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ArticleChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

Boron-Formazanate Complexes as Tunable Redox-Active Materials for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries.

Reinder H Bouma, Mitchell J Demchuk, Suhjung Chun, Francis L Buguis, Erin L Cotterill, Arvin M Mehdian, Paul D Boyle, Marcus W Drover, Joe B Gilroy, Edwin Otten

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Article in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Reinder H BoumaStratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Mitchell J DemchukDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Suhjung ChunDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Francis L BuguisDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Erin L CotterillDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Arvin M MehdianDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Paul D BoyleDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Marcus W DroverDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-1040
Joe B GilroyDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0349-7780
Edwin OttenStratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5905-5108

Funding

Canada Foundation for Innovation LOF-212442Council of Ontario Universities John C. Polanyi awardNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada CGS-MNederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek VICI
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a broad-scale energy storage solution, redox flow batteries (RFBs) offer high efficiency and tunable design. However, conventional RFBs rely on transition-metal ion couples, (e.g., vanadium or iron), whose implementation is limited by low energy densities, high cost, and environmental leaching. Main-group compounds, comprising earth-abundant, p-block elements, represent highly promising, yet underexplored candidates for RFBs. Herein, we evaluate three boron-formazanate complexes as negolyte and symmetric electrolytes in nonaqueous organic redox flow batteries (NAORFBs). Detailed electrochemical characterization of these complexes reveals two sequential reduction processes with the first being exceptionally stable (<3% capacity fade after charge/discharge cycling in a static H-cell for 3 days). In contrast, cycling that includes the two-electron reduced state results in rapid degradation (>59% capacity fade over 2.5 days in a static H-cell), most likely due to fluoride elimination from the BF

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bipolar electrochemistryboronformazanateheterocyclemain group elementsredox flow battery

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PMID41492054
PMCPMC12958094

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