Direct hydrazine borane fuel cells using non-noble carbon-supported polypyrrole cobalt hydroxide as an anode catalyst
Yang Zhang, Gang Zhu, Zhenying Chen, Yingying Liu, Donghao Ye, Ao Wang, Wenxing Jiang, Chengwei Deng, Xiaodong Zhuang, Junliang Zhang, Changchun Ke
Abstract
Direct liquid fuel cells feeding on hydrazine borane (N 2 H 4 BH 3 ), with C-PPY-Co(OH) 2 as the anode catalyst and a Ni foam as the diffusion layer, achieve an open circuit voltage of 1.201 V and a peak power density of 60 mW cm −2 .
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Hydrazine (antidepressant)AnodeCatalysisAmmonia boraneCobaltPolypyrroleBoraneMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryCarbon fibersNuclear chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryPolymerOrganic chemistryElectrodePolymerizationComposite materialHydrogen productionEngineeringComposite numberChromatographyPhysical chemistryFuel Cells and Related MaterialsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies