Issue 11, 2011

Graphene oxide nanosheets/multi-walled carbon nanotubes hybrid as an excellent electrocatalytic material towards VO2+/VO2+ redox couples for vanadium redox flow batteries

Abstract

A graphene oxide nanosheets/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (GO/MWCNTs) hybrid with excellent electrocatalytic redox reversibility towards VO2+/VO2+ redox couples for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) has been prepared by an electrostatic spray technique after efficient ultrasonic treatment. The structures and electrochemical properties of GO/MWCNTs are investigated by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. GO/MWCNTs are shown to be cross-linked and form an electrocatalytic hybrid with an effective mixed conducting network, leading to efficiently fast ion and electron transport characteristics. Compared with the pure GO nanosheets and MWCNTs, GO/MWCNTs deliver a much better electrocatalytic redox reversibility towards the positive VO2+/VO2+ couple, especially for the reduction from VO2+ to VO2+. The excellent experimental results demonstrate that the newly developed hybrid material holds great promise in the application of VRFB.

Graphical abstract: Graphene oxide nanosheets/multi-walled carbon nanotubes hybrid as an excellent electrocatalytic material towards VO2+/VO2+ redox couples for vanadium redox flow batteries

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 May 2011
Accepted
07 Sep 2011
First published
26 Sep 2011

Energy Environ. Sci., 2011,4, 4710-4717

Graphene oxide nanosheets/multi-walled carbon nanotubes hybrid as an excellent electrocatalytic material towards VO2+/VO2+ redox couples for vanadium redox flow batteries

P. Han, Y. Yue, Z. Liu, W. Xu, L. Zhang, H. Xu, S. Dong and G. Cui, Energy Environ. Sci., 2011, 4, 4710 DOI: 10.1039/C1EE01776D

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