Solid-State Synthesis of Cobalt/NCS Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Dual Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of ZnxCox(C3H4N2S), NCS and Co/NCS Catalyst
2.2. Physical and Electrochemical Characterizations
2.3. Electrochemical Characterizations of the Co/NCS and NCS Catalysts
2.4. Microbial Fuel Cell Operation
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ashmath, S.; Kwon, H.-J.; Peera, S.G.; Lee, T.G. Solid-State Synthesis of Cobalt/NCS Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Dual Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 4369. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12244369
Ashmath S, Kwon H-J, Peera SG, Lee TG. Solid-State Synthesis of Cobalt/NCS Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Dual Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(24):4369. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12244369
Chicago/Turabian StyleAshmath, Shaik, Hyuk-Jun Kwon, Shaik Gouse Peera, and Tae Gwan Lee. 2022. "Solid-State Synthesis of Cobalt/NCS Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Dual Chamber Microbial Fuel Cells" Nanomaterials 12, no. 24: 4369. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12244369