Unexpected Electrochemical Behavior of an Anolyte Redoxmer in Flow Battery Electrolytes: Solvating Cations Help to Fight Against the Thermodynamic–kinetic Dilemma

Solvating cations help to lift the thermodynamic-kinetic constrain of an anolyte redoxmer by achieving a synergetic improvement of two conflicting properties: a lower redox potential AND a higher stability of the charged radical anion.