• 文献标题:   Graphene oxide nanosheets/multi-walled carbon nanotubes hybrid as an excellent electrocatalytic material towards VO2+/VO2+ redox couples for vanadium redox flow batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HAN PX, YUE YH, LIU ZH, XU W, ZHANG LX, XU HX, DONG SM, CUI GL
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  • 出版物名称:   ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   1754-5692
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   186
  • DOI:   10.1039/c1ee01776d
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

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.