of only 0.37% and a Coulombic efficiency of 93% over 100 cycles, alongside an energy density of 144 Wh L −1 . Finally, the continuous‐flow mode test is conducted to verify the feasibility of Se/LMO BSiS SSFBs for over 210 h. This study illustrates the application conditions of BSiS electrolytes in SSFBs and reveals the formation mechanism of active material‐electrolyte interface, which provides a significant pathway for the design of novel high‐safety and high‐energy SSFBs.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced battery technologies research · Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies · Advancements in Battery Materials

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Affiliations

Chemical Hybrid Energy Novel Laboratory Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Lithium‐ion Batteries and Mesoporous Materials College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation

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