• 文献标题:   Graphene Oxide Fuel Cell
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TATEISHI H, HATAKEYAMA K, OGATA C, GEZUHARA K, KURODA J, FUNATSU A, KOINUMA M, TANIGUCHI T, HAYAMI S, MATSUMOTO Y
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN:   0013-4651 EI 1945-7111
  • 通讯作者地址:   Kumamoto Univ
  • 被引频次:   43
  • DOI:   10.1149/2.008311jes
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

Graphene oxide (GO) exhibits relatively high proton conduction even at low relative humidity (RH) and temperatures. Thus, multilayered GO film (GO paper) is a promising electrolyte in various cells and batteries. We report the in-plane and through-plane proton conductivities of GO paper at low RH and room temperature. The conductivities were 10(-5)-10(-4) S/cm at RH of 10-20%. We examined the performance of a graphene oxide fuel cell (GOFC) with GO paper as the electrolyte at low RH (<20%) and room temperature. We demonstrated that a simple membrane electrode assembly (MEA) based on Pt/GO/Pt system functioned as a H-2/O-2 fuel cell. The GOFC with Pt/C electrodes afforded better fuel cell performance than a MEA composed of Pt/C electrodes and Nation electrolyte. GO paper composed of nano-sized GO (nanoGO) flakes enhanced the performance of the GOFC, particularly the current density. Furthermore, a composite of Fe phthalocyanine (Pc Fe)/reduced GO (rGO)/TiO2 could act as the Pt-free oxygen electrode in GOFC, although the fuel cell performance should be improved for practical applications. Our study suggests that a low cost GOFC without a Nation electrolyte and noble metal electrodes could be fabricated in the near future. (C) 2013 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.