• 文献标题:   Pore-Size-Tuned Graphene Oxide Frameworks as Ion-Selective and Protective Layers on Hydrocarbon Membranes for Vanadium Redox-Flow Batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KIM S, CHOI J, CHOI C, HEO J, KIM DW, LEE JY, HONG YT, JUNG HT, KIM HT
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide framework membrane, vanadium redoxflow batterie, poresize exclusion, hydrocarbon membrane, chemical stabilitie
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Korea Adv Inst Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   23
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01429
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The laminated structure of graphene oxide (GO) membranes provides exceptional ion-separation properties due to the regular interlayer spacing (d) between laminate layers. However, a larger effective pore size of the laminate immersed in water (similar to 11.1 angstrom) than the hydrated diameter of vanadium ions (>6.0 angstrom) prevents its use in vanadium redox-flow batteries (VRFB). In this work, we report an ion-selective graphene oxide framework (GOF) with a d tuned by cross-linking the GO nanosheets. Its effective pore size (similar to 5.9 angstrom) excludes vanadium ions by size but allows proton conduction. The GOF membrane is employed as a protective layer to address the poor chemical stability of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) membranes against VO2+ in VRFB. By effectively blocking vanadium ions, the GOF/SPAES membrane exhibits vanadium-ion permeability 4.2 times lower and a durability 5 times longer than that of the pristine SPAES membrane. Moreover, the VRFB with the GOF/SPAES membrane achieves an energy efficiency of 89% at 80 mA cm(-2) and a capacity retention of 88% even after 400 cycles, far exceeding results for Nafion 115 and demonstrating its practical applicability for VRFB.