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Hossain MH, Abdullah N, Tan KH, Saidur R, Mohd Radzi MA, Shafie S. Evolution of Vanadium Redox Flow Battery in Electrode. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300092. [PMID: 37144668 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is a highly regarded technology for large-scale energy storage due to its outstanding features, such as scalability, efficiency, long lifespan, and site independence. This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of its performance in carbon-based electrodes, along with a comprehensive review of the system's principles and mechanisms. It discusses potential applications, recent industrial involvement, and economic factors associated with VRFB technology. The study also covers the latest advancements in VRFB electrodes, including electrode surface modification and electrocatalyst materials, and highlights their effects on the VRFB system's performance. Additionally, the potential of two-dimensional material MXene to enhance electrode performance is evaluated, and the author concludes that MXenes offer significant advantages for use in high-power VRFB at a low cost. Finally, the paper reviews the challenges and future development of VRFB technology.
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- Md Hasnat Hossain
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Research Center for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Sunway Materials Smart Science & Engineering (SMS2E) Cluster, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia
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- Research Center for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Research Center for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, 47500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Sunway Materials Smart Science & Engineering (SMS2E) Cluster, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia
- School of Engineering, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Agarwal H, Roy E, Singh N, Klusener PA, Stephens RM, Zhou QT. Electrode Treatments for Redox Flow Batteries: Translating Our Understanding from Vanadium to Aqueous-Organic. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2307209. [PMID: 37973559 PMCID: PMC10767411 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are a promising technology for long-duration energy storage; but they suffer from inefficiencies in part due to the overvoltages at the electrode surface. In this work, more than 70 electrode treatments are reviewed that are previously shown to reduce the overvoltages and improve performance for vanadium RFBs (VRFBs), the most commercialized RFB technology. However, identifying treatments that improve performance the most and whether they are industrially implementable is challenging. This study attempts to address this challenge by comparing treatments under similar operating conditions and accounting for the treatment process complexity. The different treatments are compared at laboratory and industrial scale based on criteria for VRFB performance, treatment stability, economic feasibility, and ease of industrial implementation. Thermal, plasma, electrochemical oxidation, CO2 treatments, as well as Bi, Ag, and Cu catalysts loaded on electrodes are identified as the most promising for adoption in large scale VRFBs. The similarity in electrode treatments for aqueous-organic RFBs (AORFBs) and VRFBs is also identified. The need of standardization in RFBs testing along with fundamental studies to understand charge transfer reactions in redox active species used in RFBs moving forward is emphasized.
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- Harsh Agarwal
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Catalysis Science and Technology InstituteUniversity of Michigan Ann ArborAnn ArborMI48109‐2136USA
- Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.3333 Highway 6 SouthHoustonTX77082USA
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- Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Energy Transition Campus AmsterdamGrasweg 31Amsterdam1031 HWThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Catalysis Science and Technology InstituteUniversity of Michigan Ann ArborAnn ArborMI48109‐2136USA
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- Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Energy Transition Campus AmsterdamGrasweg 31Amsterdam1031 HWThe Netherlands
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- Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.3333 Highway 6 SouthHoustonTX77082USA
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- Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.3333 Highway 6 SouthHoustonTX77082USA
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Choi J, Park J, Park J, Kim M, Lee S, Cho CR, Lee JH, Park Y, Kim MG, Choi J, Park JW, Park M. Low-Index Facet Polyhedron-Shaped Binary Cerium Titanium Oxide for High-Voltage Aqueous Zinc-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:55692-55702. [PMID: 37981729 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Aqueous zinc-vanadium hybrid redox flow battery systems are an efficient strategy to address the problems of low voltage and high cost of conventional all-vanadium redox flow batteries. However, the low electrochemical activity of carbon-based electrodes toward a vanadium redox reaction limits the performance of redox flow batteries. In this study, polyhedral binary cerium titanium oxide (Ce2/3TiO3, CTO) is synthesized using molten salt synthesis. CTO is fabricated by adjusting the temperature and composition. Notably, the prepared CTO obtained at 1000 °C shows the highest catalytic activity for a VO2+/VO2+ redox reaction. Further, CTO is prepared as a composite electrocatalyst and applied to a high-voltage aqueous zinc-vanadium redox flow battery. The cell adopts an alkali zinc electrolyte containing a Zn/[Zn(OH)4]2- redox pair and exhibits a high operating voltage of 2.26 V. Remarkably, a zinc-vanadium redox flow battery using the composite electrocatalyst exhibits a high energy density of 42.68 Wh L-1 at 20 mA cm-2 and an initial voltage efficiency of 90.3%. The excellent cell performance is attributed to structural defects caused by A-site deficiency in the perovskite oxide structure as well as oxygen vacancies resulting from the low valence state of the metal ion, which enhance the catalytic activity of the vanadium ions.
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- Jinyeong Choi
- Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, 50, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Center of Energy Convergence Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Engineering, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, 50, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Center of Energy Convergence Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, 50, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Center of Energy Convergence Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, 50, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Center of Energy Convergence Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, 50, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Pusan National University, Gumjeong-ku 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- PLS-II Beamline Division, PLS-II Department, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Next Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), Changwon,Gyeongsangnam-do 51543, Republic of Korea
- Department of Electro-Functionality Materials Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, 50, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Center of Energy Convergence Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, Busandaehak-ro 63 beon-gil 2, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Acosta S, Ojeda-Galván HJ, Quintana M. 2D materials towards energy conversion processes in nanofluidics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:24264-24277. [PMID: 37671413 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00702b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Hierarchically assembled 2D material membranes are extremely promising platforms for energy conversion processes in nanofluidics. In this perspective, we discuss recent advances in the production of smart 2D material membranes that come close to mimicking biological energy conversion processes and how these efforts translate into the design of water purification systems, artificial photosynthesis, and solar energy conversion devices. As we depict here, 2D material membranes synergistically modulate the intrinsic active sites (nanopores), electron transport, mass transfer, and mechanical and chemical stability aiming at cost-effective and highly efficient smart membranes.
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- Selene Acosta
- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, 78000, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, 78000, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, 78000, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, 78000, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
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Zanetta A, Bulfaro I, Faini F, Manzi M, Pica G, De Bastiani M, Bellani S, Zappia MI, Bianca G, Gabatel L, Panda JK, Del Rio Castillo AE, Prato M, Lauciello S, Bonaccorso F, Grancini G. Enhancing charge extraction in inverted perovskite solar cells contacts via ultrathin graphene:fullerene composite interlayers. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A 2023; 11:12866-12875. [PMID: 37346737 PMCID: PMC10281336 DOI: 10.1039/d2ta07512a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Improving the perovskite/electron-transporting layer (ETL) interface is a crucial task to boost the performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This is utterly fundamental in an inverted (p-i-n) configuration using fullerene-based ETLs. Here, we propose a scalable strategy to improve fullerene-based ETLs by incorporating high-quality few-layer graphene flakes (GFs), industrially produced through wet-jet milling exfoliation of graphite, into phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). Our new composite ETL (GF:PCBM) can be processed into an ultrathin (∼10 nm), pinhole-free film atop the perovskite. We find that the presence of GFs in the PCBM matrix reduces defect-mediated recombination, while creating preferential paths for the extraction of electrons towards the current collector. The use of our GF-based composite ETL resulted in a significant enhancement in the open circuit voltage and fill factor of triple cation-based inverted PSCs, boosting the power conversion efficiency from ∼19% up to 20.8% upon the incorporation of GFs into the ETL.
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- Andrea Zanetta
- Department of Chemistry & INSTM, University of Pavia Via T. Taramelli 14 27100 Pavia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry & INSTM, University of Pavia Via T. Taramelli 14 27100 Pavia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry & INSTM, University of Pavia Via T. Taramelli 14 27100 Pavia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry & INSTM, University of Pavia Via T. Taramelli 14 27100 Pavia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry & INSTM, University of Pavia Via T. Taramelli 14 27100 Pavia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry & INSTM, University of Pavia Via T. Taramelli 14 27100 Pavia Italy
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- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Via Morego 30 16163 Genova Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Genova Via Dodecaneso 31 16146 Genoa Italy
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- BeDimensional S.p.A Via Lungotorrente Secca 30R 16163 Genova Italy
- Department of Mechanical Engineering - DIME, University of Genoa Via Opera Pia 15 16145 Genova Italy
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- BeDimensional S.p.A Via Lungotorrente Secca 30R 16163 Genova Italy
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- Materials Characterization Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Via Morego 30 16163 Genova Italy
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Via Morego 30 16163 Genova Italy
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- Department of Chemistry & INSTM, University of Pavia Via T. Taramelli 14 27100 Pavia Italy
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Deng Q, Zhou W, Wang H, Fu N, Wu X, Wu Y. Aspergillus Niger Derived Wrinkle-Like Carbon as Superior Electrode for Advanced Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2300640. [PMID: 37088735 PMCID: PMC10288236 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The scarcity of high electrocatalysis composite electrode materials has long been suppressing the redox reaction of V(II)/V(III) and V(IV)/V(V) couples in high performance vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). Herein, through ingeniously regulating the growth of Aspergillus Niger, a wrinkle-like carbon (WLC) material that possesses edge-rich carbon, abundant heteroatoms, and nature wrinkle-like structure is obtained, which is subsequently successfully introduced and uniform dispersed on the surface of carbon fiber of graphite felt (GF). This composite electrode presents a lower overpotential and higher charge transfer ability, as the codoped multiheteroatoms increase the electrocatalysis activity and the wrinkled structure affords more abundant reaction area for vanadium ions in the electrolyte when compared with the pristine GF electrode, which is also supported by the density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Hence, the assembled battery using WLC electrodes achieves a high energy efficiency of 74.5% for 300 cycles at a high current density of 200 mA cm-2 , as well as the highest current density of 450 mA cm-2 . The WLC material not only uncovers huge potential in promoting the application of VRFBs, but also offers referential solution to synthesis microorganism-based high-performance electrode in other energy storage systems.
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- Qi Deng
- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and NanotechnologyCAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in MolecularInstitute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)Beijing100190P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resource of ChinaHunan Academy of ForestryChangshaHunan410018P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resource of ChinaHunan Academy of ForestryChangshaHunan410018P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceHunan Agricultural UniversityChangshaHunan410128P. R. China
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- Hunan Province Yinfeng New Energy Co., Ltd.ChangshaHunan410014P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceHunan Agricultural UniversityChangshaHunan410128P. R. China
- Hunan Province Yinfeng New Energy Co., Ltd.ChangshaHunan410014P. R. China
- College of Electrical and Information EngineeringHunan UniversityChangshaHunan410082P. R. China
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- School of Energy and EnvironmentSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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Bagheri A, Bellani S, Beydaghi H, Eredia M, Najafi L, Bianca G, Zappia MI, Safarpour M, Najafi M, Mantero E, Sofer Z, Hou G, Pellegrini V, Feng X, Bonaccorso F. Functionalized Metallic 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide-Based Solid-State Electrolyte for Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitors. ACS NANO 2022; 16:16426-16442. [PMID: 36194759 PMCID: PMC9620411 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c05640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Highly efficient and durable flexible solid-state supercapacitors (FSSSCs) are emerging as low-cost devices for portable and wearable electronics due to the elimination of leakage of toxic/corrosive liquid electrolytes and their capability to withstand elevated mechanical stresses. Nevertheless, the spread of FSSSCs requires the development of durable and highly conductive solid-state electrolytes, whose electrochemical characteristics must be competitive with those of traditional liquid electrolytes. Here, we propose an innovative composite solid-state electrolyte prepared by incorporating metallic two-dimensional group-5 transition metal dichalcogenides, namely, liquid-phase exfoliated functionalized niobium disulfide (f-NbS2) nanoflakes, into a sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) polymeric matrix. The terminal sulfonate groups in f-NbS2 nanoflakes interact with the sulfonic acid groups of SPEEK by forming a robust hydrogen bonding network. Consequently, the composite solid-state electrolyte is mechanically/dimensionally stable even at a degree of sulfonation of SPEEK as high as 70.2%. At this degree of sulfonation, the mechanical strength is 38.3 MPa, and thanks to an efficient proton transport through the Grotthuss mechanism, the proton conductivity is as high as 94.4 mS cm-1 at room temperature. To elucidate the importance of the interaction between the electrode materials (including active materials and binders) and the solid-state electrolyte, solid-state supercapacitors were produced using SPEEK and poly(vinylidene fluoride) as proton conducting and nonconducting binders, respectively. The use of our solid-state electrolyte in combination with proton-conducting SPEEK binder and carbonaceous electrode materials (mixture of activated carbon, single/few-layer graphene, and carbon black) results in a solid-state supercapacitor with a specific capacitance of 116 F g-1 at 0.02 A g-1, optimal rate capability (76 F g-1 at 10 A g-1), and electrochemical stability during galvanostatic charge/discharge cycling and folding/bending stresses.
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- Ahmad Bagheri
- Graphene
Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
- Center
for Advancing Electronics Dresden (CFAED) & Faculty of Chemistry
and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität
Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- BeDimensional
SpA, Lungotorrente Secca
30R, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- BeDimensional
SpA, Lungotorrente Secca
30R, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Graphene
Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università
degli Studi di Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Smart
Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Informatica Bioingegneria, Robotica e Ingegneria dei Sistemi (DIBRIS), Universita Degli Studi di Genova, Via All’Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genova, Italy
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- Smart
Materials, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Informatica Bioingegneria, Robotica e Ingegneria dei Sistemi (DIBRIS), Universita Degli Studi di Genova, Via All’Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genova, Italy
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- BeDimensional
SpA, Lungotorrente Secca
30R, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry
and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry
and Technology Prague, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Graphene
Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
- BeDimensional
SpA, Lungotorrente Secca
30R, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Center
for Advancing Electronics Dresden (CFAED) & Faculty of Chemistry
and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität
Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- Max
Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Graphene
Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
- BeDimensional
SpA, Lungotorrente Secca
30R, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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Raghavan P, Ahn JH, Shelke M. The role of 2D material families in energy harvesting: An editorial overview. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH 2022; 37:3857-3864. [PMID: 36193107 PMCID: PMC9517996 DOI: 10.1557/s43578-022-00721-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
The ever increasing proportion of an energy consuming society and the boost in industrialization accelerated the depletion of fossil fuel based energy sources at an alarming rate. This emphasizes the necessity of sustainable energy generation and storage to meet the daily energy demands. But, these alternative renewable energy sources like solar and wind power are intermittent and highly depend on weather, place and individuals. This creates the inevitability of suitable energy storage devices like batteries and supercapacitors. The interfacing of energy storing devices is required to maintain the supply chain equilibrium, power efficiency, regulate power fluctuations and reduce pollution. Besides, the boom in electric mobility and consumer electronics also require uninterrupted power supply. Hence, in the upcoming years the energy storing devices play a vital role in addressing the energy crisis. Innovations in new materials and technologies will be the core area of research and development in the coming future. 2D materials like graphene,transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), transition metal borides (MBenes) and so on are the new class of materials among them MXenes are getting more attention in energy storage owing to its exceptional properties.
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- Prasanth Raghavan
- Material Science and NanoEngineering Lab (MSNE-Lab), Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Cochin, 682022 India
- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, 52828 Republic of Korea
- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, EH9 3JG UK
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, 52828 Republic of Korea
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002 India
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Beydaghi H, Bellani S, Najafi L, Oropesa-Nuñez R, Bianca G, Bagheri A, Conticello I, Martín-García B, Kashefi S, Serri M, Liao L, Sofer Z, Pellegrini V, Bonaccorso F. Sulfonated NbS 2-based proton-exchange membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:6152-6161. [PMID: 35389414 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07872k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
In this work, novel proton-exchange membranes (PEMs) based on sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and two-dimensional (2D) sulfonated niobium disulphide (S-NbS2) nanoflakes are synthesized by a solution-casting method and used in vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). The NbS2 nanoflakes are produced by liquid-phase exfoliation of their bulk counterpart and chemically functionalized with terminal sulfonate groups to improve dimensional and chemical stabilities, proton conductivity (σ) and fuel barrier properties of the as-produced membranes. The addition of S-NbS2 nanoflakes to SPEEK decreases the vanadium ion permeability from 5.42 × 10-7 to 2.34 × 10-7 cm2 min-1. Meanwhile, it increases the membrane σ and selectivity up to 94.35 mS cm-2 and 40.32 × 104 S min cm-3, respectively. The cell assembled with the optimized membrane incorporating 2.5 wt% of S-NbS2 nanoflakes (SPEEK:2.5% S-NbS2) exhibits high efficiency metrics, i.e., coulombic efficiency between 98.7 and 99.0%, voltage efficiency between 90.2 and 73.2% and energy efficiency between 89.3 and 72.8% within the current density range of 100-300 mA cm-2, delivering a maximum power density of 0.83 W cm-2 at a current density of 870 mA cm-2. The SPEEK:2.5% S-NbS2 membrane-based VRFBs show a stable behavior over 200 cycles at 200 mA cm-2. This study opens up an effective avenue for the production of advanced SPEEK-based membranes for VRFBs.
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- Hossein Beydaghi
- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- BeDimensional SpA, via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- BeDimensional SpA, via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Box 534, 75103 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
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- BeDimensional SpA, via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, 3513119111, Iran
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- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- BeDimensional SpA, via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- BeDimensional SpA, via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy
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Najafi L, Bellani S, Zappia MI, Serri M, Oropesa‐Nuñez R, Bagheri A, Beydaghi H, Brescia R, Pasquale L, Shinde DV, Zuo Y, Drago F, Mosina K, Sofer Z, Manna L, Bonaccorso F. Transition metal dichalcogenides as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction: The emblematic case of “inert” ZrSe
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as catalyst for electrolyzers. NANO SELECT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202100364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Graphene Labs Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Genova Italy
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- Graphene Labs Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Genova Italy
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- Electron Microscopy Facility Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Genova Italy
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- Materials Characterization Facility Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Genova Italy
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- NanoChemistry Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Genova Italy
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- NanoChemistry Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Genova Italy
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry University of Chemistry and Technology Prague Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry University of Chemistry and Technology Prague Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- NanoChemistry Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Genova Italy
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Pankratova G, Pan JY, Keller SS. Impact of plasma-induced surface chemistry on electrochemical properties of microfabricated pyrolytic carbon electrodes. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.139987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Parra-Puerto A, Rubio-Garcia J, Markiewicz M, Zheng Z, Kucernak A. Carbon Aerogel Based Thin Electrodes for Zero‐Gap all Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries – Quantifying the Factors Leading to Optimum Performance. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Andres Parra-Puerto
- Imperial College London Faculty of Natural Sciences chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Faculty of Natural Sciences Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Faculty of Natural Science Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Faculty of Natural Sciences Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine: Imperial College London Chemistry Imperial College RdWhite City Campus82 Wood Lane W12 0BZ London UNITED KINGDOM
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Bellani S, Bartolotta A, Agresti A, Calogero G, Grancini G, Di Carlo A, Kymakis E, Bonaccorso F. Solution-processed two-dimensional materials for next-generation photovoltaics. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:11870-11965. [PMID: 34494631 PMCID: PMC8559907 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00106j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the ever-increasing energy demand scenario, the development of novel photovoltaic (PV) technologies is considered to be one of the key solutions to fulfil the energy request. In this context, graphene and related two-dimensional (2D) materials (GRMs), including nonlayered 2D materials and 2D perovskites, as well as their hybrid systems, are emerging as promising candidates to drive innovation in PV technologies. The mechanical, thermal, and optoelectronic properties of GRMs can be exploited in different active components of solar cells to design next-generation devices. These components include front (transparent) and back conductive electrodes, charge transporting layers, and interconnecting/recombination layers, as well as photoactive layers. The production and processing of GRMs in the liquid phase, coupled with the ability to "on-demand" tune their optoelectronic properties exploiting wet-chemical functionalization, enable their effective integration in advanced PV devices through scalable, reliable, and inexpensive printing/coating processes. Herein, we review the progresses in the use of solution-processed 2D materials in organic solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, quantum dot solar cells, and organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells, as well as in tandem systems. We first provide a brief introduction on the properties of 2D materials and their production methods by solution-processing routes. Then, we discuss the functionality of 2D materials for electrodes, photoactive layer components/additives, charge transporting layers, and interconnecting layers through figures of merit, which allow the performance of solar cells to be determined and compared with the state-of-the-art values. We finally outline the roadmap for the further exploitation of solution-processed 2D materials to boost the performance of PV devices.
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- Sebastiano Bellani
- BeDimensional S.p.A., Via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, via Moreogo 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Via F. Stagno D'alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
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- CHOSE - Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
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- CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Via F. Stagno D'alcontres 37, 98158 Messina, Italy
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- University of Pavia and INSTM, Via Taramelli 16, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- CHOSE - Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
- L.A.S.E. - Laboratory for Advanced Solar Energy, National University of Science and Technology "MISiS", 119049 Leninskiy Prosect 6, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos 71410 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- BeDimensional S.p.A., Via Lungotorrente Secca 30R, 16163 Genova, Italy.
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Graphene Labs, via Moreogo 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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Characteristics of Graphite Felt Electrodes Treated by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jets for an All-Vanadium Redox Flow Battery. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14143847. [PMID: 34300767 PMCID: PMC8304689 DOI: 10.3390/ma14143847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In an all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), redox reaction occurs on the fiber surface of the graphite felts. Therefore, the VRFB performance highly depends on the characteristics of the graphite felts. Although atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) have been applied for surface modification of graphite felt electrode in VRFBs for the enhancement of electrochemical reactivity, the influence of APPJ plasma reactivity and working temperature (by changing the flow rate) on the VRFB performance is still unknown. In this work, the performance of the graphite felts with different APPJ plasma reactivity and working temperatures, changed by varying the flow rates (the conditions are denoted as APPJ temperatures hereafter), was analyzed and compared with those treated with sulfuric acid. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicated that the APPJ treatment led to an increase in O-/N-containing functional groups on the GF surface to ~21.0% as compared to ~15.0% for untreated GF and 18.0% for H2SO4-treated GF. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that the surface morphology of graphite felt electrodes was still smooth, and no visible changes were detected after oxidation in the sulfuric acid or after APPJ treatment. The polarization measurements indicated that the APPJ treatment increased the limiting current densities from 0.56 A·cm-2 for the GFs treated by H2SO4 to 0.64, 0.68, and 0.64 A·cm-2, respectively, for the GFs APPJ-treated at 450, 550, and 650 °C, as well as reduced the activation overpotential when compared with the H2SO4-treated electrode. The electrochemical charge/discharge measurements showed that the APPJ treatment temperature of 550 °C gave the highest energy efficiency of 83.5% as compared to 72.0% with the H2SO4 treatment.
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