A study of different carbon composite materials for the negative half-cell reaction of the zinc cerium hybrid redox flow cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 412-423

  Nikiforidis, Georgios ^a   Berlouis, Léonard ^a   Hall, David ^b   Hodgson, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b C Tech Innovation Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon composite electrodes; Energy storage; Zinc deposition dissolution reaction; Zinc cerium redox flow battery

Indexed keywords

CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CARBON COMPOSITES; DISSOLUTION REACTIONS; GALVANOSTATIC CHARGE/DISCHARGE; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION REACTIONS; METHANE SULFONIC ACID; REDOX FLOW BATTERIES; SURFACE DETERIORATION;

CARBON; CERIUM; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STORAGE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC DEPOSITS;

ZINC;

EID: 84886206394     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.09.061     Document Type: Article

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