@article{27894,
  keywords = {Redox flow battery, Hydrogen-Bromine, Carbon nanotube electrode, Composite membrane, Nafion membrane, Nitrogen-functionalized platinum-iridium catalyst},
  author = {Guangyu Lin and Pauying Chong and Venkata Yarlagadda and Trung V Nguyen and Ryszard Wycisk and Peter N Pintauro and Mike Bates and Sanjeev Mukerjee and Michael C Tucker and Adam Z Weber},
  title = {Advanced Hydrogen-Bromine Flow Batteries with Improved Efficiency, Durability and Cost},
  abstract = {<p>The hydrogen/bromine flow battery is a promising candidate for large-scale energy storage due to fast kinetics, highly reversible reactions and low chemical costs. However, today's conventional hydrogen/bromine flow batteries use membrane materials (such as Nafion), platinum catalysts, and carbon-paper electrode materials that are expensive. In addition, platinum catalysts can be poisoned and corroded when exposed to HBr and Br<sub>2,</sub> compromising system lifetime. To reduce the cost and increase the durability of H<sub>2</sub>/Br<sub>2</sub> flow batteries, new materials are developed. The new Nafion/ polyvinylidene fluoride electrospun composite membranes have high perm-selectivity at a fraction of the cost of Nafion membranes; the new nitrogen-functionalized platinum-iridium catalyst possesses excellent activity and durability in HBr/Br<sub>2</sub> environment; and the new carbon-nanotube-based Br<sub>2</sub> electrodes can achieve equal or better performance with less materials when compared to baseline electrode materials. Preliminary cost analysis shows that the new materials reduce H<sub>2</sub>/Br<sub>2</sub> flow-battery energy-storage system stack and system costs significantly. The resulting advanced H<sub>2</sub>/Br<sub>2</sub> flow batteries offer high power, high efficiency, substantially increased durability, and expected reduced cost.</p>},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Journal of The Electrochemical Society},
  volume = {163},
  pages = {A5049 - A5056},
  month = {09/2016},
  issn = {0013-4651},
  doi = {10.1149/2.0071601jes},
}