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

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AbstractThe 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… Click to show full abstract

AbstractThe 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.

Keywords: fuel cells; nickel cobaltite; cobaltite nanocarbon; cathode catalyst; microbial fuel; oxygen reduction

Journal Title: Journal of Materials Science
Year Published: 2017

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