期刊
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
卷 409, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.139971
关键词
Vanadium redox flow battery; Electrocatalytic activity; Graphite electrode; Phosphorus doping; Surface functionalization
资金
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [03EK3053C]
This study analyzed commercial and synthetic phosphorus-doped graphene and graphite felt (GF), and found that a low phosphorus concentration and high degree of graphitization can increase catalytic activity. Based on these findings, the GF was modified, resulting in a twofold increase in power density in full cell tests.
Numerous surface treatment methods are known to enhance the electrochemical activity of graphite felt (GF), such as thermal activation or attachment of nanoparticulate catalysts. The integration of heteroatoms into the graphite lattice at the surface could be a promising technique for reliable and efficient electrode activation. However, these functionalization techniques are based on thermochemical activation, which makes it difficult to distinguish between activity effects other than foreign atom integration, such as defects and other surface groups that must be considered. In this work, we analyzed commercial and synthetic phosphorus-doped graphene and GF using different electrochemical and physicochemical techniques. Despite a high doping concentration, the activity of the commercial powder bonded to GF and coated on glassy carbon remained limited due to the low degree of graphitization and high oxygen content. Instead, a low phosphorus concentration of <1 at% combined with a high degree of graphitization increased the catalytic activity. Building on these findings, GF was rationally modified, resulting in twice the power density compared to the original material in full cell tests. (C) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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