Nanoscopic Roughness Characterization of Chitosan with Buried Graphene Oxide for Fuel Cell Application

Engineering Proceedings

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Ahmed Kreta¹  Egon Pavlica²  Mojca Božič⁴  Gvido Bratina² 

[1]Faculty of Engineering, May University in Cairo

[2]Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics, University of Nova Gorica

[3]Department of Physics, The American University in Cairo

[4]Dravske elektrarne Maribor

关键词: AFM;    chitosan;    graphene oxide;    fuel cells;    membrane;    roughness;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ASEC2022-13819

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The combination of ecologically acceptable polysaccharide (chitosan) and graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles was used to produce the cell membrane for a direct alkaline ethanol fuel cell (DAEFC). Due to its great power efficiency and minimal influence on the environment, this kind of fuel cell has a lot of potential uses. Recently, the performance of polymer-based DAEFC was significantly improved by the use of graphene. Since the roughness plays an important role in the charge transfer, herein we present our study of the change in the roughness of GO-blended chitosan using different preparation methods and different concentrations of GO.

【 授权许可】

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