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6 Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: Electrode Enhancements The electrodes are the core components of the VRFB related to the power density supplied and our main focus improving this technology, which perform a very important role in providing active sites for the reaction of redox couples dissolved in the electrolytes making them a key role component on the interface electrode- electrolyte interactions (mass, charge and electron transfer). During the operation of VRFB, the energy efficiency is limited by the voltage efficiency, increasing the bottleneck effect as the current density is increased, mainly ruled by the activation and concentration polarizations, which are highly determined by the VRFB electrode. For these reasons, electrodes need to be optimized in order to reduce charge transfer resistance and increase mass transfer and kinetics towards the active species, as well as enhancing the current density it can hold. The essential requirements for the VRFB can be summarized as follows: i) The electrode needs a highly surface functionalization, which provides the active sites for the redox reaction of the particular redox couple. ii) The electrode must be chemically stable in highly acidic environments because the VRFB supporting electrolyte consists of strong acids. iii) The electrode must be electrochemically stable in the operation potential window of the VRFB, avoiding side reactions. iv) The electrode must have an excellent charge transfer reactions towards the negative (V3+/V2+) and positive (VO2+/VO2+) VRFB reactions. Much attention has been paid to enhancing the electrochemical properties of the electrode for practical use in VRFBs36,39. During the last 30 years, many researchers have reported valuable outcomes and know-how. By analyzing the technical progress of the VRFB, we are now able to build a foundation for providing practical guidelines for further research in this area. A variety of carbon materials, including carbon felt, graphite felt, carbon paper, graphene, and carbon nanofibers have been widely investigated as electrodes for the VRFB because they can meet the mandatory requirements discussed above. Furthermore, a more diverse range of electrode materials was considered beyond the conventional carbon felt electrode. In 2011, around 13 articles were published, and a notable success was achieved by integrating Bi into the graphite felt electrode as the catalyst instead of precious metals or CNT. Around the same time, graphene oxide was first proposed as a new electrode material or catalyst for the VRFB. In the following year, around 16 articles were published, and in this period, remarkably cheap oxide catalysts such as Mn3O4 were successfully integrated on 79PDF Image | Redox Flow Batteries Vanadium to Earth Quinones
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