Metal ionic liquids for flow batteries (MetILs). Pictured from left to right are: a copper-based compound, cobalt-based compound, manganese-based compound, iron-based compound, nickel-based compound, and vanadium-based compound. These ionic liquid compounds are being researched at Sandia National Laboratories, USA, to develop a battery component that is more energy dense and longer-lasting than lithium.

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