Charge-discharge performance of carbon fiber-based electrodes in single cell and short stack for vanadium redox flow battery

Applied Energy

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 114-122

  Di Blasi, A ^a   Briguglio, N ^a   Di Blasi, O ^a   Antonucci, V ^a  

^a CNR ITAE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon felt; Carbon paper; Short stack; Vanadium redox flow battery; Zero gap flow field cell design

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOW FIELDS; PAPER; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

CARBON FELTS; CARBON PAPER; FIELD CELLS; SHORT STACK; VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERIES;

VANADIUM;

CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOW FIELD; GRAPHITE; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; REDOX CONDITIONS; VANADIUM;

CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; ELECTRODES; PAPER; VANADIUM;

EID: 84898860880     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.03.043     Document Type: Article

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