@article{
author = "Milikić, Jadranka and Oliveira, Raisa Costa Paes and Tapia, Andres and Santos, Diogo M.F. and Zdolšek, Nikola and Trtić-Petrović, Tatjana M. and Vraneš, Milan and Šljukić, Biljana",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Three different carbon-supported metal (gold, platinum, nickel) nanoparticle (M/c-IL) electrocatalysts are prepared by template-free carbonization of the corresponding ionic liquids, namely [Hmim][AuCl4 ], [Hmim]2 [PtCl4 ], and [C16mim]2 [NiCl4 ], as confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The electrochemical investigation of borohydride oxidation reaction (BOR) at the three electrocatalysts by cyclic voltammetry reveals different behavior for each material. BOR is found to be a first-order reaction at the three electrocatalysts, with an apparent activation energy of 10.6 and 13.8 kJ mol−1 for Pt/c-IL and Au/c-IL electrocatalysts, respectively. A number of exchanged electrons of 5.0, 2.4, and 2.0 is obtained for BOR at Pt/c-IL, Au/c-IL, and Ni/c-IL electrodes, respectively. Direct borohydride-peroxide fuel cell (DBPFC) tests done at temperatures in the 25–65◦C range show ca. four times higher power density when using a Pt/c-IL anode than with an Au/c-IL anode. Peak power densities of 40.6 and 120.5 mW cm−2 are achieved at 25 and 65◦C, respectively, for DBPFC with a Pt/c-IL anode electrocatalyst. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).",
journal = "Catalysts",
title = "Ionic liquid-derived carbon-supported metal electrocatalysts as anodes in direct borohydride-peroxide fuel cells",
volume = "11",
number = "5",
pages = "632",
doi = "10.3390/catal11050632"
}