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ArticleNature communications2026

Bio-inspired relay catalysis for aqueous redox flow batteries.

Jiafeng Lei, Yaqin Zhang, Weixing Wu, Ying Wang, Jun Fan, Yi-Chun Lu

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Jiafeng Lei *Electrochemical Energy and Interfaces Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yaqin Zhang *Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5675-8804
Weixing WuDepartment of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6240-5535
Jun FanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. junfan@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8227-9671
Yi-Chun LuElectrochemical Energy and Interfaces Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. yichunlu@mae.cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1607-1615

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National Science Foundation of China | National Natural Science Foundation of China-Yunnan Joint Fund (NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund) 22525806Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) C1002-21GResearch Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) RFS2223-4S03Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) T23-713/22-R
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Abstract

Aqueous redox flow batteries are promising for long-duration energy storage. However, many of them (e.g. sulfur-based and organic-based flow batteries) suffer from sluggish kinetics with low energy efficiency and insufficient capacity utilization. Here, we propose relay catalysis as a universal strategy to achieve high reaction rates while minimizing overpotential, enabling high capacity and energy efficiency. Inspired by sequential electron transfer in cellular respiration, relay catalysis employs a low-overpotential catalyst (e.g., isoalloxazine) to initiate the reaction, seamlessly transferring control to a high-activity catalyst (e.g., quinone) to sustain charge propagation, breaking the trade-off between overpotential and catalytic rate. Using this strategy, we demonstrate polysulfide-ferrocyanide flow batteries with near full polysulfide utilization (S

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