In situ nitrogen-doping of nickel nanoparticle-dispersed carbon nanofiber-based electrodes: Its positive effects on the performance of a microbial fuel cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 190, Issue , 2016, Pages 620-627

  Modi, Akshay ^a   Singh, Shiv ^a   Verma, Nishith ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

carbon nanofibers; electrodes; maximum power density; microbial fuel cell; nitrogen doping

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUEL CELLS; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; NITROGEN;

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; NICKEL NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN-DOPING;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84954289230     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.12.191     Document Type: Article

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