• 文献标题:   Three-dimensional network of graphene grown with carbon nanotubes as carbon support for fuel cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JHAN JY, HUANG YW, HSU CH, TENG HS, KUO D, KUO PL
  • 作者关键词:   fuel cell, electrode, graphene, carbon nanotube, electrocatalysi
  • 出版物名称:   ENERGY
  • ISSN:   0360-5442 EI 1873-6785
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Cheng Kung Univ
  • 被引频次:   35
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.energy.2013.03.002
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

A thermally reduced graphene oxide (TRGO) grown with carbon nanotubes composite (G-CNT) was utilized as three-dimensional highly conductive carbon scaffolds, where a large amount of small and homogeneous Pt nanoparticles (from 3.37 +/- 1.22 to 4.24 +/- 1.83 nm) was directly synthesized on G-CNT to acquire a new type of catalyst (Pt/G-CNT). Meanwhile, Pt nanoparticles loaded on TRGO (Pt/TRGO) and on TRGO blended with carbon nanotubes (Pt/G-b-CNT) were prepared for comparison. The G-CNT showed a very high electrical conductivity (144.4 S cm(-1)) compared to the G-b-CNT (67.5 S cm(-1)) and TRGO (9.1 S cm(-1)). In contrast to Pt/G-b-CNT (36.8 m(2) g(-1)) and Pt/TRGO (28.1 m(2) g(-1)), Pt/G-CNT showed a very high electrochemically active surface area (77.4 m(2) g(-1)). As these catalysts were utilized as the anode for the fuel cell, the maximum power density value for Pt/G-CNT (32.0 mW cm(-2)) was about 65% and 74% higher than that of Pt/G-b-CNT (19.4 mW cm(-2)) and Pt/TRGO (18.4 mW cm(-2)), respectively, and 26% higher than that of E-TEK (25.4 mW cm(-2)). (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.