A photoelectrochemical methanol fuel cell based on aligned TiO2 nanorods decorated graphene photoanode

Xinyuan Li; Guowen Wang; Lin Jing; Wei Ni; Huan Yan; Chao Chen; Yi-Ming Yan

doi:10.1039/C5CC09929C

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A photoelectrochemical methanol fuel cell based on aligned TiO₂ nanorods decorated graphene photoanode†

Xinyuan Li,^a Guowen Wang,^b Lin Jing,^a Wei Ni,^a Huan Yan,^a Chao Chen^a and Yi-Ming Yan*^a

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^a School of Chemical Engineering and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China

^b Beijing Aerospace Propulsion Institute, Beijing, People's Republic of China
E-mail: bityanyiming@163.com

Abstract

We report the photoelectrochemical (PEC) oxidation of methanol on a rationally designed graphene-TiO₂ nanorod array (G-TNR) photoanode. A PEC methanol fuel cell was constructed by coupling the G-TNR photoanode with a cathode. This study raises a conceptual fuel cell that realizes the synergistic energy conversion of chemical energy and solar energy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC09929C
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 02 Dec 2015
Accepted: 14 Dec 2015
First published: 14 Dec 2015

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Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 2533-2536

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A photoelectrochemical methanol fuel cell based on aligned TiO₂ nanorods decorated graphene photoanode

X. Li, G. Wang, L. Jing, W. Ni, H. Yan, C. Chen and Y. Yan, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 2533 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC09929C

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