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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 43, Issue 21, Pages 9943-9953Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.04.069
Keywords
Electrospinning; CoCr7C3 nanorods; Composite; Nanofibers; Methanol; Electro-oxidation
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- Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University [RG-1435-010]
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CoCr7C3-like nanorods encapsulated in carbon nanofibers shell [CoCr7C3-CNFs] were prepared using a simple electrospinning technique. The as-prepared nanocomposite was physically characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM and EDX analysis techniques. The electrocatalytic activity of CoCr7C3-CNFs was examined for methanol electro-oxidation in alkaline medium using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The fabricated CoCr7C3-CNFs revealed good electroactivity towards methanol oxidation reaction. The measured low onset potential value [-80 mV (Ag/AgCl)] implied a marked enhancement in the oxidation kinetics at CoCr7C3-CNFs surface. Chronoamperometry test also displayed an increased steady state oxidation current density value of 18.42 mA cm(-2) at 400 mV after 1800 s. This synthesized low cost, highly active and stable nanocomposite could be widely employed as a promising anode material in direct methanol fuel cells. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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