Investigating the current/voltage/power/stability capabilities of enzyme-based membrane-less hydrogen fuel cells

Thesis

Fuel cell is a device that can directly convert chemical energy into electrical energy. For low-temperature fuel cells, catalysts are required. Fuel cells using Pt-based or other non-biological materials as catalysts are known as conventional fuel cells. Inspired from Nature, enzymes can be used as catalysts in fuel cells known as enzyme-based fuel cells. The conventional and enzymatic fuel cells share the same underlying electrochemical principles, while enzyme-based fuel cells have their...

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Authors: Xu, L

• Publication date: 2014
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: surface analysis; electrochemistry; enzyme; nanomaterials
• Subjects: Electrochemistry and electrolysis; Surface analysis; Enzymes; Nanomaterials