• 文献标题:   N, S and Transition-Metal Co-Doped Graphene Nanocomposites as High-Performance Catalyst for Glucose Oxidation in a Direct Glucose Alkaline Fuel Cell
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DAI YX, DING J, LI JY, LI Y, ZONG YP, ZHANG PP, WANG ZY, LIU XH
  • 作者关键词:   reduced graphene oxide, n, s, transitional metal, doping, direct glucose alkaline fuel cell
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano11010202
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

In this work, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites doped with nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) and transitional metal (Ni, Co, Fe) were synthesized by using a simple one-step in-situ hydrothermal approach. Electrochemical characterization showed that rGO-NS-Ni was the most prominent catalyst for glucose oxidation. The current density of the direct glucose alkaline fuel cell (DGAFC) with rGO-NS-Ni as the anode catalyst reached 148.0 mA/cm(2), which was 40.82% higher than the blank group. The DGAFC exhibited a maximum power density of 48 W/m(2), which was more than 2.08 folds than that of blank group. The catalyst was further characterized by SEM, XPS and Raman. It was speculated that the boosted performance was due to the synergistic effect of N, S-doped rGO and the metallic redox couples, (Ni2+/Ni3+, Co2+/Co3+ and Fe2+/Fe3+), which created more active sites and accelerated electron transfer. This research can provide insights for the development of environmental benign catalysts and promote the application of the DGAFCs.