Superaerophobic electrodes for direct hydrazine fuel cells

Zhiyi Lu, Ming Sun, Tianhao Xu, Yingjie Li, Wenwen Xu, Zheng Chang, Yi Ding, Xiaoming Sun, Lei Jiang

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Abstract

Direct liquid-feed fuel cells possess high energy and power densities, but suffer from severe adhesion of gas products. Here, a "superaerophobic" surface that enables a small release size and fast evolution behavior of the gas product is introduced, thereby, maximizing and stabilizing the working area. Consequently, the "superaerophobic" nanostructured Cu electrodes exhibit excellent performance as anodes in a direct hydrazine fuel cell.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2361-2366
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume27
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Apr 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bubble releasing
  • Hydrazine fuel cells
  • Nanostructured Cu films
  • Superaerophobic electrodes

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