A ternary hybrid of carbon nanotubes/graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets/gold nanoparticles used as robust substrate electrodes in enzyme biofuel cells

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Oct 11;51(79):14735-8. doi: 10.1039/c5cc06062a. Epub 2015 Aug 21.

Abstract

A novel ternary hybrid of carbon nanotubes/graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets/gold nanoparticles was prepared and used as robust substrate electrodes for fabricating membrane-less glucose/O2 enzyme biofuel cells (EBFCs), and a remarkably improved power output was observed for the prepared EBFC.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bioelectric Energy Sources*
  • Electrodes*
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Graphite*
  • Metal Nanoparticles*
  • Nanotubes, Carbon*
  • Nitriles / chemistry*

Substances

  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Nitriles
  • cyanogen
  • Gold
  • Graphite