• 文献标题:   Metal-Catalyst-Free Carbohydrazide Fuel Cells with Three-Dimensional Graphene Anodes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   QI J, BENIPAL N, WANG H, CHADDERDON DJ, JIANG YB, WEI W, HU YH, LI WZ
  • 作者关键词:   anode, fuel cell, graphene, membrane, oxidation
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMSUSCHEM
  • ISSN:   1864-5631 EI 1864-564X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Iowa State Univ
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1002/cssc.201403032
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

As a potential solution to concerns on sustainable energy, the wide spread commercialization of fuel cell has long been hindered by limited reserves and relatively high costs of metal catalysts. 3D graphene, a carbon-only catalyst prepared by reduction of carbon monoxide with lithium oxide, is found to electrochemically catalyze carbohydrazide oxidation reaction efficiently. A prototype of a completely metal-catalyst-free anion exchange membrane fuel cell (AEMFC) with a 3D graphene anode catalyst and an N-doped CNT (N-CNT) cathode catalyst generate a peak power density of 24.9mWcm(-2). The average number of electrons electrochemically extracted from one carbohydrazide molecule is 4.9, indicating the existence of CN bond activation, which is a key factor contributing to high fuel utilization efficiency.