• 文献标题:   Defect-Enriched Graphene Nanoribbons Tune the Adsorption Behavior of the Mediator to Boost the Lactate/Oxygen Biofuel Cell
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FENG XY, NING YY, WU ZD, LI ZH, XU CX, LI GY, HU ZQ
  • 作者关键词:   enzymatic biofuel cell, bioelectrocatalysi, graphene nanoribbon, energy conversion
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano13061089
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

Owing to the high efficiency and specificity in moderate conditions, enzymatic biofuel cells (EBFCs) have gained significant interest as a promising energy source for wearable devices. However, the instability of the bioelectrode and the lack of efficient electrical communication between the enzymes and electrodes are the main obstacles. Herein, defect-enriched 3D graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) frameworks are fabricated by unzipping multiwall carbon nanotubes, followed by thermal annealing. It is found that defective carbon shows stronger adsorption energy towards the polar mediators than the pristine carbon, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the bioelectrodes. Consequently, the EBFCs equipped with the GNRs exhibit a significantly enhanced bioelectrocatalytic performance and operational stability, delivering an open-circuit voltage and power density of 0.62 V, 70.7 mu W/cm(2), and 0.58 V, 18.6 mu W/cm(2) in phosphate buffer solution and artificial tear, respectively, which represent the high levels among the reported literature. This work provides a design principle according to which defective carbon materials could be more suitable for the immobilization of biocatalytic components in the application of EBFCs.