期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 8, 期 41, 页码 27825-27831出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b09984
关键词
water oxidation; nanocomposite; manganese oxides; active interface; weak Mn-O bond
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21427802, 21131002, 21201075, 21671076, 21303080]
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP Grant) [20110061130005]
Pure phase manganese oxides have been widely studied as water oxidation catalysts, but further improvement of their activities is much challenging. Herein, we report an effective method to improve the water oxidation activity by fabricating a nanocomposite of Mn3O4 and delta-MnO2 with an active interface. The nanocomposite was achieved by a partial reduction approach which induced an in situ growth of Mn3O4 nanoparticles from the surface of delta-MnO2 nanosheets. The optimum composition was determined to be 38% Mn3O4 and 62% delta-MnO2 as confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectra (XAS). The (delta-MnO2-Mn3O4 nanocomposite is a highly active water oxidation catalyst with a turnover frequency (TOP) of 0.93 s(-1), which is much higher than the iridividUal components Of delta-MnO2 and Mn3O4. We consider that the enhanced water oxidation activity could be explained by the active interface between two components. At the phase interface, weak Mn-O bonds are introduced by lattice disorder in the transition of hausmannite phase to birnessite phase, which provides active sites for water oxidation CatalysisiOur study illustrates a new view to improve water oxidation activity of manganese oxides.
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