Low-Cost High-Performance SnO2–Cu Electrodes for Use in Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells

The high cost of Pt-based electrode materials limits the commercialization fuel cells and their subsequent application in renewable energy production. It is thus necessary to develop economical, high-performance electrodes alongside biofuels reduce pollution associated with production energy. Tin dioxide–copper foil (SnO2–Cu) are herein developed using an electrodeposition process. Cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, potentiodynamic polarization methods used electrochemically characterize materials, results revealing that excellent catalytic properties result them delivering a current. surface morphologies examined scanning electron microscopy, showing upon increase deposition time, finer deposit SnO2 formed on Cu foil. Consequently, electrochemical oxidation enhanced area material leads it exhibiting current corrosion resistance. Powder X-ray diffraction was confirm successful depositing Cu. cell fabricated SnO2–Cu promising for use clean generation, as can be prepared at low compared conventionally electrodes.