An innovative miniature microbial fuel cell fabricated using photolithography

作者：Chen You Peng; Zhao Yue; Qiu Ke Qiang; Chu Jian; Lu Rui; Sun Min; Liu Xian Wei; Sheng Guo Ping; Yu Han Qing^*; Chen Jie; Li Wen Jie; Liu Gang; Tian Yang Chao; Xiong Ying

来源：Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2011, 26(6): 2841-2846.

DOI：10.1016/j.bios.2010.11.016

• Gold anode
• Microbial fuel cells (MFC)
• Miniature
• Photolithography
• Shewanella oneidensis

Recently microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have attracted increasing interests in both environmental and energy fields. Among the various MFC configurations, miniature microbial fuel cell (mini-MFC) has a great potential for the application in medical, communication and other areas because of its miniature volume and high output power density. In this work, a 25-mu L single-chamber mini-MFC was fabricated using the photolithography technique. The plate-shaped gold anodic electrode in the mini-MFC showed a higher electrochemical activity than the stripe-shaped one. A biofilm of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 was formed on the surface of gold electrode in this micro-liter-scale MFCs. As a result, a maximum power density of 29 mW/m(2) and a maximum current density of 2148 mA/m(2) were achieved by this single-chamber mini-MFC.

• 出版日期2011-2-15
• 单位中国科学技术大学