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Cheng T, Qi S, Jiang Y, Wang L, Zhu Q, Zhu J, Dai L, He Z. Carbon Structure Regulation Strategy for the Electrode of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400496. [PMID: 38949033 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is a type of energy storage device known for its large-scale capacity, long-term durability, and high-level safety. It serves as an effective solution to address the instability and intermittency of renewable energy sources. Carbon-based materials are widely used as VRFB electrodes due to cost-effectiveness and well-stability. However, pristine electrodes need proper modification to overcome original poor hydrophilicity and fewer reaction active sites. Adjusting the carbon structure is recognized as a viable method to boost the electrochemical activity of electrodes. This review delves into the advancements in research related to ordered and disordered carbon structure electrodes including the adjusting methods, structural characteristics, and catalytic properties. Ordered carbon structures are categorized into nanoscale and macroscale orderliness based on size, leading to improved conductivity and overall performance of the electrode. Disordered carbon structures encompass methods such as doping atoms, grafting functional groups, and creating engineered holes to enhance active sites and hydrophilicity. Based on the current research findings on carbon electrode structures, this work puts forth some promising prospects for future feasibility.
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- Tukang Cheng
- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063009, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063009, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063009, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063009, China
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- Tangshan Gotion Battery Co., Ltd., Tangshan, 063000, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063009, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063009, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, 063009, China
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Tafoya JPV, Thielke M, Tian G, Jervis R, Sobrido ABJ. Can electrospun nanofibres replace traditional carbon felt electrodes in redox flow batteries? Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tang L, Zhou BC, Liu X, Xu S, Wang J, Xu W, Liu X, Chen L, Lu AH. Selective synthesis of core-shell structured catalyst χ-Fe5C2 surrounded by nanosized Fe3O4 for conversion of syngas to liquid fuels. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy02241e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Enhancing liquid hydrocarbons selectivity and simultaneously suppressing CO2 formation are highly desirable yet challenges in iron-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Herein, we report an in-situ oxidation method for the fabrication of a...
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Feng X, Zhang Z, Zhang T, Xue J, Han C, Dai L, Wang L, He Z. Enhanced Catalysis of P-doped SnO 2 for the V 2+/V 3+ Redox Reaction in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery. Front Chem 2021; 9:688634. [PMID: 34249863 PMCID: PMC8263913 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.688634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In this work, nanosized P-doped SnO2 (SnO2-P) was prepared by a sol–gel method as a catalyst for the V3+/V2+ redox reaction in vanadium redox flow battery. Compared with SnO2, the electrochemical performance of SnO2-P is significantly improved. This is because P doping provides more active sites and shows greatly improved electrical conductivity, thereby increasing the electron transfer rate. As a result, SnO2-P shows better catalytic performance than SnO2. The SnO2-P modified cell is designed, and it exhibits an increase of 47.2 mA h in discharge capacity and 8.7% in energy efficiency compared with the pristine cell at 150 mA cm−2. These increases indicate that the modified cell has a higher electrolyte utilization rate. This study shows that SnO2-P is a new and efficient catalyst for vanadium redox flow battery.
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- Xiaojian Feng
- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
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Yan B, Gu S, Shen Y. Cobalt and nitrogen co-doped mesoporous carbon for electrochemical hydrogen peroxide sensing: the effect of graphitization. Analyst 2021; 146:2313-2320. [PMID: 33620343 DOI: 10.1039/d0an02473b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this study, a facile strategy for the scalable synthesis of cobalt and nitrogen co-doped mesoporous carbon (Co-N/C) is reported. Structural characterization demonstrated that Co and N were successfully co-doped in the highly porous carbon. Graphitization of porous carbon was achieved by the introduction of cobalt species. The degree of graphitization of Co-N/C could be further promoted by increasing the calcination temperature. By taking advantage of the excellent mass and electron transfer kinetics attributed to the high specific surface area, high porosity and high graphitization, the obtained Co-N/C exhibited good electrochemical activity towards H2O2 reduction and excellent sensing performance for the electrochemical detection of H2O2. The Co-N/C-950 catalyst obtained at 950 °C showed good electrochemical sensing performance with a detection limit of 2 μM and a wide linear response over the concentration range from 0.03 mM to 13 mM. Meanwhile, Co-N/C exhibited high selectivity toward the detection of H2O2 in the presence of possible interferences during the applications such as NaCl, glucose, ascorbic acid and so on. The results confirm that Co-N/C could be used as an efficient electrocatalyst to fabricate electrochemical sensing devices.
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- Bin Yan
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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Electrocatalytic activities of engineered carbonaceous cathodes for generation of hydrogen peroxide and oxidation of recalcitrant reactive dye. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Leuaa P, Priyadarshani D, Choudhury D, Maurya R, Neergat M. Resolving charge-transfer and mass-transfer processes of VO 2+/VO 2 + redox species across the electrode/electrolyte interface using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for vanadium redox flow battery. RSC Adv 2020; 10:30887-30895. [PMID: 35516052 PMCID: PMC9056327 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05224h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is used to investigate the charge-transfer and mass-transfer processes of VO2+/VO2 + (V4+/V5+) redox species across the carbon-modified glassy carbon disk electrode/electrolyte interface. The features of the EIS patterns depend on the potential, concentrations of the redox species and mass-transport conditions at the electrode/electrolyte interface. With the starting electrolyte containing either only V4+ or V5+ redox species, EIS shows a straight line capacitor feature, as no oxidation or reduction reaction take place at the measured open circuit potential (OCP). With the electrolyte containing equimolar concentration of V4+ and V5+, EIS pattern has both charge-transfer and mass-transfer features at the equilibrium potential. The features of the charge-transfer process are observed to be influenced by the mass-transfer process. Optimum concentrations of the V4+/V5+ redox species and supporting H2SO4 electrolyte are required to resolve the EIS features corresponding to the underlying physical processes. The semi-infinite linear diffusion characteristics of the V4+/V5+ redox species observed with a static condition of the electrode converges to that of a finite diffusion under hydrodynamic condition.
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- Pradipkumar Leuaa
- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) Powai Mumbai 400076 India +91 22 2576 4890 +91 22 2576 7893
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- Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) Powai Mumbai 400076 India
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) Powai Mumbai 400076 India +91 22 2576 4890 +91 22 2576 7893
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) Powai Mumbai 400076 India +91 22 2576 4890 +91 22 2576 7893
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- Department of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) Powai Mumbai 400076 India +91 22 2576 4890 +91 22 2576 7893
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Electrospun fibers with different concentrations of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) were synthesized and the results are reported in this study. The aim was to obtain carbon nanofibers for manufacturing gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The electrospun fibers obtained were carbonized at 1200 °C, 1300 °C, and 1400 °C, in order to have nanofibers with more than 96% of carbon atoms. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results revealed an increase in the diameter from 400–700 nm at 1200 °C to 1000–1400 nm at 1300 °C and 1400 °C. The Raman measurements disclose a higher degree of crystallinity for the sample carbonized at elevated temperatures. The surface area was estimated from the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method and the results revealed an increase from 40.69 m2g−1 to 66.89 m2g−1 and 89.92 m2g−1 as the carbonization temperature increased. Simultaneously, the pore volume increased with increasing carbonization temperature. The Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra reveal that during carbonization treatment, C≡N triple bonds are destroyed with the appearance of C=N double bonds. Decreasing the ID/IG intensities’ ratio from ~1.07 to ~1.00 denotes the defects reduction in carbonaceous materials due to the graphitization process. Therefore, the carbon fibers developed in optimum conditions are appropriate to be further used to produce gas diffusion layers for Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC).
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Opar DO, Nankya R, Lee J, Jung H. Three-dimensional mesoporous graphene-modified carbon felt for high-performance vanadium redox flow batteries. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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He Z, Li M, Li Y, Zhu J, Jiang Y, Meng W, Zhou H, Wang L, Dai L. Flexible electrospun carbon nanofiber embedded with TiO2 as excellent negative electrode for vanadium redox flow battery. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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He Z, Jiang Y, Zhu J, Li Y, Dai L, Meng W, Wang L, Liu S. Phosphorus Doped Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: An Excellent Electrocatalyst for the VO2+
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Redox Reaction. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Zhangxing He
- School of Chemical Engineering; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Materials for Environment; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Materials for Environment; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Materials for Environment; North China University of Science and Technology; Tangshan 063009 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Central South University; Changsha 410083 China
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He Z, Jiang Y, Wei Y, Zhao C, Jiang F, Li L, Zhou H, Meng W, Wang L, Dai L. N,P co-doped carbon microsphere as superior electrocatalyst for VO2+/VO2+ redox reaction. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.10.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chou YS, Jeng KT, Yen SC. Characterization and electrochemical properties of graphite felt-based electrode modified using an ionomer impregnation approach for vanadium redox flow battery. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Jing M, Zhang X, Fan X, Zhao L, Liu J, Yan C. CeO 2 embedded electrospun carbon nanofibers as the advanced electrode with high effective surface area for vanadium flow battery. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.08.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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