• 文献标题:   The electrocatalytic oxidation of urea on nickel-graphene and nickel-graphene oxide composite electrodes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   URBANCZYK E, MACIEJ A, STOLARCZYK A, BASIAGA M, SIMKA W
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, nickelgraphene electrode, composite electrode, electrocatalytic oxidation, oxidation of urea, direct urea fuel cell
  • 出版物名称:   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
  • ISSN:   0013-4686 EI 1873-3859
  • 通讯作者地址:   Silesian Tech Univ
  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.electacta.2019.03.045
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

In this work, nickel-graphene and nickel-graphene oxide composite electrodes were employed as anodes in the electrocatalytic oxidation of urea in an alkaline solution. These composite electrodes have a higher surface area than the unmodified nickel electrode. As the current density increases during the composite formation process, the roughness of the surface and the adhesion of the coating to the substrate increase. The obtained composites have a higher activity than the nickel electrode in both alkaline solution and alkaline solution supplemented with urea. Furthermore, the nickel-graphene composite electrodes are characterized by a higher electroactivity than nickel-graphene oxide electrodes in the urea oxidation process. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.