화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.36, No.7, 1193-1200, July, 2019
DOI10.1007/s11814-019-0293-z  Export Citation
AgNi@ZnO nanorods grown on graphene as an anodic catalyst for direct glucose fuel cells
Thoa Thi Kim Huynh, Thao Quynh Ngan Tran1, Hyon Hee Yoon, Woo-Jae Kim2, †, and Il Tae Kim†
  • Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea
  • 1Department of Machine and Equipment, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, No 12 Nguyen Van Bao, Go Vap, HCMC, Vietnam
  • 2Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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Nano carbon-semiconductor hybrid materials such as graphene and zinc oxide (ZnO) have been vigorously explored for their direct electron transfer properties and high specific surface areas. We fabricated a three-dimensional anodic electrode catalyst nanostructure for a direct glucose fuel cell (DGFC) utilizing two-dimensional monolayer graphene and one-dimensional ZnO nanorods, which accommodate silver/nickel (Ag/Ni) nanoparticle catalyst. Glucose, as an unlimited and safe natural energy resource, has become the most popular fuel for energy storage. Ag and Ni nanoparticles, having superior catalytic activities and anti-poisoning effect, respectively, demonstrate a 73-times enhanced cell performance (550 μW cm-2 or 8mW mg-1) when deposited on zinc oxide nanorods with a small amount of ~0.069 mg in 0.5M of glucose and 1M of KOH solution at 60 °C. This three-dimensional anodic electrode catalyst nanostructure presents promise to open up a new generation of fuel cells with non-Pt, low mass loading of catalyst, and 3D nanostructure electrodes for high electrochemical performances.
Keywords:3D Nanostructures;CVD Graphene;Direct Glucose Fuel Cell;Nickel Nanoparticles;Silver Nanoparticles;Zinc Oxide Nanorods
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