Improving performance of Redox Flow Batteries and Fuel cells for grid scale energy storage

我的博士学位的总体目标是致力于提高一些氧化还原液流电池（RFB）系统和燃料电池的性能。我博士学位的前几个月将主要关注钒基RFB，因为这些是最成熟的系统，也是最接近商业可行性的系统。在全钒RFB上工作使我熟悉了电化学表征技术，其中有大量的文献可以提供帮助。在第一年的晚些时候，我将专注于一些不太成熟的氧化还原流系统和燃料电池，对材料的理解和研究程度较低。研究的重点可以放在电解质、电催化剂和膜上。由于该集团专注于重膜合成，因此有机会测试该集团开发的用于这些RFB系统中其他应用的适当膜材料。

The general aim of my PhD is to work towards improving performance in a number of Redox flow Battery (RFB) systems and Fuel cells. The first months of my PhD will focus mainly on vanadium based RFBs as these are the most mature systems and are the closest to reaching commercial viability. Working on the all-vanadium RFB allow me to gain familiarity with electrochemical characterisation techniques where there is lots of literature available to assist. Later in my first year and onwards I will focus on some of the less mature Redox flow systems and Fuel cells on which there is a lower degree of understanding and research done on materials. This research can focus on the electrolyte, electrocatalysts and the membrane. Due to the heavy membrane synthesis focus of the group there is an opportunity to test appropriate membrane materials developed by the group for other applications in these RFB systems.