Abstract
Herein, a new method for the facile introduction of oxygen-containing functional groups on a carbon felt electrode in a short treatment time has been proposed for application in a vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs). Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) can produce free radicals by attacking the CC bonds or CH bonds of the carbon felt. The generated unstable free radicals allow further reactions with oxygen to yield oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface of the carbon felt electrode. The electrochemical performance of the BPO-treated carbon felt electrode toward the VO2+/VO2+ redox reaction was superior to that of the pristine carbon felt electrode. Therefore, the VRFB cell employing the BPO-treated carbon felt electrode showed an outstanding energy efficiency of 75% at a current density of 100mAcm−2. This improvement is attributed to the well-known electrocatalytic effects of the oxygen-functionalized surface properties of the BPO-treated carbon felt electrode.
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