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Aqueous sulfur-based redox flow battery

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Aqueous sulfur-based redox flow batteries (SRFBs) are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage, yet the gap between the required and currently achievable performance has plagued their practical applications. Here, we propose several engineering strategies towards SRFB commercialization.

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Fig. 1: Strategic blueprint of aqueous SRFBs from lab to fab for large-scale energy storage.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China (2024YFE0101100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U24A2060, 22088101, 22279023, and 22309031), and Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (2024ZDSYS02).

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  1. These authors contributed equally: Junwei Zhang, Wanhai Zhou.

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  1. Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Aqueous Battery Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Faculty of Chemistry and Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

    Junwei Zhang, Wanhai Zhou, Dongyuan Zhao & Dongliang Chao

  2. Electrochemical Energy and Interfaces Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China

    Yi-Chun Lu

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Zhang, J., Zhou, W., Zhao, D. et al. Aqueous sulfur-based redox flow battery. Nat Rev Electr Eng 2, 215–217 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44287-025-00153-x

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