Bejigo Keyru Serbara, Park Bang Ju, Kim Ji Hyeon, Yoon Hyon Hee
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Gachon University 1342 Seongnam-daro Seongnam S. Korea.
Department of Electronic Engineering Gachon University 1342 Seongnam-daro Seongnam S. Korea.
ChemistryOpen. 2019 May 14;8(5):615-620. doi: 10.1002/open.201900105. eCollection 2019 May.
Graphene aerogel-supported manganese ferrite (MnFeO/GAs) and reduced-graphene oxide/manganese ferrite composite (MnFeO/rGO) were synthesized and studied as cathode catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions in urea/O fuel cells. MnFeO/GAs exhibited a 3D framework with a continuous macroporous structure. Among the investigated Fe/Mn ratios, the more positive oxygen reduction onset potential was observed with Fe/Mn=2/1. The half-wave potential of MnFeO/GAs was considerably more positive than that of MnFeO/rGO and comparable with that of Pt/C, while the stability of MnFeO/GAs significantly higher than that of Pt/C. The best urea/O fuel cell performance was also observed with the MnFeO/GAs. The MnFeO/GAs exhibited an OCV of 0.713 V and a maximum power density of 1.7 mW cm at 60 °C. Thus, this work shows that 3D structured graphene aerogel-supported MnFeO catalysts can be used as an efficient cathode material for alkaline fuel cells.
合成了石墨烯气凝胶负载的锰铁氧体(MnFeO/GAs)和还原氧化石墨烯/锰铁氧体复合材料(MnFeO/rGO),并将其作为尿素/O燃料电池中氧还原反应的阴极催化剂进行了研究。MnFeO/GAs呈现出具有连续大孔结构的三维框架。在所研究的铁/锰比例中,当铁/锰 = 2/1时,观察到更正向的氧还原起始电位。MnFeO/GAs的半波电位比MnFeO/rGO的半波电位明显更正,且与Pt/C的半波电位相当,而MnFeO/GAs的稳定性显著高于Pt/C。使用MnFeO/GAs时也观察到了最佳的尿素/O燃料电池性能。在60°C时,MnFeO/GAs的开路电压为0.713 V,最大功率密度为1.7 mW cm²。因此,这项工作表明,三维结构化的石墨烯气凝胶负载的MnFeO催化剂可用作碱性燃料电池的高效阴极材料。