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Erschienen in: Journal of Materials Science 12/2017

16.03.2017 | Original Paper

Nickel cobaltite@nanocarbon hybrid materials as efficient cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cells

verfasst von: Wei-Yan Xia, Liang Tan, Nan Li, Jie-Cheng Li, Shao-Hao Lai

Erschienen in: Journal of Materials Science | Ausgabe 12/2017

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Abstract

The high efficiency of cathode catalyst used in the oxygen reduction reaction is a vital factor guaranteeing for the microbial fuel cells (MFCs). In this work, two novel nickel cobaltite@nanocarbon hybrids were rationally designed and successfully prepared as efficient cathode catalysts in air–cathode MFCs. Impressively, the achieved maximum power density of the MFCs equipped with NiCo2O4@MWCNTs cathode was about 356 mW m−2, which is significantly higher than that of the MFCs with other cathodic catalysts. This work may provide not only the fundamental studies on nanocarbon-supported mixed-valent transition-metal oxides but also a new kind of promising alternative electrode in the technology of power generation from MFCs.

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Metadaten
Titel
Nickel cobaltite@nanocarbon hybrid materials as efficient cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cells
verfasst von
Wei-Yan Xia
Liang Tan
Nan Li
Jie-Cheng Li
Shao-Hao Lai
Publikationsdatum
16.03.2017
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Materials Science / Ausgabe 12/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-0986-9

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