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High-performance glucose fuel cell with bimetallic Ni–Co composite anchored on reduced graphene oxide as anode catalyst

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  • Irfan, Muhammad
  • Liu, Xianhua
  • Li, Shengling
  • Khan, Izhar Ullah
  • Li, Yang
  • Wang, Jiao
  • Wang, Xin
  • Du, Xiwen
  • Wang, Guangyi
  • Zhang, Pingping

Abstract

Glucose is abundant, renewable and have high energy content. Direct glucose fuel cells (DGAFCs) which can directly use glucose as fuel are promising next-generation energy devices. However, the poor performance of anode catalysts largely limits the practical use of current DGAFCs. In this work, the Ni–Co-rGO composite was synthesized by a facile one-pot water bath method and applied as anode catalyst in a DGAFC. Notably, the Ni–Co-rGO significantly improved the catalytic activity of glucose oxidation compared to Ni-rGO, Co-rGO, and conventional activated carbon electrodes. The DGAFC equipped with a Ni–Co-rGO anode achieved 28.807 W/m2 power density at room temperature, which is twice higher than the fuel cell with a bare activated carbon electrode. The excellent electrochemical performances of Ni–Co-rGO may be attributed to the synergistic effect of Ni, Co, and reduced graphene oxide. The rGO can not only function as a dispersant to prevent the agglomeration of the Ni–Co catalyst, but also facilitate the electron transfer from active sites to the current collector. Furthermore, the physicochemical properties of the composite catalyst was characterized by using XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, and EDS techniques.

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  • Irfan, Muhammad & Liu, Xianhua & Li, Shengling & Khan, Izhar Ullah & Li, Yang & Wang, Jiao & Wang, Xin & Du, Xiwen & Wang, Guangyi & Zhang, Pingping, 2020. "High-performance glucose fuel cell with bimetallic Ni–Co composite anchored on reduced graphene oxide as anode catalyst," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 155(C), pages 1118-1126.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:155:y:2020:i:c:p:1118-1126
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.04.016
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