• 文献标题:   Activated carbon-supported multi-doped graphene as high-efficient catalyst to modify air cathode in microbial fuel cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LV CC, LIANG BL, ZHONG M, LI KX, QI YY
  • 作者关键词:   prussian blue analogues precursor, activated carbon, multidoped graphene, oxygen reduction reaction, microbial fuel cell
  • 出版物名称:   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
  • ISSN:   0013-4686 EI 1873-3859
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nankai Univ
  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.electacta.2019.02.094
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

It is difficult to apply microbial fuel cells (MFCs) basing on activated carbon air cathode in practical application because of the low efficiency of oxygen reduction reaction. Thus, exploring high-efficient catalyst to improve the cathode performance is of emergent significance. Herein, we synthesize an activated carbon-supported Fe-Ag-N multi-doped graphene as the air cathode catalyst in MFCs via a simple preparation and calcination of Fe-Ag prussian blue analogues. As proved, the designed catalyst contributes to the decrease of the cathode's diffusion resistance and charge transfer resistance; mean-while it immensely promotes the kinetics towards ORR by accelerating the migration of electron from the encapsulated bimetals to the surrounding carbon structure, indicating that the deposit of multi-doped graphene catalyst reinforces the cathode's conductivity and expedites the electron transfer process. The output power performances indicate that a highest maximum power density reaches up to 1956.45 mWm(-2), which is 7 times higher than that of the control, foreboding the catalyst's potential application in MFCs. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.