High-performance biofuel cell made with hydrophilic ordered mesoporous carbon as electrode material

Chun Xian Guo; Feng Ping Hu; Xiong Wen Lou; Chang Ming Li

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.01.071

High-performance biofuel cell made with hydrophilic ordered mesoporous carbon as electrode material

Chun Xian Guo
, Feng Ping Hu
, Xiong Wen Lou
, Chang Ming Li

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Abstract

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. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4090-4097
Journal	Journal of Power Sources
Volume	195
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.01.071
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Biofuel cells
Electrode material
Hydrophilicity
Microwave irradiation
Ordered mesoporous carbon

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