• 文献标题:   An ultra-high ion selective hybrid proton exchange membrane incorporated with zwitterion-decorated graphene oxide for vanadium redox flow batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG YX, WANG HX, LIU B, SHI JL, ZHANG J, SHI HF
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
  • ISSN:   2050-7488 EI 2050-7496
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tianjin Polytech Univ
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1039/c9ta01891c
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

An ultra-high ion-selective hybrid membrane (SPEEK/ZC-GO) composed of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and zwitterion-decorated graphene oxide (ZC-GO) containing ammonium and sulfonic acid groups is designed and prepared for all vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). SPEEK/ZC-GO hybrid membranes exhibit higher proton conductivity and lower vanadium ion permeability than pristine SPEEK and Nafion 117 membranes. The good trade-off effect between proton conductivity and vanadium ion permeability offers ultra-high ion selectivity to SPEEK/ZC-GO hybrid membranes, and the SPEEK/ZC-GO-2 hybrid membrane gives the highest ion selectivity, 26.0 x 10(3) S min cm(-3), which is about 6.5 and 6.0-fold higher than Nafion 117 (4.0 x 10(3) S min cm(-3)) and pristine SPEEK membranes (4.3 x 10(3) S min cm(-3)), respectively. The VRFB with the SPEEK/ZC-GO-2 hybrid membrane exhibits a significantly slower self-discharge rate, retaining an open circuit voltage of 1.3 V for 132 h, than Nafion 117 (23.5 h) and pristine SPEEK membranes (38 h). The SPEEK/ZC-GO-2 hybrid membrane demonstrates higher coulombic efficiencies (CE: 98.5-99.2%) and energy efficiencies (EE: 91.4-83.9%) at 50-100 mA cm(-2), as compared with Nafion 117 (CE: 94.0-97.1%, EE: 83.5-74.7%) and pristine SPEEK membranes (CE: 94.5-97.6%, EE: 82.1-74.4%). Stable cycling performance over more than 200 cycles proves the high chemical stability of the SPEEK/ZC-GO-2 hybrid membrane during long-term operation. This investigation indicates that the SPEEK/ZC-GO hybrid membrane is a promising proton exchange membrane for VRFB systems through controlling the desirable ultra-high ion selectivity.