A sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone)/polyoxometalate–graphene oxide composite: a highly ion selective membrane for all vanadium redox flow batteries†
Abstract
A highly ion-selective membrane for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRBs) consisting of sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone) (SPAEK) and polyoxometalate coupled with a graphene oxide was designed and fabricated. The SPAEK/PW–mGO composite membrane showed an effectively low self-discharge rate and excellent Coulombic efficiency (98.73%) in VRBs.