Surface-engineered 3D carbon-inorganic laminate architectures for enhanced mass transport in long-duration soluble lead flow batteries

Karthik Kiran Sarigamala; Yu-Hsiu Lin; Cindy Rusly; Hsun-Yi Chen

doi:10.1016/j.est.2026.121581

journal article May 01, 2026

Surface-engineered 3D carbon-inorganic laminate architectures for enhanced mass transport in long-duration soluble lead flow batteries

Karthik Kiran Sarigamala Yu-Hsiu Lin

Cindy Rusly Hsun-Yi Chen

Journal of Energy Storage Vol. 158 pp. 121581 · Elsevier BV

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Published: May 01, 2026
Vol/Issue: 158
Pages: 121581
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Authors

K

Karthik Kiran Sarigamala

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Yu-Hsiu Lin

Graduate Institute of Automation Technology and the Research Center of Energy Conservation for New Generation of Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Sectors, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

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Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan Award: 107-2221-E-002-089

National Science and Technology Council

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Karthik Kiran Sarigamala, Yu-Hsiu Lin, Cindy Rusly, et al. (2026). Surface-engineered 3D carbon-inorganic laminate architectures for enhanced mass transport in long-duration soluble lead flow batteries. Journal of Energy Storage, 158, 121581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2026.121581

Surface-engineered 3D carbon-inorganic laminate architectures for enhanced mass transport in long-duration soluble lead flow batteries

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