High-performance biofuel cell made with hydrophilic ordered mesoporous carbon as electrode material
A highly hydrophilic ordered mesoporous carbon has been synthesized by a microwave assisted method from a mixture containing glucose and poly(vinyl alcohol) and with a silica template to have high hydrophilicity, low charge transfer resistance and large specific surface area. The new carbon material...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| 其他作者: | |
| 格式: | Article |
| 語言: | English |
| 出版: |
2013
|
| 主題: | |
| 在線閱讀: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95432 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9049 |
| 標簽: |
添加標簽
沒有標簽, 成為第一個標記此記錄!
|
| 機構: | Nanyang Technological University |
| 語言: | English |
| 總結: | A highly hydrophilic ordered mesoporous carbon has been synthesized by a microwave assisted method from a mixture containing glucose and poly(vinyl alcohol) and with a silica template to have high hydrophilicity, low charge transfer resistance and large specific surface area. The new carbon material is further used as an electrode material to fabricate an anode-limited glucose/O2 biofuel cell, which gives an output power density of 110 μW cm−2 with cell voltage of 0.72 V, a performance much higher than the reported anodes made from SWNT, bi-polymer layer and carbon black at the same or even higher glucose concentration. This work provides a universal approach to synthesize functional carbon nanomaterials with desired architectures and properties for various important applications in energy conversion systems such as fuel cells and solar cells. |
|---|