期刊
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
卷 488, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.229411
关键词
Electrode porosity; Charge transfer; Reaction kinetics; Electrocatalytic activity; Vanadium redox flow battery; Biomass waste
资金
- Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering (SAgE), School of Engineering [OSR/0530/SD16/ABBA]
- UCL [PR16195]
- International Fund Partnership Newcastle University [OSR/0530/SD16/ABBA]
- SGL Carbon
This study investigates how the porosity of electrodes, specifically using spent tea derived porous carbon, affects the electrocatalytic activity and charge transfer in vanadium redox flow batteries (VRB). It shows that modifying the electrode to have higher porosity enhances the charge transfer process and improves the electrocatalytic activity for vanadium redox reactions. The results suggest that tailored porosity significantly influences charge migration and enhances the overall performance of VRB.
Vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) has attracted enormous attention as a large-scale energy storage system owing to its long life, stable capacity and high safety. The electrode porosity plays a crucial role in the performance of VRB. This work reports the effect of electrode porosity on the electrocatalytic activity and charge transfer in VRB using spent tea derived porous carbon as electrode material. The electrode porous microstructure is systematically modified and specific surface area is enhanced from similar to 10 to similar to 2085 m(2) g(-1), with microporosity up to similar to 1930 m(2) g(-1). The electrochemical performance of modified electrodes is comprehensively investigated by cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic charge/discharge studies. The modified electrode with high degree of porosity improves the charge transfer process and exhibits lower charge transfer resistance with higher electrocatalytic activity for vanadium redox reactions. Moreover, the VRB static cell performance demonstrates superior energy, voltage and coulombic efficiencies for modified electrodes than the pristine graphite electrode at all tested current densities. The results suggest that the tailored porosity substantially influences the charge migration and significantly improves the VRB performance.
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