• 文献标题:   Graphene Supported Pt-Co Alloy Nanoparticles as Cathode Catalyst for Microbial Fuel Cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YAN ZH, WANG M, HUANG BX, LIU RM, ZHAO JS
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, ptco alloy nanoparticle, microbial full cell, oxygen reduction reaction, catalyst
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   1452-3981
  • 通讯作者地址:   Liaocheng Univ
  • 被引频次:   39
  • DOI:  
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

High catalytic activity of Pt-Co/G (15 wt% Pt) alloy particles are synthesized on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and reduced by simple ethylene glycol (EG). The results of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analysis show that the average size of metal particles is ca. 4.1 nm, and the metal particals are highly dispersed on the graphene. The cyclic voltammogram was used for evaluating the electrocatalytic activity of the catalyst. In addition, the performance of this catalyst was investigated in microbial fuel cells (MFCs). It produced a maximum power density of 1378 mW/m(2), which was quite close to that with a Pt/C (20 wt% Pt) cathode (1406 mW/m(2)); the Coulombic efficiency reaches 71.6%, which was better than that of the Pt/C (52.0 %). And the total cost of Pt-Co/G catalyst were lower than that of Pt/C catalyst. Thus, the Pt-Co/G probably provides a new solution for finding effective cathode materials for MFC.