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Facile preparation of three-dimensional Ni(OH)2/Ni foam anode with low cost and its application in a direct urea fuel cell.
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New Journal of Chemistry . Oct2016, Vol. 40 Issue 10, p8673-8680. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Three-dimensional Ni(OH)2/Ni foam electrodes with low cost are simply fabricated via a template-free growth method and employed as efficient anodes for a direct urea–hydrogen peroxide fuel cell (DUPFC). The surface morphologies of Ni(OH)2 catalysts on the electrodes can be easily controlled by altering the reaction temperatures. The nano-sheet (NS) Ni(OH)2/Ni foam electrode exhibits highest catalytic activity towards urea electro-oxidation among the four electrodes. The oxidation current density of the NS Ni(OH)2/Ni foam electrode reaches 337 mA cm−2 at 0.45 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) with a low onset oxidation potential in 0.6 mol L−1 urea and 5 mol L−1 KOH solutions. The DUPFC using NS Ni(OH)2/Ni foam anode shows an open circuit voltage of 0.86 V and high peak power density of 19.7 mW cm−2 and 28.8 mW cm−2 at 20 °C and 50 °C, respectively, which is much higher than the performance of direct urea fuel cells reported previously. The outstanding cell performance using a cheap NS Ni(OH)2/Ni foam anode indicates DUPFC is a promising new type of fuel cell. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11440546
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New Journal of Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118537993
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c6nj01648k