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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 41, Issue 21, Pages 8847-8854Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.03.154
Keywords
Hierarchical NiCo2O4 hollow structure; Ultrathin nanosheets; Oxygen reduction reaction; Oxygen evolution reaction; Bi-functional catalyst; Lithium-air batteries
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51272167, 21206101, 21303114, 51572181]
- Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province, China [15KJB480001]
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High efficient, cost-effective catalysts for both the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are the key issue of the rechargeable lithium-air batteries. Herein, we report the facile synthesis of hierarchical NiCo2O4 (NCO) hollow nanospheres via a hard template method and following heat treatment. The synthesized hollow NCO consists of ultrathin nanosheets, which could provide larger specific surface area, more active sites and easy access channels for oxygen and electrolyte transport. The electrochemical studies reveal that the NCO hollow owns excellent ORR and OER catalytic activities, characterized with lower onset potential, higher diffusion limiting current density. Moreover, the NCO hollow shows superior stability compared to that of NCO urchin, PVC and RuO2 for ORR and OER, respectively. The excellent electrocatalytic activities, long-term stability for both the ORR and OER and the facile synthesis procedure make the NCO hollow a potential promising bi-functional catalyst for the metal-air batteries and fuel cells. (C) 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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