A preliminary study of direct borazane fuel cell

作者：Yao Caifang; Yang Hanxi; Zhuang Lin^*; Ai Xinping; Cao Yuliang; Lu Juntao

来源：Journal of Power Sources, 2007, 165(1): 125-127.

DOI：10.1016/j.jpowsour.2006.11.050

• borazane
• electrooxidation
• Ag
• MnO2
• fuel cell
• alternative fuel

Borazane (BH3NH3) is a stable and low-toxic crystalline solid with possibly the highest hydrogen content (19.5 wt.%) in chemical compounds. In this communication, we report for the first time the electrooxidation of borazane and a novel direct fuel cell using alkaline borazane solution as alternative fuel. Of particular importance in this work is that non-platinum catalysts were applied for both the anode and the cathode. After a screening of a number of candidates (including Pt, An, Ni, Cu, etc.), Ag was found to be a highly efficient catalyst for anodic oxidation of borazane, and MnO2 turned out to be a good cathode catalyst showing borazane-tolerance. The energy density of the fuel released by such a preliminary direct fuel cell was ca. 2000 mAh g(-1) at 1 mA cm(-2) and 0.9 V at room temperature.

• 出版日期2007-2-25
• 单位武汉大学