Carbon surfaces for organic battery application: structural properties of the hydrogel/electrolyte/electrode interface

• Grant number: 19/21089-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: March 01, 2020
• End date: February 28, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Frank Nelson Crespilho
• Grantee: Luana Cristina Italiano Faria
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/14537-2 - Low-cost and high-performance carbon electrodes for application in redox flow battery, BE.EP.DD

Abstract

In cellular respiration there are two moving components that are part of the electron transport chain: ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q10) that connects Complex I to II and III, and cytochrome C that connects Complex III to IV. These components are in a viscous medium (inner mitochondrial membrane) with controlled pH and show E1/2 H -400 mV (Ag/AgCl, pH H 7.0) and E1/2 H 200 mV (Ag/AgCl, pH H 7.0), respectively. In this doctoral research project, we propose to mimic the cellular respiration in a battery, using reversible redox molecules in stable hydrogels and a system/hydrogel separator. As the electrochemical reversibility depends on electrode surface, it is proposed to develop different carbon surfaces sensible to the redox molecules, using flexible carbon fibers modified with carbon nanostructures with high surface area. These electrodes will be evaluated in naturals and synthetic hydrogels, aiming application in organic and organometallic biomimetic batteries. With this research project mimicking part of the complex respiratory chain, we glimpse to obtain a battery with mild and biocompatible electrolytes that may be applied as implantable battery and in bioelectronic devices. (AU)

Scientific publications

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FARIA, LUANA C. I.; NASCIMENTO, STEFFANE Q.; LIMA, FILIPE C. D. A.; SEDENHO, GRAZIELA C.; BERTAGLIA, THIAGO; IOST, RODRIGO M.; DE SOUZA, JOAO C. P.; LANCEROS-MENDEZ, SENENTXU; MINTEER, SHELLEY D.; COSNIER, SERGE; et al. Bioelectrochemical Systems: Prioritizing Energy Density, Long-Term Stability, and Validation. ACS ENERGY LETTERS, v. N/A, p. 21-pg., 2025-08-20. (21/14537-2, 20/03681-2, 23/14671-6, 23/08260-3, 20/04796-8, 23/01529-7, 23/17506-6, 19/21089-6, 23/10667-4)

XI, DAWEI; ALFARAIDI, ABDULRAHMAN M.; GAO, JINXU; COCHARD, THOMAS; FARIA, LUANA C. I.; YANG, ZHENG; GEORGE, THOMAS Y.; WANG, TAOBO; GORDON, ROY G.; LIU, RICHARD Y.; et al. Mild pH-decoupling aqueous flow battery with practical pH recovery. NATURE ENERGY, v. 9, n. 4, p. 12-pg., 2024-02-19. (21/14537-2, 19/21089-6)

CLARINDO, JOSE EDUARDO DOS SANTOS; COLOMBO, RAFAEL NERI PRYSTAJ; SEDENHO, GRAZIELA CRISTINA; FARIA, LUANA CRISTINA ITALIANO; BERTAGLIA, THIAGO; LIMA, FILIPE CAMARGO DALMATTI ALVES; GOMES, ROBERTO DA SILVA; AZIZ, MICHAEL J.; CRESPILHO, FRANK NELSON. Molecular Mechanism and Electrostatic Effect Enabling Symmetric All-Quinone Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, v. 12, n. 31, p. 10-pg., 2024-07-23. (22/09164-5, 19/21089-6, 21/05665-7, 19/15333-1, 17/15714-0, 20/04796-8, 15/22973-6, 21/14537-2, 20/03681-2, 18/22214-6, 19/12053-8, 23/17506-6)

FARIA, LUANA C. I.; SEDENHO, GRAZIELA C.; BERTAGLIA, THIAGO; MACEDO, LUCYANO J. A.; CRESPILHO, FRANK N.. A comparative study of chemically oxidized carbon cloth and thermally treated carbon paper electrodes applied on aqueous organic redox flow batteries. Electrochimica Acta, v. 485, p. 8-pg., 2024-03-16. (22/09164-5, 20/12404-2, 19/21089-6, 20/04796-8, 17/20493-2, 20/03681-2, 18/22214-6)

BERTAGLIA, THIAGO; KERR, EMILY F.; SEDENHO, GRAZIELA C.; WONG, ANDREW A.; COLOMBO, RAFAEL N. P.; MACEDO, LUCYANO J. A.; IOST, RODRIGO M.; FARIA, LUANA C. I.; LIMA, FILIPE C. D. A.; TEOBALDO, GABRIEL B. M.; et al. Self-Gelling Quinone-Based Wearable Microbattery. ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, v. 9, n. 17, p. 11-pg., 2024-06-09. (22/09164-5, 20/12404-2, 16/24531-3, 19/21089-6, 21/05665-7, 19/15333-1, 20/04796-8, 17/20493-2, 20/03681-2, 18/22214-6, 23/01529-7, 23/17506-6)

ALBUQUERQUE, FHYSMELIA F.; IOST, RODRIGO M.; FONSECA, GABRIEL C.; VENKATKARTHICK, RADHAKRISHNAN; PACHECO, JESSICA C.; COLOMBO, RAFAEL N. P.; LIMA, FABIO H. B.; CRESPILHO, FRANK N.. Biomimetic Cobalt Complex Stabilized by Hydrogel on High-Edge-Density Graphite for ORR and HER in Quiescent Solutions. Langmuir, v. 41, n. 34, p. 11-pg., 2025-08-19. (23/10667-4, 20/03681-2, 20/04796-8, 19/21089-6, 23/17020-6, 18/22214-6, 19/03033-3, 22/09164-5, 19/22183-6, 23/08260-3, 20/12404-2, 16/08711-1, 20/15098-0, 22/06563-6, 25/05509-6, 23/01529-7)