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A high-performance carbon nanoparticle-decorated graphite felt electrode for vanadium redox flow batteries

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  • Wei, L.
  • Zhao, T.S.
  • Zhao, G.
  • An, L.
  • Zeng, L.

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Increasing the performance of vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs), especially the energy efficiency and power density, is critically important to reduce the system cost to a level for widespread commercialization. Unlike conventional VRFBs with flow-through structure, in this work we create a VRFB featuring a flow-field structure with a carbon nanoparticle-decorated graphite felt electrode for the battery. This novel structure, exhibiting a significantly reduced ohmic loss through reducing electrode thickness, an increased surface area and improved electrocatalytic activity by coating carbon nanoparticles, allows the energy efficiency up to 84.8% at a current density of as high as 100mAcm−2 and the peak power density to reach a value of 508mWcm−2. In addition, it is demonstrated that the battery with this proposed structure exhibits a substantially improved rate capability and capacity retention as opposed to conventional flow-through structured battery with thick graphite felt electrodes.

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  • Wei, L. & Zhao, T.S. & Zhao, G. & An, L. & Zeng, L., 2016. "A high-performance carbon nanoparticle-decorated graphite felt electrode for vanadium redox flow batteries," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 74-79.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:176:y:2016:i:c:p:74-79
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.05.048
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